Portela
See also: portela
English
Etymology
From Galician Portela (“mountain pass”).
Proper noun
Portela (plural Portelas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Portela is the 20088th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1330 individuals. Portela is most common among Hispanic/Latino (71.65%) and White (26.39%) individuals.
Anagrams
- La Porte, LaPorte, Laporte, Platero, patrole, prolate
Galician
Etymology
From portela (“mountain pass”), from Latin porta (“gate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poɾˈtɛla̝/
Proper noun
Portela f
- A parish of Verea, Ourense, Galicia.
- A Portela do Trigal (a parish of Carballeda de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia)
- A parish of Vilamartín de Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia.
- A parish of Rodeiro, Pontevedra, Galicia.
- A parish of Barro, Pontevedra, Galicia.
- a large number of villages all along Galicia
- A toponymical surname.
References
- “Portela” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “Portela” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.