Gama (surname)
| Gama | |
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| Pronunciation | /ɡæm.ə/ |
| Region of origin | Southern Europe |
| Related names | Gamma, Gammarra |
| Footnotes: [1][2] | |
"Gama", "Da Gama" or "Gamma" is a surname in Portugal and Spain. Originated in southern Europe, is a common surname in Portugal, Spain, Italy and countries colonized by Portugal (as Brazil).
It may refer to:
- Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
- Estêvão da Gama (c.1470), Portuguese explorer and cousin of Vasco da Gama
- António de Gama Pereira, Portuguese jurist
- Armando Gama, Portuguese singer
- Basílio da Gama, Brazilian poet
- Paulo da Gama, Portuguese explorer and bother of Vasco da Gama
- Bruno Gama, Portuguese footballer
- Cristóvão da Gama, Portuguese soldier and explorer
- Diego de Souza Gama Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Diogo Gama, Portuguese rugby union player
- Donato Gama da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Estêvão da Gama (15th century), Portuguese nobleman and father of Vasco da Gama
- Estêvão da Gama (16th century), Portuguese explorer and son of Vasco da Gama
- Francisco de Saldanha da Gama, Portuguese Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon
- Gabriel Gama, Mexican voice actor
- Gaspar da Gama, Polish Jew who acted as interpreter in the Portuguese discoveries
- Isabel Maria de Gama, queen dowager of the Bakongo people
- Jaime Gama, Portuguese politician
- Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, Brazilian footballer
- Owen Da Gama, South African footballer
- Pio Gama Pinto, Kenyan journalist and politician
- Vasco da Gama Fernandes, Portuguese politician
- Antonio de León y Gama, Mexican astronomer, anthropologist and writer
- Vasco da Gama Rodrigues, Portuguese poet
- Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
- Zainab Amir Gama, Tanzanian politician
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