Gama

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Gama is a surname most famously associated with the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who pioneered the sea route from Europe to India.


Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf family name
surname
associatedWith Age of Discovery
Portuguese exploration
sea route from Europe to India
category Portuguese-language surnames
surnames of Portuguese origin
culturalAssociation European–Indian trade routes
maritime navigation
etymologyStatus of uncertain origin
hasNotableBearer Cristóvão da Gama
Domingos da Gama
Estêvão da Gama
Luís Vaz de Camões (via characters with surname Gama in his works)
Paulo da Gama
Vasco da Gama
languageOfOrigin Portuguese
linkedToToponym possible connection to place names in Portugal
spellingVariant De Gama
da Gama
usedAs family name in Lusophone countries
usedInCountry Angola
Brazil
Mozambique
Portugal

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Vasco da Gama
hasPartInName

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