Arce (surname)

Arce or Arze is a Spanish and also Basque surname but may also refer to the given name popular in the Levant.^[1][2] Arzé or Arza is a feminine given name primarily in the Semitic languages, and popular in Lebanon as it means Cedar of Lebanon while the male version of the name is Arz.^[3][4]

Notable people with the surname include:

• Aniceto Arce (1824–1906), 22nd President of Bolivia
• Ayana Holloway Arce, American physicist
• Carlos Arce (footballer, born 1985), Argentine right-back
• Carlos Arce (footballer, born 1990), Argentine midfielder
• Damián Arce (born 1991), Argentine footballer
• Eduardo Arze Quiroga (1907–1989), Bolivian diplomat
• Eleutherius of Rocca d'Arce, saint
• Fernando Arce (born 1980), Mexican footballer
• Francisco Arce (1821–1878), Mexican soldier in Alta California (see Rancho Santa Ysabel (Arce))
• Francisco Arce (born 1971), Paraguayan footballer
• Gaspar Núñez de Arce (1834–1903), Spanish writer and statesman
• Gregorio Vasquez de Arce y Ceballos (1639–1711), Colombian painter
• Ignacio Arce (born 1992), Argentine footballer
• José Arce (1881–1968), Argentine physician, politician and diplomat
• Juan Bautista Avalle-Arce (1927–2009), Argentine historian
• Juan Carlos Arce (born 1985), Bolivian footballer
• Líber Arce (1938–1968), martyred Uruguayan student activist
• Luis Arce (born 1963), 67th President of Bolivia
• Manuel José Arce (1787–1847), Salvadoran politician
• Matías Arce (born 1980), Argentine retired footballer
• Nicolás Bianchi Arce (born 1987), Argentine retired footballer
• Vicente Arze (born 1985), Bolivian footballer

Notable people with the given name include:

• Arzé Chidiac, Lebanese TV presenter^[5]
• Arzé Khodr, playwright^[6]
• Arz Étienne Saqr

Arzé may also refer to:

• Arzé, the Lebanese feature film

See also

• Arce (disambiguation)