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Warga
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Warga (plural Wargas)
- A surname from Polish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Warga is the 38582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Warga is most common among White (96.86%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Warga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as wartengahe in 944, attested with certainty as werraga in 1441. Borrowed from West Frisian Wergea, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Warte (a personal name) and ga (“village, village area”). Compare Warten.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Warga n
- a village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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Polish
Etymology
From Polish warga (“lip”) or a respelling of Hungarian Varga.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Warga m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Warga
Proper noun
Warga f
- a female surname
Declension
Declension of Warga
Derived terms
- Warżanka
- Warżyna
Further reading
- “Warga”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Warga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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