Barbosa: Means “place full of trees”.
Meaning of the name Barbosa
Barbosa is an illustrious and ancient surname with toponymic characteristics, as it comes from the farm that received that name and that belonged to D. Sancho Nunes. The first member to use this name was D. Sancho Nunes himself, and from then on, D. Sancho Nunes Barbosa.
Barbosa pseudo cocos is the name of a Brazilian plant from the palm family. Thus, probably, in the region where the farm was located, examples of this plant were found.
In Brazil, one of the prominent people with that surname was Ruy Barbosa (1849-1923), an intellectual who stood out in several areas – legal, political, and literary, among others.
In addition to him, Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes, better known as Joaquim Barbosa, is a Brazilian jurist who has gained considerable prominence. He was the rapporteur for the trial of one of the biggest crimes of corruption in Brazilian history-Mensalão.
Origin of the name Barbosa
Celebrities with the Name Barbosa
Adoniran Barbosa
Places with the name Barbosa
Ruy Barbosa (Brasil), Carlos Barbosa (Brasil), Barbosa (Colombia)
Other Name Information Barbosa
Gender: female name
The name Barbosa has written backward: Asobrab
