Jordi

→ Dutch: Jordi, Jordy

Inherited from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).


Perpinyà

Inherited from Latin Perpenniānum, from the given name Perpenna.


Grau

From grau (“inlet; landing”), from Latin gradus.


Illa

Inherited from Latin īnsula (“island”), whence also the Catalan noun illa.


Salses

Inherited from Latin Salsulās, derived from salsus (“salty”), so-called due to the presence of nearby salt mines.


Pià

Inherited from Latin Appiānus, from the given name Appius.


Ferran

a surname, equivalent to Spanish Fernández


Costoja

Inherited from Latin custōdia. Doublet of custòdia, a learned borrowing.


Montferrer

→ French: Montferrer

Inherited from Latin monte ferrārius. Cognate with Occitan Montferrièr.


Real

Ral (alternative)
Ral i Ordelló (alternative)


Oriol

Inherited from Latin Aureolus/Auriolus, from aureolus (“golden”, adjective).

Auriolus (alternative)
Oriolus (alternative)
Uriolo (alternative)


Puig

From puig (“hill”). Possibly related to the Sicilian surname Pucciu.


Urgell

From Latin Urgellum, from Iberian *uŕki or related to Basque ur.


Gaudí

From a personal name cognate to Old French Gaudin, from gaut (“woods”), from Frankish *walþu (“woods, woodland”), or from a hypocoristic form of any one of several Germanic personal names beginning with the element *waldą (“force”).


Dalí

Possibly from dalí (“stick for fording”), from Arabic دَلِيل (dalīl, “sign, guide”).


Genís

From Latin Genesius, from Ancient Greek Γενέσιος (Genésios), related to γένεσις (génesis, “source, origin; birth”). Cognates include Spanish Ginés, Galician Xenxo, Basque Giñex, Italian Genesio, French Genès.

a surname transferred from the given name [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek]


Miró

Borrowed from Latin Myrōn, from Ancient Greek Μύρων (Múrōn). Compare Sicilian Miruni.


Miró

From a Suebian hypocoristic incorporating the element *mēraz found as a second element in such names as Theodemir and Ariamir.


Llull

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Lullus, probably ultimately of Germanic origin (compare German Leute (“tribe, people”)).

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Ramon Llull, a 13th and 14th century writer


Bages

Possibly related to the name of the ancient Roman resort of Catalan Baiae on the Bay of Naples.


Balaguer

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic بلغي (“Balàghey”).

bor+

Balaguer: a surname transferred from the place name


Berga

From Latin Bergistani, the name of an Iberian tribe in the region, of uncertain origin.


Climent

a surname, equivalent to English Clement


Martorell

→ English: Martorell

From Latin martyr + -ellus, literally “little martyrs, place of martyrs”.

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Joanot Martorell (1413–1468), Valencian knight and author of the chivalric romance Tirant lo Blanch


Guerau

From Old Catalan Guerau, from Frankish *Gaiʀwald.


Villena

Uncertain. From either Latin Velliena (from Vellius+-ana. Proposed by Menéndez Pidál) or Arabic بِلْيَانَة (bilyāna) (proposed by Domene Verdú)

a habitational surname deriving from the city in Alicante


Vidal

From Latin vītālis (“vital; life-giving”).


Pujol

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→ Spanish: Puyol, Pujol, ⇒ pujolismo, ⇒ pujolista


Canut

From canut (“grey-haired”) as a nickname.


Ripoll

→ English: Ripoll

→ French: Ripoll

→ Spanish: Ripoll

Likely from Latin rīvus pōpulōrum (“river of poplars”).


Pasqual

From Latin paschālis (“pertaining to Easter”), with influence from Vulgar Latin pascua.


Torralba

From torre + alba, from Latin turre alba.


Pou

English: Pou


Pou

English: Pou


Balmes

From balmes (plural of balma (“cavern”)).


Alcàntara

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara, “the bridge”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron).

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اَلْقَنْطَرَة


Marçal

From Latin Mārtiālis, from mārtiālis (“pertaining to Mars”).


Bernabeu

English: Bernabeu

French: Bernabeu

Spanish: Bernabéu

Valencian surname, derived from the Biblical name Barnabas.


Macip

English: Macip


Junyent

English: Junyent


Vendrell

Possibly from Latin Venerellus, diminutive of Venus.


Moià

Inherited from Latin Modiānus, from the personal name Modius.


Canet

→ English: Canet

→ French: Canet

→ Spanish: Canet


Llorach

English: Llorach

French: Llorach

Spanish: Llorach


Bataller

a surname, common in the Valencian Community


Tallaferro

Spanish: Tallaferro

Cognate with French Taillefer and Italian Tagliaferro.


Batlló

From Batlle + -ó, from batlle (“mayor”).


Baldoví

From Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”). Doublet of Balduí.


Queralt

From quer (“rock”) + alt (“high; tall”).

Caral (alternative)
Caralt (alternative)
Queral (alternative)


Pelicó

English: Pelico

Portuguese: Pélico

Spanish: Pelicó

Pelico: a surname transferred from the nickname


Masdevall

From mas (“farmhouse”) + de (“of”) + vall (“valley”).