"Balboa" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Balboas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish, from Galician Balboa, from Valboa, from Latin vallis bona, "Good Valley". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{der|en|gl|Balboa}} Galician Balboa, {{m|gl|Valboa}} Valboa, {{der|en|la|vallis}} Latin vallis, {{m|la|bona}} bona Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Balboas}} Balboa (plural Balboas)
  1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
    Sense id: en-Balboa-en-name-vgyB~XKf Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A town in Panama, formerly in the Panama Canal Zone. Categories (place): Places in Panama, Towns in Panama, Places in the Panama Canal Zone Derived forms: Balboa Heights
    Sense id: en-Balboa-en-name-1xGsQhET Disambiguation of Places in the Panama Canal Zone: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

Inflected forms

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