the last name santamaria comes from the latin arch in europe.
where does the last name santamaria come from?
the latin arch in europe
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santamaria (also spelled santamaría or santa maria) is a surname from the latin arch in europe. the name, a reference to the blessed virgin mary meaning "holy mary" or "saint mary", means the same thing in the spanish, italian, portuguese and catalan languages, as thus it has origins in several different european countries where those languages are spoken. the surname has spread further afield to the americas, especially south america and various other places via immigration and colonisation. 









































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bullet::::- abel santamaría, a leader in the cuban revolutionary movement
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formed in santa maria de lamas (hence the name santamaria) a portuguese civil parish located in the municipality of santa maria da feira, in the district of aveiro, portugal, in 1997, santamaria are the brainchild of producers luís marante and tony lemos and lead singer filipa, lemos' sister. at the time, lemos was already an experienced studio man, having first emerged on the music scene in a duo with filipa called tó & marlene, playing in county fairs during the summer seasons. later, filipa joined the short-lived act taitibitileus, which managed to score a minor novelty hit with the song "o meu abião." longing for a change of pace, the siblings, joined by common friend marante, started dabbling with euro-dance, all of them inspired by widely popular acts like ace of base, whigfield, and corona.
santamaria (band)