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Surname Etymology and Meaning of RAMA

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Indian (southern states): variant of Ram.
2. Portuguese, Galician, and Catalan: habitational name from any of the places called Rama in Portugal (Guimarães), Galicia (A Coruña) and Catalonia (Girona).
3. Spanish, Galician, and Portuguese: topographic name from rama ‘branch’.
4. Italian: topographic name from dialect rama ‘branch’ (see Ramo).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)