Faria
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Faria is a common Portuguese surname. A habitational name from either of two places called Faria, in Braga and Aveiro. It is also a Southern Italian (Sicily) name from Greek pharias, a derivative of pharos ‘beacon,’ ‘lighthouse.’
Faria may refer to:
- Persons
- Abbé Faria
- Reita Faria
- Augusto Farias
- Faria Alam
- Rodrigo Faria
- Nelson L. Faria[1]
- Manuel de Faria e Sousa
- Locations
- Faria (Barcelos), a parish in the municipality of Barcelos, Portugal
- Other
- Faria: A World of Mystery and Danger, A video game produced by the Game Arts for the Nintendo Entertainment System
- Faria Elementary School
[edit] References
- ^ This name appears in different occasions when engineering and writing are the main subject. In portuguese language is shown as different persons, some are engineers, some are musicians and some are writers; Nelson Faria; Nelson L. Faria; Nelson L. de Faria.
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