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'''Medina''' is a common habitational [[Spanish language|Spanish]]- |
'''Medina''' is a common habitational [[Spanish language|Spanish]]-Arabic toponymic surname. |
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The surname was derived from several cities and towns of Spain such as [[Medina del Campo]], [[Medina de Pomar]], [[Medina de Rioseco]], [[Medinaceli]], [[Medina-Sidonia]], [[Medina de las Torres]] and many others. |
The surname was derived from several cities and towns of Spain such as [[Medina del Campo]], [[Medina de Pomar]], [[Medina de Rioseco]], [[Medinaceli]], [[Medina-Sidonia]], [[Medina de las Torres]] and many others. originates from the Arabic word madīnah (مَدِيْنَة) which means "city". Various Christian families from these localities took it as a surname during the [[Reconquista]] and later on. The surname was imported to the [[Spanish colonies]] by the [[conquistadores]]. Medina is a common surname among [[Moriscos]] and [[Conversos]]. |
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Notable people with the surname include: |
Notable people with the surname include: |
Revision as of 01:56, 29 March 2021
Medina is a common habitational Spanish-Arabic toponymic surname.
The surname was derived from several cities and towns of Spain such as Medina del Campo, Medina de Pomar, Medina de Rioseco, Medinaceli, Medina-Sidonia, Medina de las Torres and many others. originates from the Arabic word madīnah (مَدِيْنَة) which means "city". Various Christian families from these localities took it as a surname during the Reconquista and later on. The surname was imported to the Spanish colonies by the conquistadores. Medina is a common surname among Moriscos and Conversos.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Adonis Medina (born 1996), Dominican baseball player
- Alberto Medina Briseño (born 1983), Mexican footballer
- Alexander Medina Reobasco (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer
- Anabel Medina Garrigues (born 1982), Spanish tennis player
- Ann Medina, American-born Canadian award-winning journalist
- Antonio Medina (disambiguation), several people
- Astrid Medina (born 1977), Colombian coffee producer
- Avihu Medina (born 1948), Israeli singer-songwriter
- Benny Medina (born 1958), African-American music producer, talent manager and record executive
- Biel Medina Piris (born 1980), Spanish footballer
- Carlos Medina, Venezuelan plastic artist
- César Medina Lozado (born 1991), Peruvian footballer
- Chris Medina (born 1983), American singer and American Idol contestant
- Claribel Medina (born 1961), Puerto Rican actress
- Danilo Medina Sánchez (born 1951), Dominican politician and President of the Dominican Republic from 2012 to 2020
- David M. Medina (born 1958), a former Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
- Diego Medina (born 1991), Argentine footballer
- Ernest Medina (1936-2018), US Army captain who was the commanding officer of the unit responsible for the My Lai Massacre
- Fernando Medina (born 1973), Portuguese politician and mayor of Lisbon
- Fernando Medina (born 1973), Spanish fencer
- Gabriel Medina (born 1993), Brazilian professional surfer
- Henrique Medina (1901–1988), 20th century Portuguese painter
- Humberto Medina (dancer), Cuban dancer
- Humberto Medina (footballer) (1942–2011), Mexican footballer
- Isaías Medina Angarita (1897-1953), Venezuelan soldier and politician, President of Venezuela (1941-1945)
- Iizzwa Medina (born 1982), Honduran retired table tennis player
- Jaume Medina i Casanovas, (born 1949), Catalan philologist, latinist, writer, translator and poet.
- John Baptist Medina (1659–1710), artist of Flemish-Spanish origin who worked in England and Scotland
- Jorge Medina (born 1926), Chilean cardinal of the Catholic Church
- José Medina (disambiguation)
- Juan Medina (disambiguation)
- Julio Medina III (born 1976), Panamanian footballer
- Leonardo Medina Gutiérrez (born 1977), Uruguayan footballer
- Lina Medina (born 1933), youngest mother in recorded history
- Luis Medina (disambiguation)
- Luiz Carlos Medina (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
- Maria Medina (1769—1821 or 1833), ballet dancer, the wife of choreographer Salvatore Viganò
- Maxine Medina, Filipina actress and beauty pageant titleholder
- Nery Medina Norales (born 1981), Honduran footballer
- Nicolás Medina (born 1982), Argentine footballer
- Nicolás Esteban Medina Ríos (born 1987), Chilean footballer
- Ninrrol Medina Torres (born 1976), Honduran retired footballer and current manager
- Ofelia Medina (born 1950), Mexican actress
- Pablo Medina (born 1960), Cuban poet
- Patricia Medina (1919–2012), English actress
- Paula Medina (born 1989), Colombian table tennis player
- Pol Medina, Jr. (born 1960), Filipino comics artist
- Rafael Medina Rodríguez (born 1979), Mexican professional footballer
- Rafael Medina (baseball) (born 1975), Panamanian former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Ricardo Medina, Jr. (born 1979), American actor
- Roberto Medina (born 1947), Brazilian businessman
- Rubem Medina (born 1942), Brazilian politician, economist, and businessman
- Salvador Medina Cárcamo (born 1988), Mexican footballer
- Samuel Doria Medina (born 1958), Bolivian politician
- Stefan Medina Ramírez (born 1992), Colombian footballer
- Tony Medina (José Antonio Medina) (died 2011), Cuban songwriter
- Tulia Angela Medina (born 1983), Colombian weightlifter
- Wilder Medina Tamayo (born 1981), Colombian footballer
- Yoervis Medina (born 1988), Venezuelan Major League Baseball pitcher
- Yojer Medina (born 1973), Venezuelan shot putter and discus thrower