Gama (surname)

Gama

Pronunciation	/ɡæm.ə/
Origin
Word/name	Latin and Greek
Region of origin	Southern Europe
Other names
Variant form(s)	Gamma, Gammarra

"Gama", "Da Gama" or "Gamma" is a Portuguese surname. Originating in southern Europe, Gama is a common surname in Portugal, Spain, Italy and countries colonized by Portugal (as Brazil).

It may refer to:

• Antonio de León y Gama (1735–1802), Mexican astronomer, anthropologist and writer
• António de Gama Pereira (1520–1604), Portuguese jurist
• Armando Gama (born 1954), Portuguese singer
• Basílio da Gama (1740–1795), Brazilian poet
• Bruno Gama (born 1987), Portuguese footballer
• Cristóvão da Gama (c.1516–1542), Portuguese soldier and explorer
• Diego de Souza Gama Silva (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
• Diogo Gama (born 1981), Portuguese rugby union player
• Donato Gama da Silva (born 1962), Brazilian footballer
• Estêvão da Gama (15th century) (c.1430–1497), Portuguese nobleman and father of Vasco da Gama
• Estêvão da Gama (c.1470), Portuguese explorer and cousin of Vasco da Gama
• Estêvão da Gama (16th century) (c.1505–1576), Portuguese explorer and son of Vasco da Gama
• Francisco de Saldanha da Gama (1723–1776), Portuguese Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon
• Gaspar da Gama (1444–c.1510s), Polish Jew who acted as interpreter in the Portuguese discoveries
• Isabel Maria de Gama, queen dowager of the Bakongo people
• Jaime Gama (born 1947), Portuguese politician
• Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (born 1954), Brazilian footballer
• Owen Da Gama (born 1961), South African footballer
• Paulo da Gama (c.1465–1499), Portuguese explorer and brother of Vasco da Gama
• Pio Gama Pinto (1927–1965), Kenyan journalist and politician
• Vasco da Gama (c.1460s–1524), Portuguese explorer
• Vasco da Gama Fernandes (1908–1991), Portuguese politician
• Vasco da Gama Rodrigues (1909–1991), Portuguese poet
• Zainab Amir Gama (born 1949), Tanzanian politician

See also

• Da Gama