Serra (surname)
Serra (Latin: [ˈsɛrra], Italian: [ˈsɛrra], Portuguese: [ˈsɛʁɐ], Catalan: [ˈsɛrə, ˈsɛra]) is Latin for "saw"[1] (a view from a high place, or a saw, see serrated), Italian for "greenhouse", and Sardinian[2], Galician, Portuguese and Catalan for "mountain range" or "saw".
Serra can be used as a given name or as a surname. As a surname, it may refer to:
- Albert Serra, Spanish independent filmmaker
- Antonio Serra, Italian comics writer
- Antonio Serra, Italian philosopher and economist
- Barbara Serra, British journalist
- Chico Serra, Brazilian racing driver
- Diana Serra Cary, known as Baby Peggy Montgomery, American child actress
- Eduardo Serra, Portuguese cinematographer
- Éric Serra, French composer
- Fiorenzo Serra (1921–2005), Italian film director
- Florent Serra, French tennis player
- Gabriela Serra (born 1951), Spanish teacher and politician
- Jaime Serra Puche, Mexican economist
- Jaume Collet-Serra, Spanish movie director
- Jean Serra (born 1940), French mathematician and engineer
- José Correia da Serra, Portuguese polymath
- José Serra, Brazilian politician
- St. Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary
- Luciana Serra, Italian soprano
- Manuel Francisco Serra, Portuguese footballer who played as a defender for Benfica.
- María Martha Serra Lima, Argentine singer
- Matt Serra, American martial artist
- Narcís Serra, Spanish politician
- Osvaldo de Jesus Serra Van-Dúnem, Angolan politician
- Pedro António Joaquim Correia da Serra Garção, Portuguese poet
- Richard Serra, American sculptor
- Sila Calderon Serra, first female governor of Puerto Rico
- Tony Serra, American activist
Fictional characters
- Inara Serra, character from the science-fiction television series Firefly
- Serra, character of the collectible card-game Magic: The Gathering
- Col Serra, main character in Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.
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See also
- Serra (disambiguation)
- Sierra (disambiguation)
References
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- Pittau, Massimo (2006). Dizionario dei cognomi di Sardegna, v.3, p.190, L'Unione Sarda
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