Gama (surname)

Gama

Pronunciation	/ɡæm.ə/
Origin
Word/name	Latin and Greek
Region of origin	Southern Europe
Other names
Variant forms	da Gama, Gamma, Gammarra
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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, such as Brazil and Southern parts of Africa.

People

• Antonio de León y Gama (1735–1802), Mexican astronomer, anthropologist and writer
• António de Gama Pereira (1520–1604), Portuguese jurist
• Armando Gama (1954–2022), Portuguese singer
• Basílio da Gama (1740–1795), Portuguese-Brazilian poet and member of the Society of Jesus
• Bruno Gama (born 1987), Portuguese footballer
• Cristóvão da Gama (c.1516–1542), Portuguese military commander, explorer, and son of Vasco da Gama
• Dagoberto Gama (born 1959), Mexican actor
• Diego de Souza Gama Silva (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
• Diogo Gama (born 1981), Portuguese rugby union player
• Domício da Gama (1862–1925), Brazilian journalist, diplomat and writer
• 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 (16th century) (c.1505–1576), Portuguese explorer and son of Vasco da Gama
• Estêvão da Gama (c.1470), Portuguese explorer and cousin of Vasco da Gama
• Francisco de Saldanha da Gama (1723–1776), Portuguese Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon
• Gaspar da Gama (1444–c.1510s), Polish Jew merchant who acted as interpreter in the Portuguese discoveries
• Isabel Maria de Gama, queen dowager of the Kongo people
• Jaime Federico Said Camil Saldaña da Gama, known professionally as Jaime Camil, Mexican actor, singer and television personality
• Jaime Gama (born 1947), Portuguese politician
• João da Gama (c. 1540 – after 1591), Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator, grandson of Vasco da Gama
• Julia Gama (born 1993), Brazilian actress and Miss Brasil 2020 winner
• Leopoldo da Gama (1843–1929), Goan journalist and writer
• Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (born 1954), Brazilian former professional footballer
• Owen Da Gama (born 1961), former South African footballer and manager
• Paulo da Gama (c.1465–1499), Portuguese explorer and older brother of Vasco da Gama
• Pio Gama Pinto (1927–1965), Kenyan journalist and politician
• Saldanha da Gama (1846–1895), admiral of the Brazilian Navy
• Sebastião da Gama (1924–1952), Portuguese poet
• Vasco da Gama (c.1460s–1524), Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea
• Vasco da Gama (council speaker) (born 1959), South African politician
• Vasco da Gama Fernandes (1908–1991), Portuguese politician
• Vasco da Gama Rodrigues (1909–1991), Portuguese poet
• Zainab Amir Gama (born 1949), Tanzanian politician
• Lawrence Gama, Tanzanian politician
• Leonidas Gama, Tanzanian politician

See also

• Gama (disambiguation)

References

1. 1990 Census Name Files