Mota (surname)

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Mota
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António Mota, a Portuguese trader and explorer who, in the 16th century became one of the first Europeans to set foot in Japan.
Language Portuguese
Other names
Variant formsMota, Motos, Cinos

Mota is a Portuguese and Spanish surname. The name is topographic, originally used for someone who lived near a fortified stronghold. [1]

Contents

Mota has several versions including Motta (Italian) and Motte (French). [2]

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mota Family History". Ancestry . Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mota (surname)". Forebears. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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