Mota (surname)

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Mota
Hokusai 1817 First Guns in Japan.jpg
António Mota, a Portuguese trader and explorer who, in the 16th century became one of the first Europeans to set foot in Japan.
Language(s) Portuguese
Other names
Variant form(s)Mota, Motos, Cinos

Mota is a Portuguese 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.