Zelaya (surname)

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Zelaya or Celaya is a Basque surname. Both are variant spellings of Zelaia, a habitational name in Biscay province, Basque Country, from the Basque language zelai ('field' or 'meadow') and the definite article -a. [ citation needed ]

Notable people with the surname include:

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