Goya

See also: goya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Goya, from Basque Goia.

Proper noun

Goya (plural Goyas)

1. A surname.
2. Francisco Goya, a Spanish painter

Derived terms

• Goyaesque
• Goyaesquely

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goya is the 32792^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 700 individuals. Goya is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (57.14%) and Hispanic/Latino (28.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 72.

Anagrams

• Gayo, Yoga, gayo, yoga

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Maybe related to gozo”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʝa/ [ˈɡo.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡoʝa/ [ˈɡo.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈɡoʃa/ [ˈɡo.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡoʒa/ [ˈɡo.ʒa]

• Rhymes: -oʝa
• Syllabification: Go‧ya

Proper noun

Goya m or f by sense

1. a surname
2. Francisco Goya, a Spanish painter

Derived terms

• goyesco