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Volta

See also: volta, voltà, and voltą

English

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Etymology 1

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From Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders.

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Volta

  1. Ellipsis of Volta River.: A river in West Africa, having given name to Upper Volta.
  2. Ellipsis of Lake Volta.: A lake in West Africa
  3. A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.
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Etymology 2

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From Italian Volta.

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Volta (plural Voltas)

  1. A surname from Italian.
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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”).

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Volta m

  1. Volta (a river in West Africa)

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Converged from different nicknames, including volpe (“fox”) and volta (“a turn, rotation, spin”).

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Volta m or f by sense

  1. a surname
    Alessandro Volta, Italian scientist
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  • Translingual: V
  • → English: Volta

Further reading

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  • Fucilla, J. G. (1987). Our Italian Surnames. United Kingdom: Genealogical Publishing Company.

Etymology 2

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Borrowed from Portuguese Volta.

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Volta m

  1. Volta: A river in West Africa

References

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  1. ^ Volta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders.

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Volta

  1. Volta: Ellipsis of Rio Volta (“Volta River”).; A river in West Africa
  2. Volta: Ellipsis of Lago Volta (“Lake Volta”).; A lake in West Africa

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Volta ?

  1. Volta (river)
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