Azara (name)
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Azara is a surname. It is widely used in the north of Sardinia.[1] In a linguistic study dated 2006 it was found to be the tenth most common surname in the island.[2] Notable people with the surname are as follows:
- Antonio Azara (1883–1967), Italian jurist and politician
- Antonio María Cascajares y Azara (1834–1901), Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal
- Bachir Sid Azara (born 1996), Algerian wrestler
- Eusebio Bardají y Azara (1776–1842), Spanish politician and diplomat
- Félix de Azara (1746–1821), a naturalist, brother of José
- José Nicolás de Azara (1730–1804), a Spanish diplomat
- Nancy Azara (born 1939), an American sculptor
Others
[edit]- Jo-El Azara, the pen name of Joseph Loeckx (born 1937), a Belgian comic writer and artist
- Azara Nasir, fictional character in 24 TV series
References
[edit]- ^ Ettore Rossoni (3 February 2012). "Ricerca Origine etimologica dei cognomi Italiani". Heraldrys Institute of Rome (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Cognomi tempiesi, ecco i più diffusi". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 3 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2023.