Norcia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Norcia.

Proper noun

Norcia (plural Norcias)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Norcia is the 40672nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Norcia is most common among White (96.46%) individuals.

Further reading

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Nursia, perhaps from Etruscan 𐌍𐌖𐌓𐌆𐌉𐌖 (nurziu, happiness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔr.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrtʃa

Proper noun

Norcia f

  1. a town and municipality of the province of Perugia, Umbria, Italy

Derived terms

Proper noun

Norcia m or f by sense

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

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