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Fata
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fata
English
Etymology
As an en it - surname, from it Fato, a short form of the name it Bonfato (see en Bonifacio) or from it fata fairy, preying pantis.
As an en hu - surname, from the old personal name hu Fáta.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Fata is the 25226th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 982 individuals. Fata is most common among White (80.65%) individuals.
Anagrams
en aaft FTAA afta afta'
Latin
Alternative forms
la Fada Vulgar Medieval
Etymology
la ine-pro *bʰeh₂- speak
From la fātum destiny, lot, fate and la fātus oracle, prophecy, fate; derived from verb la for to speak from la itc-pro *fāōr, from la ine-pro *bʰéh₂ti to speak.
Pronunciation
Fāta 1 1
Proper noun
Fāta<1.abus.both> f
la Greek goddess mythology la fāta Fate; Moira; Fairy, fay, deity of destiny; divine personification of fate
la Fatis Fata[bus] / Druinus M(arci) No[ni] / Arri Muciani c(onsulis) [opp. c(larissimi viri)] / actor praedioru[m] / Tublinat(ium), tegurium / a solo inpendio suo fe/cit et in tutela eius / sestertios n(ummos) CC conlustrio / fundi Vettiani dedit. To Fates and Fairies. Druinus, (slave) of [most illustrious] consul Marcus Nonius Arrius Mucianus, administrator of the Toblino estates, erected a shrine at his own expense and for its maintenance he offered two hundred sesterces on the occasion of the purification ceremony of the Vezzano estate
Declension
Fāta<1.abus.both>
Proper noun
Fāta<2>
la Roman goddess la fāta Fates; Parcae; Fairies, fey, deities of destiny; divine personifications of fate
la Fatis Fata[bus] / Druinus M(arci) No[ni] / Arri Muciani c(onsulis) [opp. c(larissimi viri)] / actor praedioru[m] / Tublinat(ium), tegurium / a solo inpendio suo fe/cit et in tutela eius / sestertios n(ummos) CC conlustrio / fundi Vettiani dedit. To Fates and Fairies. Druinus, (slave) of [most illustrious] consul Marcus Nonius Arrius Mucianus, administrator of the Toblino estates, erected a shrine at his own expense and for its maintenance he offered two hundred sesterces on the occasion of the purification ceremony of the Vezzano estate
Declension
Fāta<2>
Related terms
la Parca
Descendants
Italo-Dalmatian:
it fata
vec fada
cim faada 1
Gallo-Italic:
egl fèda
pms faj faja
Northern Gallo-Romance:
fro fae
frm feie fee
fr fée
enm faie fei 1
en fae fay fey
nrf fée
fro faerie 1
Southern Gallo-Romance:
ca fada
pro fada
oc fada
oc-gas hada hata
Ibero-Romance:
an fada
ast fada
roa-opt fada
gl fada
pt fada
es hada
Further reading
fatum fatum
fatum fatum
fadus
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Romanian
Etymology
From ro fata, definite form of ro fată.
Pronunciation
ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Fata.wav
Proper noun
f
ro village commune/Vedea county/Argeș c/Romania