Vila (, , , ) is a common Spanish and Portuguese
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
in
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
,
Galician,
Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...
and
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
that means '
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
' or '
farm
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used ...
'. Other spelling: Villa, Villar, Vilar, Vilares, Villares, Villalta, Villalba.
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Begoña Vila
María Begoña Vila Costas (born 1963) is a Spanish astrophysicist specializing in the study of spiral galaxies. She currently resides in Washington, D.C. and works as a systems engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. She is the lead eng ...
(born 1963), Spanish astrophysicist
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Bob Vila (born 1946), American home improvement television show host
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Enrique Vila-Matas
Enrique Vila-Matas (born 31 March 1948 in Barcelona) is a Spanish author. He has authored several award-winning books that mix genres and has been branded as one of the most original and prominent writers in the Spanish language.
He is a foundi ...
, Spanish writer
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Hèctor Vila, pseudonym of Pere Vilaregut, Spanish singer
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Ferran Vila Bonell (b. 1983), Andorran ski mountaineer
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Florian Vila, Albanian chess master
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Jaume Vila Mulet, Spanish politician
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Joan Vila i Cinca, Spanish painter
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Joan Vila i Pujol, Spanish drafter and illustrator, known as ''D'Ivori''
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Joe Vila
Joe Vila (September 16, 1866 – April 27, 1934) was an American sportswriter and editor. He was born Joseph Spencer Vila in Boston, Massachusetts.
Vila has been regarded as one of the most influential sportswriters during the first third of th ...
(1866–1934), American sports writer
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Jordi Vila i Foruny, Spanish industrialist and politician
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Josep Vila i Amorós, Spanish musician
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Josep Vila Closes, Spanish painter
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Lluís Vila i d'Abadal, Spanish doctor and politician
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Lucas Vila
Lucas Martín Vila (born 23 August 1986) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays for Spanish club Benalmádena as a forward.
He made his debut for the national squad in 2005, after having played the Junior World Cup in Rotterdam, Netherl ...
, Argentine field hockey player
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Maria Vila i Panadès, Spanish actress
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Matías Vila
Matías Damián Vila (born 7 July 1979 in Buenos Aires) is a field hockey midfielder from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 1997, and competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2 ...
, Argentine field hockey player
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Patxi Vila
Francisco Javier "Patxi" Vila Errandonea (born 11 October 1975 in Hondarribia, Basque Country) is a Spanish Basque former professional road bicycle racer who rides for the UCI Professional Continental team . He was formerly with UCI ProTeam , b ...
, Spanish road bicycle racer
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Pere Alberch Vila
Pere Alberch Vila (in Catalan language: Pere Alberc i Vila) (1517–1582): was a Catalan Renaissance composer and organist. He was born Pere Alberc i Ferrament at Vic in 1517. The nickname ''i Vila'' comes from a more notable branch of his fam ...
, Spanish Renaissance composer and organist
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Ramon Vila i Capdevila, Spanish anarcho-syndicalist and
maquis
Maquis may refer to:
Resistance groups
* Maquis (World War II), predominantly rural guerrilla bands of the French Resistance
* Spanish Maquis, guerrillas who fought against Francoist Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War
* The network ...
, better known as ''Cara cremada'' (Burned face)
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Rodrigo Vila
Rodrigo Nicolas Vila (born 23 October 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a field hockey striker from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 1998 and competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2004 Summer ...
, Argentine field hockey player
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Rosalía Vila
Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1992), known mononymously as Rosalía (, ), is a Spanish singer. Born and raised in the outskirts of Barcelona, she has been described as an "atypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles. ...
(born 1993), Spanish singer
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Santiago Vila i Vicente, Spanish historian and politician
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Waldo Vila Gilabert
Waldo may refer to:
People
* Waldo (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Waldo (surname), a list of people
* Waldo (footballer) (1934-2019), full name Waldo Machado da Silva, Brazilian footballer
Places Canada
* Waldo, ...
, Spanish
pilota player
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Catalan-language surnames
Galician-language surnames
Occitan-language surnames
Portuguese-language surnames