Obra
Latin · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Obra
The name Obra derives from Spanish and Portuguese, meaning "work" or "deed" from the Latin root "opera," referring to labor or action.
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Etymology
The name Obra derives from Spanish and Portuguese, meaning "work" or "deed" from the Latin root "opera," referring to labor or action. The name is primarily used in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Catholic Christian cultures, with historical usage in Iberian Peninsula communities and Latin America.
Obra currently ranks #6,177 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1931.
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