Etymograph

English

Meza

Meza comes from Old Spanish meza ‘plateau, mesa’.

  1. Old Spanishc. 950–1500meza‘plateau, mesa’
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentMeza
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Spanishc. 950–1500meza‘plateau, mesa’
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentMeza
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A toponymic surname of Spanish origin, most frequently found in this spelling in Latin America.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Spanish meza / Meza