Serra (surname) explained
Serra (pronounced as /la/, pronounced as /it/, pronounced as /pt/, in Catalan; Valencian ˈsɛrə, ˈsɛra/) is Latin for "saw"[1] (a view from a high place, or a saw, see serrated), Italian for "greenhouse", and Sardinian,[2] Galician, Portuguese and Catalan for "mountain range" or "saw".
Serra can be used as a given name or as a surname. As a surname, it may refer to:
A
- Achille Serra (disambiguation), multiple people
- Adriana Serra (1923–1995), Italian film actress
- Adriana Serra Zanetti (born 1976), Italian tennis player
- Agustín José Bernaus y Serra (1863–1930), Roman-catholic bishop
- Albert Serra (born 1975), Spanish independent filmmaker
- Albert Serra (born 1978), Spanish footballer
- Alberto Serra (1870–1912), Spanish football pioneer and sports journalist
- Alfons Serra (born 1990), Spanish footballer
- Angel Serra (born 1951), Cuban rower
- Anna Serra (born 1968), Catalan long-distance runner
- Antonella Serra Zanetti (born 1980), Italian tennis player
- Antoni Arabí i Serra (born 1953), Spanish football player
- Antoni Serra Serra (1708–1755), Catholic religious writer
- Antonio Serra (born 1963), Italian comics writer
- Antonio Serra, Italian philosopher and economist
- Antonius Serra (1610–1669), Roman Catholic prelate
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
- Jaime Serra (died after 1405), Catalan painter
- Jaime Serra (1921–2022), Portuguese politician
- Jaime Serra Palou (born 1964), Catalan artist and journalist
- Jaime Serra Puche (born 1951), Mexican economist
- Janni Serra (born 1998), German footballer
- Jaume Serra i Cau (died 1517), Spanish Valencian cardinal
- Jaume Serra Serra (born 1959), Andorran politician
- Jaume Collet-Serra (born 1974), Spanish-American film director
- Jean Serra (born 1940), French mathematician and engineer
- Joan Serra (1927–2015), Spanish water polo player
- Joaquim Serra (1838–1888), Brazilian journalist, professor, politician and playwright
- Joaquín Collar Serra (1906–1933), Spanish military aviator
- José Correia da Serra (1750–1823), Portuguese polymath
- José Serra Gil (1923–2002), Spanish cyclist
- José Serra (born 1942), Brazilian politician
- Joseph Serra (born 1940), American politician
- Juan de Serras, Jamaican Maroon chief
- St. Junípero Serra (1713–1784), Spanish missionary
K
L
M
- Manuel Serra Moret (1884–1963), Catalan politician and writer
- Manuel Francisco Serra (1935–1994), Portuguese footballer who played as a defender for Benfica.
- María Martha Serra Lima (1944–2017), Argentine singer
- Mario José Serra (1926–2005), prelate of the Catholic Church
- Màrius Serra (born 1963), Spanish writer
- Marivi Fernández-Serra, Spanish condensed matter physicist
- Matt Serra (born 1974), American martial artist
- Maurizio Serra (born 1955), Italian writer and diplomat
- Michele Serra (born 1954), Italian writer, journalist and satirist
- Miguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats (1868–1936), Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic church and Bishop of Sergorbe
N
O
P
R
- Rafael Serra (1858–1909), Afro-Cuban intellectual, journalist and activist
- Raimundo Irineu Serra, (1892–1971), founder of Santo Daime, an Amazonian mystery school
- Ramón Daumal Serra (1912–2008), Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
- Raymond Serra (1936–2003), American actor
- Richard Serra (1938–2024), American sculptor
- Robert Serra (1987–2014), Venezuelan politician
- Roberta Serra (born 1970), Italian alpine skier
- Roberto Serra (born 1982), Italian short track speed skater
- Roser Serra (born 1971), Spanish international football goalkeeper
S
T
X
Fictional characters
- Inara Serra, character from the science-fiction television series Firefly
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=sierra&searchmode=none Online Etymology Dictionary
- Pittau, Massimo (2006). Dizionario dei cognomi di Sardegna, v.3, p.190, L'Unione Sarda
