# Cardosa

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname from Spanish.

## Etymology
* As a Galician and Portuguese surname, from Cardosa, variant of Cardoza.
* As an Italian surname, from the noun cardo (“thistle”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cardosa