Serra (surname)

Serra (Latin: [ˈsɛrra], Italian: [ˈsɛrra], Portuguese: [ˈsɛʁɐ], Catalan: [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:

• Albert Serra, Spanish independent filmmaker
• Antonio Serra, Italian comics writer
• Antonio Serra, Italian philosopher and economist
• Barbara Serra, British journalist
• Chico Serra, Brazilian racing driver
• Diana Serra Cary, known as Baby Peggy Montgomery, American child actress
• Eduardo Serra, Portuguese cinematographer
• Éric Serra, French composer
• Fiorenzo Serra (1921–2005), Italian film director
• Florent Serra, French tennis player
• Gabriela Serra (born 1951), Spanish teacher and politician
• Jaime Serra Puche, Mexican economist
• Jaume Collet-Serra, Spanish-American film director
• Jean Serra (born 1940), French mathematician and engineer
• José Correia da Serra, Portuguese polymath
• José Serra, Brazilian politician
• St. Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary
• Luciana Serra, Italian soprano
• Manuel Francisco Serra, Portuguese footballer who played as a defender for Benfica.
• María Martha Serra Lima, Argentine singer
• Matt Serra, American martial artist
• Narcís Serra, Spanish politician
• Osvaldo de Jesus Serra Van-Dúnem, Angolan politician
• Pedro António Joaquim Correia da Serra Garção, Portuguese poet
• Raimundo Irineu Serra, Founder of Santo Daime, an Amazonian mystery school
• Richard Serra, American sculptor
• Sila Calderon Serra, first female governor of Puerto Rico
• Tomas Serra Olives (born 1944), Spanish chess master
• Tony Serra, American activist
• , South African Film Maker & Fashion Photographer

Fictional characters[]

• Inara Serra, character from the science-fiction television series Firefly
• Serra, character of the collectible card-game Magic: The Gathering
• Col Serra, main character in Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.

See also[]

• Serra (disambiguation)
• Sierra (disambiguation)

References[]

Surname list

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