Formosa (surname)

Formosa is a popular surname in Malta. Formosa is also common in Spain, Portugal, Spanish colonies and other Mediterranean countries.

The name derives from the Latin name Formosus and Spanish word "fermoso", meaning "beautiful".

People with the surname

  • Andreas Formosa, Cypriot actor [1]
  • Carlo Formosa (1963 - ), Italian diplomat, first ambassador of Italy to ONU
  • Gil Formosa, French cartoonist and an illustrator
  • Henry Formosa Canadian politician of Maltese origin
  • Joann Formosa,Australian Para-equestrian
  • John Formosa, Maltese theologian, canonist, minor philosopher, and poet
  • Noel Formosa was the mayor of St. Lawrence
  • Luis Manresa Formosa (1915-2010), Guatemalan prelate of Roman Catholic Society of Jesus
  • Ric Formosa is an Australian composer and musician
  • Paul Formosa, an Australian Industrial Technologist
  • David Formosa, current mayor of Powell River, British Columbia

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