Costa
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Costa may refer to different subjects:
- Costa can refer to places (see below).
- Costa can be a family name (see below).
- Costa is the technical name for a rib.
- Costa also refers to the leading edge of the forewing in Lepidoptera.
- Costa is also a Greek first name.
- Costa Coffee, a UK coffee shop chain.
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Places
There are places that have the name Costa (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish for coast):Nation
In France
- Costa, a commune of the Haute-Corse département, on the island of Corsica
In Italy
- Costa de' Nobili, in the province of Pavia
- Costa di Mezzate, in the province of Bergamo
- Costa di Rovigo, in the province of Rovigo
- Costa di Serina, in the province of Bergamo
- Costa Masnaga, in the province of Lecco
- Costa Valle Imagna, in the province of Bergamo
- Costa Vescovato, in the province of Alessandria
- Costa Volpino, in the province of Bergamo
In Portugal
- Costa, a parish in the district of Guimarães
In Spain
Clockwise:- Costa Brava (Spanish and Catalan, English: Brave Coast), in the province of Girona (Girona)
- Costa del Azahar (Orange-flower Coast), (province of Valencia)
- Costa Blanca ("White Coast"), province of Alicante
- Costa Calida ("Hot Coast"), Murcia (autonomous community)
- Costa del Sol ("Sun Coast"), in the province of Málaga (Málaga)
- Costa de la Luz ("Coast of the Light"), province of Huelva
- Costa da Morte (Galician, Spanish: Costa de la Muerte, English: Coast of Death), in the province of A Coruña (A Coruña)
- Costa Esmeralda ("Emerald Coast") Asturias.
- Costa Verde ("Green Coast") Cantabria
- Costa Vasca ("Basque Coast") Basque Country. See also Cote Basque.
Other
- Costa Mesa
- Costa Verde
Surnames
- Costa (meaning Coast) is a common surname in Portugal, Brazil and in other countries of Portuguese language. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
- *António Costa, Portuguese politician.
- *Lúcio Costa, Brazilian architect and urban planner.
- *Rui Costa, Portuguese football player.
- *Jorge Costa, Portuguese football player.
- *Oscar da Costa, Spitting Image caricaturist.
- *Ronaldo da Costa, Brazilian runner.
- *Antonio da Costa Santos, Brazilian architect and politician.
- *Isaac da Costa, Dutch Jewish writer.
- *João da Costa, Portuguese Jesuit.
- *Uriel da Costa, Portuguese Jewish writer.
- *Carlos Duarte Costa, Brazilian religious figure.
- *Martinho da Costa Lopes, East Timorese religious and political leader.
- *Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro, Brazilian politician.
- *Manuel Pinto da Costa, former president of São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Costa is also a surname in Italy:
- *Lorenzo Costa, Italian painter.
- *Sir Michael Costa, Italian-born English composer and conductor.
- *Paolo Costa, Italian Member of the European Parliament.
Related family names
Da Costa, for the Jewish branch in the Netherlands
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