Barca

/ˈbɑɹkə/ · name

Meaning

Former name of Marj: a city in Libya (in the former Roman province of Libya Superior/Libya Pentapolitana).
FC Barcelona, a prominent Spanish association football club.
A surname from Punic, particularly (historical) a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders.

Etymology / origin

From Latin Barca, from Punic 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (Baraq), from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (baraq, “lightning”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ-.

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