Santamaria (also spelled Santamaría or Santa Maria) is a surname from the Latin Arch in Europe. The name, a reference to the
Blessed Virgin Mary
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meaning ''Holy Mary'' or ''Saint Mary'', means the same thing in the
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
,
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
,
Portuguese and
Catalan languages. In Arabic, the equivalent name is ''Mariam''. The surname has spread to the
Americas
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, especially
South America
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, via immigration and colonisation.
People
Notable people with the surname include:
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Santamaria (born 1982), Portuguese footballer
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Abel Santamaría (1927–1953), leader in the Cuban Revolutionary movement
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Adriana Martin Santamaria (born 1986), Spanish international footballer
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Álvaro Santamaría (born 1950), Colombian former footballer
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Anderson Santamaría (born 1992), Peruvian football central defender
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Aristodemo Santamaria (1892–1974), Italian footballer
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Arno Santamaria (born 1978), French singer-songwriter
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B. A. Santamaria (1915–1998), Australian political activist and journalist
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Baptiste Santamaria (born 1995), French footballer
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Borja García Santamaría (born 1990), Spanish footballer
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Carlos Sanz de Santamaría (1905–1992), 18th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN
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Carmen Quesada Santamaría (born 1969), Costa Rican politician and teacher
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Christian Santamaría (born 1972), retired Honduran football player
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Claudio Santamaria (born 1974), Italian actor
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David Santamaria (born 1990), American soccer player
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Dom Santamaria (born 1979), drummer from the Australian band Epicure
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Domingo Caycedo Santamaria (1783-1843), former Vice-president of Gran Colombia
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Elvira Santamaría (1929–1999), Argentine ballet dancer, milonguera and choreographer
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Enrique Sanz de Santamaría (born 1974), Colombian-American sports executive
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Eva Santamaría
Eva María Delgado Macías (born 18 October 1971 in El Puerto de Santa María, Province of Cádiz, Cádiz) better known as Eva Santamaría is a Spanish singer, known for representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest, Spain at the Eurovision ...
(born 1971), Spanish singer
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Fabio Santamaria (1925–?), Cuban wrestler
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Gorka Santamaría (born 1995), Spanish footballer
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Grimoaldo Santamaria (1883–1902), Italian Roman Catholic clerical student from the Passionists
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Guillermo París Sanz de Santamaría (1820–1867), Colombian businessman
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Guillermo Silva Santamaria (1921–2007), Colombian painter, printmaker and Surrealist
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Haydée Santamaría (1922–1980), Cuban revolutionary and politician
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Higinio Ortúzar Santamaria (1915–1982), Chilean footballer
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Ignacio Pérez Santamaria (1980), Spanish retired footballer
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Ingrid Sala Santamaria, Filipina pianist
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Jodi Santamaria (1982), Filipina actress
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José Santamaría (born 1929), Uruguayan football player and coach
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José Luis Santamaría (born 1973), Spanish footballer
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José Antonio Santamaría (1946–1993), Spanish footballer
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Josep Santamaría (born 1957), Spanish politician
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Joseph Santamaria (born 1948), Australian jurist and judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria
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Juan Santamaría (1831–1856), national hero of Costa Rica
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Kamahl Santamaria (born 1980), New Zealand television journalist
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Kevin Santamaría (born 1991), Salvadoran footballer
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Luis Santamaría (born 1975), Honduran footballer
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Luis Fraiz Santamaria (born 1993), Panamanian football
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María Elena Santamaría Gómez (1971), Mexican pro wrestler
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Maria Helen Bella Avenila Santamaria (1949-2008), Filipino actress and singer
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Mario Santamaria (born 1950), Nicaraguan boxer
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Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría (born 1962), Colombian politician and 69th Minister of Finance
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Mauricio Santa María Salamanca (born 1966), Colombian economist and politician
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Miguel Álvarez Santamaría (born 1945), Mexican politician
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Mikel Santamaría (born 1987), Spanish footballer
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Mongo Santamaría (1917–2003), Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist
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Monika Santa Maria, Filipina-Malaysian fashion model
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Nadia Calviño Santamaría (born 1968), Spanish economist and civil servant
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Nathalie Santamaria (born 1973), French singer
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Orlando Santamaría (1920–1992), Cuban sports shooter
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Pedro Santamaría (1942-2017), Spanish cyclist
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Roberto Santamaría Ciprián (1985), Spanish footballer
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Roberto Santamaría Calavia (1962), Spanish footballer
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Sabrina Santamaria (born 1993), American tennis player of Filipino and Panamanian descent
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Santi Santamaria (1957–2011), Spanish Catalan chef
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Santiago Santamaría (1952–2013), Argentine footballer
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Sergio Santamaría (born 1980), Spanish footballer
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Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (born 1971), Spanish People's Party politician
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Stéphane Santamaria (born 1977), French canoeist
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Wilson Santamaría (born 1981), Bolivian lawyer, politician, and sociologist
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Yūsuke Santamaria (born 1971), stage name of Yūsuke Santamaria, a Japanese playwright, singer and graphics designer
See also
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Santa Maria (disambiguation)
References
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