Last name BUNDA: origin and meaning

August 2024 · 1 minute read

Bunda : 1: Hungarian Czech Slovak Romanian and Ukrainian: from Hungarian bunda ‘fur coat’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a furrier or a nickname for someone who habitually wore a fur coat.2: Hispanic (Philippines): from Spanish abundar ‘to be abundant’ an auspicious word that was probably adopted as a surname to reflect hopes of success.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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