Formosa

Etymology 1
From and, from , from , from  +. As a Brazilian city, named in honor of the empress in the 1840s.

Proper noun

 * 1)   of Fujian, China (Qing Empire) (1683–1885).
 * 2)   of China (Qing Empire) (1885–1895).
 * 3)   of Japan (1895–1945).
 * 4)  of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
 * 5)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * 1)   of Fujian, China (Qing Empire) (1683–1885).
 * 2)   of China (Qing Empire) (1885–1895).
 * 3)   of Japan (1895–1945).
 * 4)  of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
 * 5)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * 1)   of Fujian, China (Qing Empire) (1683–1885).
 * 2)   of China (Qing Empire) (1885–1895).
 * 3)   of Japan (1895–1945).
 * 4)  of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
 * 5)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * 1)   of Japan (1895–1945).
 * 2)  of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
 * 3)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * 1)  of Taiwan (Republic of China) (from 1945).
 * 2)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * 1)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * 1)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * 1)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * 1)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).
 * 1)   of China (People's Republic of China/mainland China) (from 1949).

Etymology 2
From, from and  in reference to a bend in the Paraguay River near the city, from , from.

Proper noun

 * 1)  around the city.
 * 2)  around the city.
 * 1)  around the city.

Translations

 * Latin:
 * Spanish:

Etymology 3
Borrowed from.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Formosa is the 41234th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 528 individuals. Formosa is most common among White (89.2%) individuals.

Etymology
From.

Etymology
From. Equivalent to a clipping of.

Etymology
Clipping of, from +.