The Portuguese name Espinola, also found in Spain, is of topographic origin meaning a person who lived either by a prominent thorn bush, or more probably a defensive area protected by thorn bushes, or on the ridge or spine of a hill. The name was taken to Portugal by an immigrant family from Genoa, Italy. A notable bearer of the name is Juan Espínola the Dominican merengue musician in the early 20th century.
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