Parra
Parra is a Spanish surname, meaning vine bower or trellis (architecture),[1] for example, a pergola. From the word meaning latticework and the vines raised on it.[2][3]
- People
- Alondra de la Parra, Mexican conductor
- Ángel Parra (judoka), Spanish judoka
- Beatriz Parra Durango, Ecuadorian classical soprano
- Carolina Parra, Brazilian musician
- Cesar di Parra, Mexican-American Composer, Actor
- Derek Parra, U.S. Olympic Gold medalist speed skater
- Fabio Parra, Colombian road cyclist
- Facundo Parra, Argentine footballer
- Francisco Parra Capó, mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Francisco Parra Duperón, Puerto Rican lawyer
- Gabriel Parra, Chilean drummer of the folk group "Los Jaivas", not related to the Parra family (see below)
- Juanita Parra, Chilean drummer of the folk group "Los Jaivas", daughter of Gabriel Parra
- Gerardo Parra, Major League baseball player from Venezuela
- Ibán Parra, Spanish footballer
- Joaquín Parra, Spanish footballer
- John Parra, Colombian road cyclist
- José Parra (baseball), Dominican baseball player
- José Parra Martínez, Spanish footballer
- Lorenzo Parra, Venezuelan flyweight boxer
- Manny Parra, Mexican-American baseball player
- Marco Parra, Mexican footballer
- Marco Parra Sánchez, Peruvian politician
- Morgan Parra, French rugby union player
- Parra family, Chilean family known for its many artists
- Violeta Parra, Chilean folk singer
- Nicanor Parra, Chilean mathematician and poet, brother of Violeta
- Roberto Parra Sandoval, Chilean folk singer, brother of Violeta
- Ángel Parra, Chilean folk singer, son of Violeta
- Isabel Parra, Chilean folk singer, daughter of Violeta
- Plant
- Places
- La Cruz de la Parra, the oldest artifact connected with Columbus to be found on the American Continent located in Baracoa, Cuba.
- La Parra, a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.
- Parra, Goa, a village in the Bardez sub-district of Goa, India
- Other
- Parra letters, used in Colonial orthography for Mayan languages