Parra

Parra is a Spanish surname, meaning vine bower or trellis (architecture), for example a pergola, or especially the vines raised on it.

People
  • Alondra de la Parra, Mexican conductor
  • Beatriz Parra Durango, Ecuadorian classical soprano
  • Carolina Parra, Brazilian musician
  • Derek Parra, U.S. Olympic Gold medalist speed skater
  • Fabio Parra, Colombian road cyclist
  • Francisco Parra Capó, mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
  • Francisco Parra Duperón, lawyer
  • Gerardo Parra, Major League baseball player from Venezuela
  • John Parra, Colombian road cyclist
  • Lorenzo Parra, Venezuelan flyweight boxer
  • Manny Parra, Mexican-American baseball player
  • Parra family, Chilean family known for its many artists
    • Violeta Parra, Chilean folk singer
    • Nicanor Parra, Chilean mathematician and poet
    • Gabriel Parra, Chilean drummer of the folk group "Los Jaivas"
    • Juanita Parra, Chilean drummer of the folk group "Los Jaivas"
Plant
  • Vitis
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