Bezerra
Bezerra is a surname of Portuguese origin. It derives from bezerro, the Portuguese word for a calf, and historically it likely arose as a nickname or occupational surname for someone who worked with cattle or lived near calves. The feminine form bezerra is used in the language to refer to a female calf, and the surname Bezerra has spread through Portuguese-speaking populations, especially in Brazil and Portugal, and among diaspora communities.
In contemporary usage, Bezerra is a common surname in Brazil, where families bearing the name appear in
Notable individuals with the surname include Bezerra de Menezes, a Brazilian physician and politician of the