A surname of Spanish origin, or a type of prickly plant found in Mediterranean regions.
Spanish surname derived from cardón or cardo (thistle-like plant), possibly indicating an ancestor who worked with or lived among such plants.
Cardona as a surname is particularly common in Catalonia and the Mediterranean, reflecting medieval family names that literally described what people did or where they lived—in this case, among spiny plants.
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