Draft:"Vectra" Surname

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Declined by Bobby Cohn 33 days ago. Last edited by Bobby Cohn 33 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: There are no articles on Wikipedia about persons with the surname Vectra to add to the disambiguation page or enough to start a {{surname}} page. Bobby Cohn 🍁 (talk) 14:02, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

The surname is associated with the word "vector", a term used in mathematics and physics to denote a quantity with a direction. It also comes from the name of the place - island "Vecta". There were also people with that surname on the planet:

- John Vectra (1654-1682) (the name of Spanish sailor) (Born in England, he ran away from home when he was 12. Later became a navigator)

- Josephine Vectra (1700-1734) (the name of the doctor from Switzerland) (Born in Germany, when she was 15 Josephine started working in hospital. Dead from the plague)

- **** Vectra (15** - 15**) (the name of the peasant from Germany) (no information available)

Currently, there is very little information about this surname on the Internet, but the fact remains that the surname "Vectra" - exists. Many people had this surname in the old days. In the present, the surname "Vectra" is outdated, but it still has a place to be.

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