Freán

Freán

See also: frean

Galician

Freán, Arteixo

Etymology

From local Late Latin villa Froilani, from an improper genitive form of Froila,[1] from a Suevic and Gothic personal name, from Proto-Germanic *Frawilô,[2] from *frawjô (“lord”) and the diminutive personal suffix *-ilan-.[3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾeˈaŋ/

Proper noun

Freán m

1. A parish of O Saviñao, Lugo, Galicia.
2. A village in Vilacova, Abegondo, A Coruña, Galicia.
3. A village in Morás, Arteixo, A Coruña, Galicia.
4. A village in Lesón, A Pobra do Caramiñal, A Coruña, Galicia.
5. A village in San Mamede de Carnota, Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia.
6. A village in Santa Mariña do Castro, Carballedo, Lugo, Galicia.
7. A village in Argozón, Chantada, Lugo, Galicia.
8. A village in Líncora, Chantada, Lugo, Galicia.
9. A village in Sirvián, Guntín, Lugo, Galicia.
10. A village in Muras, Muras, Lugo, Galicia.
11. A village in Cazás, Xermade, Lugo, Galicia.
12. A village in Atán, Pantón, Lugo, Galicia.
13. A village in Vinseiro, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia.
14. A toponymical surname​.

Related terms

• Bustofreán
• Donfreán
• Freáns
• Freás
• Frián

See also

• Freán on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• “Freán” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “freá” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.

1. "Froilani", in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
2. Cf. Piel, Joseph M.; Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. {{{1}}}.
3. Ringe, Don (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 293