Freáns
Galician
Etymology
From earlier Freães,[1][2] from local Late Latin villa Froilanis, a genitive form of Froila,[3] from a Suevic and Gothic personal name, from *Frawilô,[4] from Proto-Germanic *frawjô (“lord”) and the diminutive personal suffix *-ilan-.[5]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾeˈaŋs/
Proper noun
Freáns m
- A village in Crespos, Padrenda, Ourense, Galicia.
- Freáns de Deva. A village in Pontedeva, Pontedeva, Ourense, Galicia.
Related terms
- Bustofreán
- Donfreán
- Freán
- Freás
References
- “Freáns” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “Freaes” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- "Freaes", in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
- "Froilanes", in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
- Cf. Piel, Joseph M.; Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. '.
- Ringe, Don (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 293