Louredo
Galician
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Romanesque church of St. Mary, Louredo, Maside
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Romanesque church of St. Salvador, Louredo, Mos
Etymology
From Latin laurētum (“laurel grove”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lowˈɾeðo̝/
Proper noun
Louredo m
- A parish of O Saviñao, Lugo, Galicia.
- A parish of Maside, Ourense, Galicia.
- A parish of Cortegada, Ourense, Galicia.
- A parish of Mos, Pontevedra, Galicia.
- A village in San Mamede de Carnota, Carnota, A Coruña, Galicia.
- A village in Graíces, A Peroxa, Ourense, Galicia.
- A village in O Pao, Gomesende, Ourense, Galicia.
- A village in Mourentán, Arbo, Pontevedra, Galicia.
- A toponymical surname.
Related terms
- Lourido
References
- “Louredo” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “Louredo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “Louredo” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.