Miguez
Galician
Alternative forms
- Miguéns
- Miguélez
Etymology
From the medieval form Miguees, from local Medieval Latin Miguelez, from Miguel (“Michael”) + the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Michael".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈɣe̝θ/, /ˈmiɣe̝θ/
Proper noun
Miguez
- A patronymic surname.
References
- “Miguez” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.