Noia
See also: noia and noïa
Galician
Noia
Alternative forms
- Noya (superseded)
Etymology
Probably attested as Νοουιον (Noouion) in Ancient Greek (Ptolemy), from a local Celtic substrate language, from Proto-Celtic *nouyos (“new”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɔjɐ]
Proper noun
Noia
- A municipality and town in A Coruña, Galicia
- a surname
References
- Curchin, Leonard A. (2008). "The toponyms of the Roman Galicia: New Study", Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, LV (121), pages 109-136.
- “Noia” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “Noya” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.