Suevos
Galician
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Suevos, Trasmonte, Ames, AC
Etymology
From Latin suēvōs (“Suebi”), from Proto-Germanic *swēbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“self”): probably because these places were settled by the Suebi people who established in Galicia and Northern Portugal in the 5th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈswɛβʊs]
Proper noun
Suevos
- A parish of Arteixo, A Coruña, Galicia
- A parish of A Baña, A Coruña, Galicia
- A village in Ames, A Coruña, Galicia
- A village in Mazaricos, A Coruña, Galicia
- a toponymical surname
Related terms
- Suegos
References
- “Suevos” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “Suevos” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.