Balvís
Galician
Etymology
From older Belvís, from Old French bele (“beauty”) vis (“view”); compare Bellevue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /balˈβis/
Proper noun
Balvís
- A village in Vizoño, Abegondo, A Coruña, Galicia.
- A village in Montemaior, A Laracha, A Coruña, Galicia.
- A village in Irís, Cabanas, A Coruña, Galicia.
- A village in Montoxo, Cedeira, A Coruña, Galicia.
- A village in Santa María de Neda, Neda, A Coruña, Galicia.
- A village in Nogueira, Sobrado, A Coruña, Galicia.
- A village in Pacios, Castro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia.
- A village in Matamá, Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia.
- Sometimes also spelled Valvís: A toponymical surname.
See also
Balvís on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References
- “Belvis” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “Balvís” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “Balvís” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “Valvís” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.