Bermún

Galician

Witnesses to a Galician charter dated in 961: Mirellus, Viliefredus, Sedeges, Euenandus, Adolinus, Sedonius, Victimirus, Ermoygus, Lucidus, Petrus, Utantio, Menendus, Ueremudus, Prouecindus, Ermegildus, Eldebredus, Trasuarius, Adulfus, Eruigius, Sisnandus, Berane, Astrulfus, Riquila, Petrus.

Alternative forms

• Vermum (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Medieval Galician Vermũe, ultimately from a lost common noun (vila, agro, castro, busto vel sim) and the name of a 5th-10th centuries landowner, Late Latin Veremudi, genitive of Veremudus; from a Suevic and/or Gothic personal name, from Proto-Germanic *Weramōdaz, from *weraz (“man”) + *mōdaz (“mood; courage”), or possibly also from *Weramundaz, from *weraz (“man”) + *mundaz (“protection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾˈmuŋ/

Proper noun

Bermún m

1. A parish of Chantada, Lugo, Galicia
2. A village in A Pereiriña parish, Cee, A Coruña, Galicia
3. A village in Santa Cruz do Valadouro parish, Valadouro, Lugo, Galicia
4. A village in O Viso parish, O Incio, Lugo, Galicia
5. A village in Randufe parish, Tui, Pontevedra, Galicia

Related terms

• Bermudo
• Bermues
• Bermui
• Bermuín

See also

• Bermui on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Uermũe”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “Bermún” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.