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Forxás

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier *Frojães, from local Medieval Latin Frogianes,[1] from a genitive form of the personal name Froia,[2] from a Suevic and Gothic personal name, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô (“lord”).[3]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Forxás m

  1. A village in Ordes parish, Rairiz de Veiga, Ourense, Galicia
  2. Forxás de Montes (a village in Corvillón parish, A Merca, Ourense, Galicia)
  3. Froxás de Eiras (a village in Proente parish, A Merca, Ourense, Galicia)
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References

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  • “Forxás” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  1. ^ "Frogianes", in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  2. ^ "Froya", in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  3. ^ Cf. Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN .
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