Miguez

Galician

Alternative forms

• Miguéns
• Miguélez

Etymology

From the medieval form Miguees, from local Medieval Latin Miguelez, from Miguel (“Michael”) + the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Michael".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɣe̝θ/, /ˈmiɣe̝θ/

Proper noun

Miguez

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

References

• “Miguez” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.