Suevos

Galician

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

1. A parish of Arteixo, A Coruña, Galicia
2. A parish of A Baña, A Coruña, Galicia
3. A village in Ames, A Coruña, Galicia
4. A village in Mazaricos, A Coruña, Galicia
5. 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.