Veiga

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English

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Proper noun

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Veiga (plural Veigas)

  1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Veiga is the 18640th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1476 individuals. Veiga is most common among White (51.15%), Hispanic/Latino (25.68%), and Black/African American (19.78%) individuals.

Galician

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Etymology

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From any of the many villages and places called Veiga in Galicia, from veiga (fertile plain by a river).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Veiga

  1. a toponymical surname

References

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  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (20062018) “Veyga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • Veiga” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • Veiga” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From veiga (fertile plain).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈve(j).ɡɐ/ [ˈve(ɪ̯).ɡɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈve(j).ɡa/ [ˈve(ɪ̯).ɡa]
 

Proper noun

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Veiga f

  1. a toponym indicating a fertile plain:
    1. A river in Portugal.
      Rio da VeigaVeiga River

Derived terms

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Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Veiga m or f by sense

  1. a toponymical surname

References

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  1. ^ Veiga”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024