dos Santos

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “of the saints”. Compare Spanish de los Santos.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /du ˈsɐ̃.tus/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /du ˈsɐ̃.tus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /du ˈsɐ̃.tuʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /do ˈsɐ̃.tos/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /duʃ ˈsɐ̃.tuʃ/, /du ˈʃɐ̃.tuʃ/

Proper noun

dos Santos

1. a religious surname

Related terms

• Santos

See also

• da Cruz
• de Jesús
• do Nascimento
• do Rosário