Chaves.
A surname from Ibero-Romance.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Ibero-Romance. A Hispanic surname from Spanish. A surname from Galician.
A surname from Ibero-Romance. A Hispanic surname from Spanish. An Andalusian Jewish surname.
A surname from Ibero-Romance. A surname from Portuguese.
A city and municipality in Vila Real district, Portugal.
A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
Ellipsis of Chaves County: a county of New Mexico, United States.
Where this word comes from
From Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish Chaves, a city and castle in Portugal. Doublet of Chavez.
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