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Mariz.

a parish of Chantada, Lugo, Galicia

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

name/maˈɾiθ//maːˈɾiθ/

  1. a parish of Chantada, Lugo, Galicia

  2. a parish of Guitiriz, Lugo, Galicia

  3. a village in Couto parish, Taboada, Lugo, Galicia

  4. a village in Recelle parish, Portomarín, Lugo, Galicia

  5. a village in O Pao parish, Gomesende, Ourense, Galicia

  6. a toponymical surname

Where this word comes from

From former Maariz, from local Late Latin Malarici, genitive of Malaricus, from a Suevic personal name (cf. Malaric), from a compound *Malanarīks, probably from Proto-Germanic *malaną (“to grind”) and *rīks (“king”).

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