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Paiva.

a river in Portugal

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈpaj.vɐ/Brazil[ˈpaɪ̯.vɐ]Brazil/ˈpaj.vɐ/Portugal/ˈpaj.bɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. a river in Portugal

    masculine

  2. former name of Castelo de Paiva

  3. a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Where this word comes from

Possibly from a pre-Roman substrate and influenced by Pavia.

name/ˈpaj.vɐ/Brazil[ˈpaɪ̯.vɐ]Brazil/ˈpaj.vɐ/Portugal/ˈpaj.bɐ/Northern, Portugal

  1. a toponymic surname

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Possibly from a pre-Roman substrate and influenced by Pavia.

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