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Tavares.

a surname from Old-Galician Portuguese

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/taˈva.ɾis/Brazil/taˈva.ɾiʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/taˈva.ɾɨʃ/Portugal/taˈba.ɾɨʃ/Northern, Portugal
  1. a surname from Old-Galician Portuguese

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

From Old Galician-Portuguese Taavares, from Latin Talavus, Thalavus, of obscure origin. The surname is believed to be derived from the place name, though Talavus is already attested as an anthroponym since Roman times.

name/taˈva.ɾis/Brazil/taˈva.ɾiʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/taˈva.ɾɨʃ/Portugal/taˈba.ɾɨʃ/Northern, Portugal
  1. a civil parish of Viseu district, Portugal

    feminine
  2. a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese Taavares, from Latin Talavus, Thalavus, of obscure origin. The surname is believed to be derived from the place name, though Talavus is already attested as an anthroponym since Roman times.

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