Tavares.
a surname from Old-Galician Portuguese
Meaning & usage
a surname from Old-Galician Portuguese
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.
a civil parish of Viseu district, Portugal
a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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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