Veiga
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See also: veiga
English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Veiga (plural Veigas)
- A surname from Portuguese.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Veiga is the 18640th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1476 individuals. Veiga is most common among White (51.15%), Hispanic/Latino (25.68%), and Black/African American (19.78%) individuals.
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From any of the many villages and places called Veiga in Galicia, from veiga (“fertile plain by a river”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Veiga
- a toponymical surname
References[edit]
- “Veyga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “Veiga” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “Veiga” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From veiga (“fertile plain”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈbej.ɣɐ]
- Hyphenation: Vei‧ga
Proper noun[edit]
Veiga f
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Veiga m or f by sense
- a toponymical surname
References[edit]
- ^ “Veiga” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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