Chaves

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Ibero-Romance.
  2. A Hispanic surname from Spanish.
  3. A surname from Galician.
  4. An Andalusian Jewish surname.
  5. A surname from Portuguese.
  6. A city and municipality in Vila Real district, Portugal.
  7. A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
  8. Ellipsis of Chaves County: a county of New Mexico, United States.

Word forms

Chaves

Etymology

From Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish Chaves, a city and castle in Portugal. Doublet of Chavez.

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