Teixeira

Teixeira (European Portuguese: [tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ], Brazilian Portuguese: [te(j)ˈʃejɾɐ], Galician: [tejˈʃejɾɐ]) is a Galician-Portuguese surname of a Portuguese family with toponymic roots whose origin is in the landlord of Teixeira, municipality of Baião in Portugal, belonging to Don Hermígio Mendes de Teixeira,[2] noble in the time of King Sancho I,[2] descendant of the Lords of Lanhoso, son of Mem Viegas and grandson of Egas Fafes de Lanhoso (The Nobiliary of Families of Portugal informs that D. Egas was in the city of Jerusalem, where he came to receive from the hands of King Baldwin III of Jerusalem the Coat of Arms who use the Teixeira their descendants), was the first to be called Teixeira, he lived and was lord of Quinta do Lameiro (slough), in Ponte (Vila Verde). Not being Lord of the lameiro by the pejorative connotation of the name, D. Hermígio chose the name of Teixeira. D. Hermígio was married to D. Maria Pais, daughter of D. Paio de Novais, Alcaide-Mor (mayor) of Vila Nova de Cerveira.[2] From this marriage there was offspring who continued the nickname to this day.[3]

For other uses, see Teixeira (disambiguation).
Teixeira
Teixeira original coat of arms.
PronunciationEuropean Portuguese: [tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ]
Brazilian Portuguese: [te(j)ˈʃejɾɐ]
Galician: [tejˈʃejɾɐ]
Language(s)Portuguese, Galician
Origin
MeaningPlace of the yew trees[1]
Region of originIberian Peninsula

List of people called Teixeira

Notable people with the surname include:

Historical

Politicians

Sports

Other

See also
  • Tejera, the Spanish-language version

References
  1. Familiateixeira.com (ed.). "Família Teixeira" (in Portuguese).
  2. da Costa Felgueiras Gaio, Manuel José (1990). Nobiliário de Famílias de Portugal, Teixeiras (in Portuguese). Vol. IX. Braga. p. 176.
  3. Heraldrys Institute of Rome (ed.). "Teixeira" (in Portuguese).
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