Chaves

See also: chaves

English

Etymology

From Romance ( Portuguese Chaves, Galician Chaves, Spanish Chaves ).

Proper noun

Chaves

  1. A surname from Ibero-Romance.
    1. A Hispanic surname from Spanish.
      1. A surname from Galician.
      2. An Andalusian Jewish surname.
    2. A surname from Portuguese.

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Translations
Translations

Galician

Etymology

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Proper noun

Chaves

  1. a surname

Descendants
  • → Spanish: Chaves
  • → English: Chaves

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin [Aquīs] Flāviīs, ablative of Aquae Flāviae (literally “Flavian Waters”), after Roman emperor Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus. Doublet of flávio.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.vis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.viʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.ves/

  • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃa.βɨʃ]
  • Homophone: chaves
  • Hyphenation: Cha‧ves
  • Audio (Portugal)(file)

Proper noun

Chaves

  1. A city and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal

Usage notes

Chaves is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Proper noun

Chaves m or f by sense

  1. a toponymic surname

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician Chaves.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃabes/ [ˈt͡ʃa.β̞es]
  • Rhymes: -abes
  • Syllabification: Cha‧ves

Proper noun

Chaves m or f by sense

  1. a surname
    1. a surname from Galician
    2. a Jewish Andalusian surname

Derived terms

Descendants
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