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Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin Vimaranes, named after Vimara Peres.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Guimarães
- A city in northern Portugal
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- E deſto uos direẏ Ora. una uengança que fez Jhu χρ̇ο en Guimarães
- And of this I will now tell you a vengeance that Jesus Christ did in Guimarães
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Guimarães, from Medieval Latin [Vīlla] Vīmarānem. Cognate with Galician Guimaranes and Guimaréns.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃j̃s, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ɐ̃j̃ʃ
- Hyphenation: Gui‧ma‧rães
Proper noun
Guimarães
- A city and municipality of Braga district, Portugal
- A city and municipality of Maranhão, Brazil
Usage notes
Guimarães is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Related terms
Proper noun
Guimarães m or f by sense
- a habitational surname
References