Noia

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See also: noia and noïa

Galician

Noia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably attested as Νοουιον (Noouion) in Ancient Greek (Ptolemy), from a local Celtic substrate language, from Proto-Celtic *nouyos (“new”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Noia

  1. A municipality and town in A Coruña, Galicia
  2. a surname

References

  • Curchin, Leonard A. (2008). "The toponyms of the Roman Galicia: New Study", Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, LV (121), pages 109-136.
  • “Noia” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • “Noya” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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