Sanxenxo

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Galician

Sanxenxo

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin Sanctus Genesius, from Ancient Greek Γενέσιος (Genésios), patron saint of the local parish of San Xenxo de Padriñán, attested as San Gẽes de Padriñán in 1396.[1] A similar development led to San Xens de Bamio, attested as Sam Gẽgo de Vámeo in 1457.[2]

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Proper noun

Sanxenxo m

  1. A town and municipality of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

See also

References

  • "Sanxenxo" in Aquén, Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  1. ^ Cf. Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Padriñán”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  2. ^ San Gens the Vameo, in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
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