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English
Proper noun
Veiga (plural Veigas)
- A surname from Portuguese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Veiga is the 18640th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1476 individuals. Veiga is most common among White (51.15%), Hispanic/Latino (25.68%), and Black/African American (19.78%) individuals.
Galician
Etymology
From any of the many villages and places called Veiga in Galicia, from veiga (“fertile plain by a river”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Veiga
- a toponymical surname
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Veyga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- “Veiga” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “Veiga” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
Portuguese
Etymology
From veiga (“fertile plain”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Veiga f
- a toponym indicating a fertile plain:
- A river in Portugal.
- Rio da Veiga ― Veiga River
Derived terms
Derived terms
Proper noun
Veiga m or f by sense
- a toponymical surname
References