Chaves
See also: chaves
English edit
Etymology edit
From Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish Chaves, a city and castle in Portugal. Doublet of Chavez.
Proper noun edit
Chaves
- A surname from Ibero-Romance.
- A city in Vila Real district, Portugal.
- A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
- Short for Chaves County, a county of New Mexico, United States.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Translations
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chaves is the 4368th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8137 individuals. Chaves is most common among Hispanic/Latino (54.97%) and White (39.67%) individuals.
Galician edit
Proper noun edit
Chaves
- a surname
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin [Aquae] Flāviae (“Flavian Waters/Thermae”), from Flāvius (“Flavian gens”, adjective).[1] Doublet of flávio.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Chaves
- A city and municipality of the district of Vila Real, Portugal
Usage notes edit
Chaves is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Related terms edit
Proper noun edit
Chaves m or f by sense
- a toponymic surname
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ “Chaves” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Galician Chaves.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Chaves m or f by sense