Paz
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Paz
- A river in El Salvador
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From the Medieval Galician form Paaz, from Old Galician-Portuguese Paaez, from an older Pelaiz. A patronymic surname, from Paio (“Pelagius”) or Pelagio and the patronymic suffix -ez, originally meaning "son/daughter of Pelagius".
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Paz m or f
- a surname originating as a patronymic
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paz (“peace”), shortened from María (de la) Paz, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Peace" .
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Paz f
- a female given name
- a surname derived from the given name, or from a nickname for a peaceful person
- A river in El Salvador
Tagalog edit
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From Spanish.
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Paz (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐ᜔)
- a surname from Spanish