Balvís

Galician

Etymology

From older Belvís, from Old French bele (“beauty”) vis (“view”); compare Bellevue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈβis/

Proper noun

Balvís

1. A village in Vizoño parish, Abegondo, A Coruña, Galicia
2. A village in Montemaior parish, A Laracha, A Coruña, Galicia
3. A village in Irís parish, Cabanas, A Coruña, Galicia
4. A village in Montoxo parish, Cedeira, A Coruña, Galicia
5. A village in Santa María de Neda parish, Neda, A Coruña, Galicia
6. A village in Nogueira parish, Sobrado, A Coruña, Galicia
7. A village in Pacios parish, Castro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia
8. A village in Matamá parish, Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia
9. sometimes also spelled Valvís: a toponymical surname

See also

• Balvís on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• “Belvis” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “Balvís” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Balvís” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “Valvís” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.