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Chaves

See also: chaves

English

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Etymology

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From Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish Chaves, a city and castle in Portugal. Doublet of Chavez.

Proper noun

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Chaves

  1. A surname from Ibero-Romance.
    1. A Hispanic surname from Spanish.
      1. A surname from Galician.
      2. An Andalusian Jewish surname.
    2. A surname from Portuguese.
  2. A city in Vila Real district, Portugal.
  3. A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
  4. Short for Chaves County, a county of New Mexico, United States.

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Statistics

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  • 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

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Proper noun

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Chaves

  1. a surname

Descendants

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  • → Spanish: Chaves
  • → English: Chaves

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin [Aquae] Flāviae (“Flavian Waters/Thermae”), from Flāvius (“Flavian gens”, adjective).[1] Doublet of flávio.

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Proper noun

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Chaves

  1. A city and municipality of the district of Vila Real, Portugal

Usage notes

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Chaves is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

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Proper noun

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Chaves m or f by sense

  1. a toponymic surname

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References

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  1. ^ “Chaves” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Galician Chaves.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃabes/ [ˈt͡ʃa.β̞es]
  • Rhymes: -abes
  • Syllabification: Cha‧ves

Proper noun

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Chaves m or f by sense

  1. a surname
    1. a surname from Galician
    2. a Jewish Andalusian surname

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Descendants

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