Sangiao

Galician

Alternative forms

• Sanguiao, Sanjiao

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese San Juião, from Latin Sanctus Julianus ("Saint Julian").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sanʃiˈao̯/

Proper noun

Sangiao m

1. a surname

Usage notes

The current recommended spelling of this surname is San Xiao.

Related terms

• Giance
• Gianzo
• Guiance
• San Xiao
• Xiao

References

• “Sangiao” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “sangia” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.