Sanjiao

Galician

Alternative forms

• Sangiao, Sanguiao

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sanʃiˈao̯/

Proper noun

Sanjiao 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

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