Viéitez

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the medieval form Bieytes, from the proper noun Bieito (“Benedict”) + the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Benedict".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biˈejte̝θ/

Proper noun

Viéitez

  1. A surname​.

References
  • “bieyte” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • "Viéitez" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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