Surname
Bermúdez
“holy, sacred”
Bermúdez is a surname from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bermúdez goes back to Proto-Germanic *wīhaz, meaning “holy, sacred.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Germanic *wīhaz (“holy, sacred”), built from Spanish Bermudo + -ez.
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Bermúdez’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Bermúdez as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form BERMUDES.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Bermúdez has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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