Surname

Feijó

“bean”

Feijó is a surname from Old Galician-Portuguese. It is used in Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Feijó goes back to Old Galician-Portuguese Feijoo, meaning “bean.”

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Where it comes from

Feijó comes from Old Galician-Portuguese.

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How it developed

From Old Galician-Portuguese Feijoo.

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Feijó’s family of names

In Portuguese usage, Feijó as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with feijão. In Portuguese usage, Feijó as a surname has a related form in Feijóo. In Portuguese usage, Feijó as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Galician form Feijóo.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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“crown”

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Late Latin

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“little church”

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Hebrew

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

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“earth, man, soil, light brown”

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Latin

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“little palace”

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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“haughty; elegant; spirited; vigorous”

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