Given name & surname · also Spanish

Freire

Freire is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Galician. It is used in English, Spanish, and Galician.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Freire comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Galician.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Spanish Freire, from Galician Freire.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Freire’s family of names

In Greek usage, Freire as a surname is a transliteration of Φρέιρε.

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Portuguese

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Basque

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Sibling ideas

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