Surname · also Old Galician-Portuguese

Irixoa

“little church”

Irixoa is a surname from Old Galician-Portuguese, ultimately from Late Latin. It is used in Galician.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Irixoa goes back to Late Latin ecclesiola, meaning “little church.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Irixoa comes from Old Galician-Portuguese, and ultimately from Late Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Galician-Portuguese irijoa, from Late Latin ecclesiola (“little church”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Late Latin

Innokenti

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Latin

Akilina

“resembling an eagle”

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Hebrew

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“Yahweh is salvation”

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Spanish · Virtue

Esperanza

“hope” · “filled with hope”

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Hebrew

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“grazing”

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Celtic

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“yew”

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Germanic

Aldara

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>99% girls

Ancient Greek

Ágata

Ágata is a feminine given name from Old Galician-Portuguese, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Portuguese.

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