Given name & surname · also Old Galician-Portuguese
Meireles
“blackbird”
Meireles is a surname from Old Galician-Portuguese, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Meireles goes back to Latin merula, meaning “blackbird.”
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Where it comes from
Meireles comes from Old Galician-Portuguese, and ultimately from Latin.
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How it developed
From Old Galician-Portuguese meirelo, from Latin merula (“blackbird”).
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Meireles’s family of names
In Greek usage, Meireles as a surname is a transliteration of Μεϊρέλες.
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