Surname · also Arabic
Setúbal
“hill, fortress”
Setúbal is a surname from Arabic, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Setúbal goes back to Proto-Celtic *brigā, meaning “hill, fortress.”
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Where it comes from
Setúbal comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Arabic شِطُوبَر, from Latin Caetobriga, from Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Setúbal’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Setúbal as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Cetóbriga. In Portuguese usage, Setúbal as a surname has a related form in Setubal. In Portuguese usage, Setúbal as a surname has a related form in Setuval.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
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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