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Soares

Soares is a surname from Portuguese. It is used in English and Portuguese.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Soares comes from Portuguese.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Portuguese Soares.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Soares’s family of names

In Portuguese usage, Soares as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Filipino form JUAREZ. In Portuguese usage, Soares as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form SUAREZ. In Portuguese usage, Soares as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Spanish form Suárez.

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SoaresΣοάρεςJuarezSuarezSuárez

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Around the world

Soares has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Portuguese roots to each of them.

TagalogPortuguese

4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 3

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French

Palhares

Palhares is a surname, probably from Portuguese, ultimately from French.

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Sousa

Sousa is a surname from Portuguese, ultimately from Old Galician-Portuguese. It is used in English and Portuguese.

No U.S. birth series

43% boys · 57% girls

Portuguese

Caires

Caires is a surname from Portuguese.

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French

Naves

Naves is a surname from Portuguese, ultimately from French.

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Portuguese

Pires

Pires is a surname from Portuguese. It is used in English and Portuguese.

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Portuguese

Abrantes

Abrantes is a surname from Portuguese. It is used in English and Portuguese.

No U.S. birth series

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Portuguese

Gonzalves

Gonzalves is a surname from Portuguese. It is used in Spanish.

No U.S. birth series

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Portuguese

Guterres

Guterres is a surname from Portuguese. It is used in English and Portuguese.

No U.S. birth series

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