Given name & surname · also Spanish

Zayas

“watchman, guard”

Zayas is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zayas goes back to Basque zai, meaning “watchman, guard.”

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Where it comes from

Zayas comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Basque.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Basque zai (“watchman, guard”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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