Froxán

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese Frojan, from local Medieval Latin Frogiani, Froyani, Froiani, a genitive form of the personal name Froia, Froya, Frogia,[1][2] from a Suevic and Gothic personal name, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô (“lord”).[3]

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Proper noun

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Froxán

  1. A village in Xornes parish, Ponteceseo, A Coruña, Galicia
  2. A village in Vilacova parish, Lousame, A Coruña, Galicia
  3. A village in San Martiño de Meanos parish, Zas, A Coruña, Galicia
  4. A village in Vilamor parish, Folgoso do Courel, Lugo, Galicia
  5. A village in Proendos parish, Sober, Lugo, Galicia
  6. A village in Castro de Cabras parish, Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia
  7. a topographical surname
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References

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  • “Froxán” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • “Froján” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Frojan”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  1. ^ "Froia", in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  2. ^ "Frogia", in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  3. ^ Cf. Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN .
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