Chaves
See also: chaves
English
Etymology
From Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish Chaves, a city and castle in Portugal. Doublet of Chavez.
Proper noun
Chaves
- A surname from Ibero-Romance.
- A city in Vila Real district, Portugal.
- A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
- Ellipsis of Chaves County: a county of New Mexico, United States.
Derived terms
Translations
Translations
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chaves is the 4368th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8137 individuals. Chaves is most common among Hispanic/Latino (54.97%) and White (39.67%) individuals.
Galician
Proper noun
Chaves
- a surname
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin [Aquae] Flāviae (“Flavian Waters/Thermae”), from Flāvius (“Flavian gens”, adjective).[1] Doublet of flávio.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.vis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.viʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.ves/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.vɨʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.bɨʃ/ [ˈt͡ʃa.βɨʃ]
Proper noun
Chaves ?
- a city and municipality of the district of Vila Real, Portugal
Usage notes
Chaves is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Related terms
- Chave
- Chaviães
- Chavião
- flaviense
Proper noun
Chaves m or f by sense
- a toponymic surname
Descendants
- → English: Chaves
- → Chinese: 沙維斯 / 沙维斯 (Shāwéisī) (transliteration)
References
- ^ “Chaves”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Galician Chaves.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃabes/ [ˈt͡ʃa.β̞es]
- Rhymes: -abes
- Syllabification: Cha‧ves
Proper noun
Chaves m or f by sense
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: Chaves
- → Chinese: 查韋斯 / 查韦斯 (Cháwéisī) (transliteration)