Sanjiao

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sangiao, from Old Galician-Portuguese San Juião, from Latin Sanctus Julianus ("Saint Julian").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sanʃiˈao̯/

Proper noun

Sanjiao m

  1. a surname

Usage notes

The current recommended spelling of this surname is San Xiao.

  • Giance
  • Gianzo
  • Guiance
  • San Xiao
  • Xiao

References

  • “Sanjiao” 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) “sangia”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
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