Teixeira
See also: Texeira
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Teixeira.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təˈʃɛəɹə/, /təˈʃɪəɹə/, /təkˈsɛəɹə/, /ˌtɛkˈsɛəɹə/, /ˌtɛkˈʃɛəɹə/
- Hyphenation: Tei‧xei‧ra
Proper noun
Teixeira (plural Teixeiras)
- A surname from Portuguese.
- 1997, Patricia Anthony, God's Fires, page 344:
- Exiting in the order of their deaths: Senhora Teixeira, holding her unlit torch loose-handed, helping Maria Elena up the stair.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Teixeira is the 3994th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8895 individuals. Teixeira is most common among White (75.37%) and Black/African American (11.35%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Teixeira”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Portuguese
Etymology
From teixo (“yew”) + -eira, from -eiro.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /te(j)ˈʃe(j).ɾɐ/ [te(ɪ̯)ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /te(j)ˈʃe(j).ɾa/ [te(ɪ̯)ˈʃe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɐjˈʃɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /tejˈʃej.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /tejˈʃej.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /teˈʃe.ɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: Tei‧xei‧ra
Proper noun
Teixeira m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants
- → English: Teixeira
Proper noun
Teixeira ?
- a civil parish of Seia, Guarda district, Portugal
- a town and municipality of Paraíba, Brazil