Insua

See also: insua and ínsua

Galician

Etymology

From insua (“isle”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinswa̝/

Proper noun

Insua f

1. name of a large number of villages and hamlets throughout Galicia
2. A parish of Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia.
3. A parish of Chantada, Lugo, Galicia.
4. San Xián de Insua (a parish of Chantada, Lugo, Galicia)
5. A parish of Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia.
6. Santomé de Insua (a parish of Vila de Cruces, Pontevedra, Galicia)
7. A parish of Ponte Caldelas, Pontevedra, Galicia.
8. a toponymical surname

Related terms

• Ansuela
• insua
• Insuela

References

• “Insua” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Insua” 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) “Insua”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG