Veiga

See also: veiga

English

Proper noun

Veiga (plural Veigas)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Veiga is the 18640^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1476 individuals. Veiga is most common among White (51.15%), Hispanic/Latino (25.68%), and Black/African American (19.78%) individuals.

Galician

Etymology

From any of the many villages and places called Veiga in Galicia, from veiga (“fertile plain by a river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbejɣa̝/

Proper noun

Veiga

1. a toponymical surname

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Veyga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “Veiga” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “Veiga” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.

Portuguese

Etymology

From veiga (“fertile plain”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈve(j).ɡɐ/ [ˈve(ɪ̯).ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈve(j).ɡɐ/ [ˈve(ɪ̯).ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈve(j).ɡa/ [ˈve(ɪ̯).ɡa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐj.ɡɐ/ [ˈvɐj.ɣɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐj.ɡɐ/ [ˈvɐj.ɣɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.ɡɐ/ [ˈbej.ɣɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvej.ɡɐ/ [ˈvej.ɣɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈve.ɡɐ/ [ˈve.ɣɐ]

• (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈbej.ɣɐ]
• Hyphenation: Vei‧ga

Proper noun

Veiga f

1. a toponym indicating a fertile plain:
   1. A river in Portugal.

      Rio da Veiga ― Veiga River

Derived terms

• Veiga de Lila
• Vilar da Veiga

 

Derived terms

• Veigas
• Veiguinha

 

Proper noun

Veiga m or f by sense

1. a toponymical surname