Sangiao

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Galician

Alternative forms

Sanguiao, Sanjiao

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sanʃiˈao̯/

Proper noun

Sangiao m

a surname

Usage notes

The current recommended spelling of this surname is San Xiao.

Related terms

References

“Sangiao” 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: ILG