Forcarei

Galician
The monastery of Aciveiro, Forcarei

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Fulcaredi, genitive of Fulcaredus, from a Suevic and/or Gothic personal name, a compound, from Proto-Germanic *fulką (“people”) and *rēdaz (“advice”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /foɾkaˈɾej/

Proper noun

Forcarei

  1. A town and municipality of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
  2. A parish of Forcarei, Pontevedra, Galicia

References
  1. Cf. Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 142.
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