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 18640th 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
  • “Veyga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “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”).[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (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]

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

Proper noun

Veiga m or f by sense

  1. a toponymical surname

References
  1. “Veiga” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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