Chaves

From Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish Chaves, a city and castle in Portugal, from Galician chaves (“keys”). Doublet of Chavez.

Chaves

1. A surname from Ibero-Romance.
   1. A Hispanic surname from Spanish.
      1. A surname from Galician.
      2. An Andalusian Jewish surname.
   2. A surname from Portuguese.
2. A city in Vila Real district, Portugal.
3. A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
4. Short for Chaves County, a county of New Mexico, United States.

• Chaves County
• Chavism
• Chavist
• Chavista

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chaves is the 4368^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8137 individuals. Chaves is most common among Hispanic/Latino (54.97%) and White (39.67%) individuals.

From chaves (“keys”).

Chaves

1. a surname

• → Spanish: Chaves
  • Spanish: Chávez
    • → English: Chavez
• → English: Chaves

From Latin [Aquīs] Flāviīs, ablative of Aquae Flāviae (literally “Flavian Waters”), after Roman emperor Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus. Doublet of flávio.

• (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃa.βɨʃ]
• Homophone: chaves
• Hyphenation: Cha‧ves

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Chaves

1. A city and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal

Chaves is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Chaves m or f by sense

1. a toponymic surname

• flaviense
• Chave
• Chaviães

• English: Chaves

Borrowed from Galician Chaves, from chaves (“keys”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃabes/ [ˈt͡ʃa.β̞es]
• Rhymes: -abes
• Syllabification: Cha‧ves

Chaves m or f by sense

1. a surname
   1. a surname from Galician
   2. a Jewish Andalusian surname

• English: Chaves