Etymology

Chaves

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Today it means: A surname from Galician. Full definition →

Spanish Chaves
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromChaves
  2. English todayChaves

From Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish Chaves, a city and castle in Portugal. Doublet of Chavez.

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