Etymology

Magallanes

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

Spanish Magallanes ← Portuguese Magalhães
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The story

  1. Portuguese · derived fromMagalhães
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromMagallanes
  3. English todayMagallanes

From Spanish Magallanes, from Portuguese Magalhães. The places are named after Ferdinand Magellan (Spanish: Fernando de Magallanes)

Words from the same roots

PortugueseMagalhães all →

Magellan

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