Chavez

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proper noun

A surname from Spanish.

OriginSpanish Chávez ← Galician Chaves →
Less commonScrabble 23
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. historicalFormer name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
santa cruz

Origin

  1. GalicianChaves“Chaves in Portugal and its castle”
  2. SpanishChávez
  3. EnglishChavez

From Spanish Chávez, variant of Chaves, from Galician Chaves (“Chaves in Portugal and its castle”).

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APA

Chavez. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chavez

MLA

“Chavez.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chavez. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chavez,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chavez.

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