Sampaio

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proper noun

A surname from Portuguese.

OriginPortuguese São →
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Meanings

proper nounSampaio (plural Sampaios)

plural Sampaios

  1. A surname from Portuguese.

Origin

  1. PortugueseSão
  2. EnglishSampaio

From Portuguese São + Paio, "Saint Pelagius", referring to Pelagius of Córdoba.

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APA

Sampaio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sampaio

MLA

“Sampaio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sampaio. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sampaio,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sampaio.

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