Chavez

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.
  2. 2
    Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador. historical

Synonyms

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carlos chavezcesar estrada chavezsanta cruz

Example

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"Cesar Chavez was born on a small farm near Yuma, Arizona in 1927."

Etymology

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

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