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Sanxenxo
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Galician
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Alternative forms
gl Samgenjo Sãogenjo Sam Genjo São Genjo reintegrationist
Etymology
From gl la-med Sanctus Genesius, from gl grc Γενέσιος, Genesius of Arles patron saint of the local parish of San Xenxo de Padriñán, attested as roa-opt San Gẽes de Padriñán in 1396.Cf. Padriñán A similar development led to gl San Xens de Bamio 1, attested as roa-opt Sam Gẽgo de Vámeo in 1457.San Gens the Vameo, in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica. gl san Xenxo.
Compare it San Genesio and de Jenesien, a placename in South Tyrol.
Pronunciation
gl /sanˈʃɛnʃo̝/
Proper noun
m
gl town/and/municipality p/Pontevedra autonomous community/Galicia c/Spain A
See also
Sanxenxo
References
"Sanxenxo" in Aquén, Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
gl eponyms