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Lemos
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lemos
Galician
thumb|The Cabe river at Monforte de Lemos
thumb|Coat of arms of the Count of Lemos
Etymology
Attested as Lemaos since the 9th century;"Lemaos" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica. from gl la Lemavi Lemavos, a local Celtic tribe; probably from gl cel-pro *limos elm, from gl ine-pro *h₁élem elm.Cf. 237.Falileyev, Alexander (1997). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names, Aberystwyth University, s.v. Lemavi.
Pronunciation
Lèmos
gl Le mos
Proper noun
m
gl comarca p/Lugo autonomous community/Galicia c/Spain
gl toponymical
See also
Terra de Lemos gl
References
"Lemos" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega. <http://ilg.usc.es/cag/>
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Lémos
pt Le mos
Proper noun
mfbysense
pt