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Navia
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en gl Navia.
Proper noun
s
en Galician.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Navia is the 28525th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 836 individuals. Navia is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.83%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en aainv Avina Viana avian
Asturian
ast:
Alternative forms
ast Ni initialism
Etymology
ast.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ast municipality in western acomm/Asturias Navia a
ast river in Asturias and Galicia , c/Spain
Related terms
ast naviegu
Galician
thumb|Río Navia
thumb|Río Navia
Etymology
gl ine-pro *(s)neh₂-
Attested as la Navia in Classical Latin (Pliny).Curchin, Leonard A. (2008). "The toponyms of the Roman Galicia: New Study", Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, LV (121), pages 109-136. From a gl cel or pre-Celtic gl qfa-sub language, ultimately a derivation of gl ine-pro *néh₂us boat, ine-pro *(s)neh₂- to swim, perhaps meaning "navigable" (cf. iir-pro *naHwíyas).
Cognate, among others, with the rivers de Nahe ( < la Nava) in Germany and en Noe ( < la Navio) in England.2012 Delamarre, Xavier Noms de lieux celtiques de l'Europe ancienne (-500 / +500): dictionnaire Errance Arles 978-2-87772-483-8 204.369
Pronunciation
gl [ˈnaβjɐ]
Proper noun
gl river c/Spain. It flows for some 160 km from Galicia to the Bay of Biscay in Asturias. In Roman times it marked the boundary in between Gallaeci and Astures
gl parish mun/Vigo p/Pontevedra acomm/Galicia
gl habitational
Derived terms
gl Navia de Suarna
Related terms
gl Navea
See also
gl
References
Spanish
Proper noun
m
en Navia (river)
es Rivers