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Gulfián
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Galician
Etymology
From local gl la-lat Gulfiani, an improper genitive form of la Gulfila,Gulfiam, in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica. from a gl gem-sue - and/or gl got - personal name Wulfila, from gem-pro *Wulfilô,Cf. from gl gem-pro *wulfaz wolf and the diminutive personal suffix gem-pro *-ilan-.Ringe Don From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic 2006 Oxford University Press Oxford 978-0-19-928413-9 293 19 June 2018
Pronunciation
gl /ɡulˈfjaŋ/
Proper noun
m
gl village parish/San Cosme de Outeiro municipality/Outes p/A Coruña autonomous community/Galicia
References
Piel, Joseph M. (1986): “Três esboços de antro-toponímia galego-portuguesa”, in Boletim de Filologia, XXXI: 185-186.