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Vélez (name)

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Vélez
PronunciationSpainSpanish pronunciation: [ˈbeleθ]; Latin AmericaSpanish pronunciation: [ˈbeles]
Origin
Word/namePortuguese, Spanish and Basque
MeaningUncertain, but possibly son or descendant of Vela (meaning "warlike")
Region of originSpain or Portugal
Other names
Variant form(s)Vela, Vélaz, Velez
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Vélez is a surname of Spanish origin. Although it has been suggested[2] that it could be derived from Basque, it is, in fact, a patronym from the medieval name Vela, which itself is derived from Vigila (Wigila), a Germanic name used by the Visigoths.[3] In its earliest usage, the surname took the forms of Vigílaz and Vélaz.

Family researchers maintain that the surname was first found in Cantabria, although there are various places scattered throughout the south, especially in Andalusia, called Vélez, including Vélez-Blanco, Vélez-Málaga and Vélez-Rubio.[4]

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One of the many Marquis of Los Vélez.

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  1. ^ "Velez Name Meaning & Velez Family History at Ancestry.com". Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Velaz". Heráldica Valenciana. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Surname Database: Velez Last Name Origin". Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Velez Name Meaning & Velez Family History at Ancestry.com". Retrieved 7 April 2017.