Teixeira

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Teixeira
Teixeira original coat of arms.
PronunciationEuropean Portuguese: [tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ]
Galician: [tejˈʃejɾɐ]
Language(s)Portuguese, Galician
Origin
MeaningPlace of the yew trees[1]
Region of originIberian Peninsula

Teixeira (European Portuguese: [tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ], Galician: [tejˈʃejɾɐ]) is a Galician-Portuguese surname based on the toponym Teixeira, derived from teixo "yew tree" (Latin taxus).[2] The progenitors of the name were a "Noble Portuguese Marrano family, originally bearing the surname of Sampayo," and the Teixeira coat of arms was conferred "in accordance with a decree of King Philip IV of Spain" in 1643.[3] A less frequent variant spelling is Texeira. The variant Técher is common in the highlands of Reunion Island, notably in the Cilaos area.

List of people called Teixeira[edit]

Notable people with the surname include:

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See also[edit]

  • Tejera, the Spanish-language version

References[edit]

  1. ^ Familiateixeira.com (ed.). "Família Teixeira" (in Portuguese).
  2. ^ Elsdon Coles Smith, American Surnames (1986), p. 250.
  3. ^ The Jewish Encyclopedia (1912), p. 75.