Esmorís

Galician

Etymology

Attested in 1140 as Ermoriz;[1] from Late Latin Hermerici,[2] in origin a Germanic personal name expressed as a Latin genitive, so meaning "Hermeric's property"; from Latin-Suevic Hermericus, from Proto-Germanic *Ermunarīks, from *ermunaz (“whole”) + *rīks (“king”).[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /esmoˈɾis/

Proper noun

Esmorís

  1. A village in Cesullas, Cabana de Bergantiños, A Coruña, Galicia
  2. A village in Berdillo, Carballo, A Coruña, Galicia
  3. A village in Fisteus, Curtis, A Coruña, Galicia
  4. A village in Buscás, Ordes, A Coruña, Galicia
  5. A village in Curantes, A Estrada, Pontevedra, Galicia
  6. a toponymic surname

References
  • “Esmorís” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • “Esmorís” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  1. “ermoriz” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  2. "Ermorigo" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  3. Piel, J. M., & Kremer, D. (1976). Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch: der Niederschlag des Westgotischen in den alten und heutigen Personen- und Ortsnamen der Iberischen Halbinsel. Heidelberg: Carl Winter.
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