Nantín

See also: nantin

Galician

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Nantini, the genitive of Nandinus, Nantinus, from a Suevic or Gothic personal name, from Proto-Germanic *nanþijaną (“to dare”) + *-īnaz.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nanˈtiŋ]

Proper noun

Nantín m

  1. A village in Cascallá parish, Becerreá, Lugo, Galicia
  2. a toponymical surname

References
  • “Nantín” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  1. Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 208.
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