Navia

Betekenis

1. A river in Spain. It flows for some 160 km from Galicia to the Bay of Biscay in Asturias. In Roman times it marked the boundary in between Gallaeci and Astures
2. A parish of Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia
3. a habitational surname

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈnaβjɐ]

Etymologie

Attested as Navia in Classical Latin (Pliny). From a Celtic or pre-Celtic substrate language, ultimately a derivation of Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us (“boat”), *(s)neh₂- (“to swim”), perhaps meaning "navigable" (cf. Proto-Indo-Iranian *naHwiyás).
Cognate, among others, with the rivers Nahe ( < Nava) in Germany and Noe ( < Navio) in England.

Zinnen

O seu nome podería ter relación co da deusa galaica dos ríos Navia .

Zijn naam kan verband houden met die van de Gallische godin van de Navia Rivers.