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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.
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According to the academy of Basque language, it is derived from the Visigothic name 'Vela' (Vigila) and the Basque suffix –sco. [1] The name also made its way into Portuguese as Vasco. Notable people with the surname include: The Castilian noble house of Velasco, rulers of the Dukedom of Frías
Vera (Cyrillic: Вера: Véra, "faith") is a female given name of Slavic origin.In Slavic languages, Vera means faith. [1] The name Vera has been used in the English speaking world since the 19th century and was popular in the early 20th century. [2]
Velázquez, also Velazquez, Velásquez or Velasquez (/ v ə ˈ l æ s k ɛ z /, /-ˈ l æ z-/), is a surname from Spain. It is a patronymic name, meaning "son of Velasco". References to "Velazquez" without a first name are often to the Spanish painter, Diego Velázquez. Notable people with this surname include:
Vela is a constellation in the southern sky, which contains the Vela Supercluster. Its name is Latin for the sails of a ship, and it was originally part of a larger constellation, the ship Argo Navis , which was later divided into three parts, the others being Carina and Puppis .
Bello is an Italian, Spanish surname from bello "handsome/beautiful" (Late Latin bellus), hence a nickname for a handsome man. In medieval Italy, the word was also applied as a personal name, which also gave rise to the surname. Among the Fula people of West Africa, the name means 'helper', derived from the Fulfulde word ballo. The name was ...
Puppis ("stern") is a constellation in the southern sky. It was originally part of the traditional constellation of Argo Navis (the ship of Jason and the Argonauts), which was divided into three parts, the other two being Carina (the keel and hull), and Vela (the sails).