Veiga

== English == === Proper noun === Veiga (plural Veigas) A surname from Portuguese. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Veiga is the 18640th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1476 individuals. Veiga is most common among White (51.15%), Hispanic/Latino (25.68%), and Black/African American (19.78%) individuals. == Galician == === Etymology === From any of the many villages and places called Veiga in Galicia, from veiga (“fertile plain by a river”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbejɣa̝/ === Proper noun === Veiga ? a toponymical surname === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “Veiga”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “Veiga” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega. “Veiga” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From veiga (“fertile plain”). === Pronunciation === (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈbej.ɣɐ] Hyphenation: Vei‧ga === Proper noun === Veiga f a toponym indicating a fertile plain: a river in Portugal Rio Veiga ― Veiga River ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Proper noun === Veiga m or f by sense a toponymical surname === References ===