Teixeira

Teixeira

Teixeira

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For other uses, see Teixeira (disambiguation).

Teixeira (European Portuguese: [tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ], Galician: [tejˈʃejɾɐ]) is a Galician-Portuguese surname based on the toponym Teixeira, derived from teixo "yew tree" (Latin taxus).[2] The progenitors of the name were a "Noble Portuguese Marrano family, originally bearing the surname of Sampayo," and the Teixeira coat of arms was conferred "in accordance with a decree of King Philip IV of Spain" in 1643.[3] A less frequent variant spelling is Texeira. The variant Técher is common in the highlands of Reunion Island, notably in the Cilaos area.

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List of people called Teixeira

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See also

  • Tejera, the Spanish-language version
  • Tissera, Sinhala-language version

References

  1. [1]
    Familiateixeira.com (ed.). "Família Teixeira" (in Portuguese).
  2. [2]
    Elsdon Coles Smith, American Surnames (1986), p. 250.
  3. [3]
    The Jewish Encyclopedia (1912), p. 75.
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