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Chavez

Chavez proper noun: a surname from Spanish.

Proper noun

Chavez

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. (historical) Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.

Origin of Chavez

From Spanish Chávez, variant of Chaves, from Galician Chaves (“Chaves in Portugal and its castle”).

Words formed from Chavez

Phrases with Chavez

Questions about Chavez

What does Chavez mean?
Chavez means a surname from Spanish.
What part of speech is Chavez?
Chavez is a proper noun.

Words near Chavez in the dictionary

  1. chaveroth
  2. Chaves
  3. Chaves County
  4. chavette
  5. chavettes
  6. Chavez
  7. Chavez Pass
  8. Chavez Ravine
  9. Chavi
  10. Chaviano
  11. Chavianos

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