Castromil

Galician

Castromil bus company

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Guestremiri, Uestremiri, genitive of Guestremirus, Uestremirus, from a Suevic or Gothic personal name, from a compound of Proto-Germanic *westraz (“western”) and *mērijaz (“great; famous”). Compare also Cristimil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kastɾoˈmil/

Proper noun

Castromil m

1. A parish of A Mezquita, Ourense, Galicia
2. A village in Rendal parish, Arzúa, A Coruña, Galicia
3. A village in Muniferral parish, Aranga, A Coruña, Galicia
4. A village in Salto parish, Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia
5. a toponymical surname

See also

• Castromil on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Guestremir”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “Castromil” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Castromil” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.