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Bermudo
Say it: ber-MOO-doh
Meaning
From Visigothic Veremundus; the second element is Germanic mund 'protection', the first is uncertain.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Royal in Asturias and León and the source of the surname Bermúdez.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Vermudo
Famous bearers
- Bermudo III, last king of León of the Asturian line
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
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