Egas

Boy · Medieval Portuguese, uncertain

Egas

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Meaning

Uncertain; a medieval Portuguese name of unknown origin.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Known mainly through the 12th-century hero, whose name the 20th-century physician adopted.

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

The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450

Used by

Portuguese

Famous bearers

Egas Moniz, tutor of Afonso Henriques

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Where this comes from

Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
Royal and noble genealogies

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