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Boy · Uncertain, perhaps Germanic
Suero
Say it: SWEH-roh
Meaning
Uncertain; from medieval Latin Suarius, perhaps of Germanic origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Common among the medieval nobility of León and Portugal and the source of the surname Suárez.
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
| Portuguese | Soeiro |
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Famous bearers
- Suero de Quiñones, knight of the Passo Honroso
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
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