Costoia

Galician

Etymology

Attested as Custodia since 945 in local Medieval Latin documents. Together with Custoia and Costoira, from Latin custodia (“protection, custody”), in probable reference to the ancient presence of watchtowers or guard posts.

Cognate with Catalan Costoja.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kosˈtɔja̝/

Proper noun

Costoia f

  1. name of a large number of hills all around Galicia
  2. A village in Biduído, Ames, A Coruña, Galicia.
  3. A village in Grixalba, Sobrado, A Coruña, Galicia.
  4. A village in Lobás, O Carballiño, Ourense, Galicia.
  5. A village in O Couto, A Caniza, Pontevedra, Galicia.
  6. A village in Vilanova, Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia.
  7. A village in Fiestras, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia.
  8. A village in Siador, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia.
  9. A toponymic surname​. (usually spelled Costoya)
  • Costoira
  • Costoiras
  • Costoura
  • Costoya
  • Custoia
  • Custoura
  • Paracostoira
  • Vilar de Costoia

References
  • “Costoia” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • “Costoya” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • “Costoya” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
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