Ombre

See also: ombre

Galician

Alternative forms
  • Hombre

Etymology

Attested in local medieval documents as Anobre,[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸano- (“water”)[2] + *brixs (“hill; fort”).[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔmbɾe̝/

Proper noun

Ombre m

  1. A parish of Pontedeume, A Coruña, Galicia.
  2. A village in Viceso, Brión, A Coruña, Galicia.
  3. A village in Almeiras, Culleredo, A Coruña, Galicia.
  4. A village in Vilanova, Miño, A Coruña, Galicia.
  5. A toponymycal surname (usually spelled Hombre).

References
  • “Hombre” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • “Ombre” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  1. Moralejo, Juan José (2007) Callaica nomina, page 176.
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 127.
  3. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 77.
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