Valella

See also: valella

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *vallecla, from Late Latin vallicula (“little valley”), from Latin vallis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈleʎa̝/

Proper noun

Valella f

  1. A village in Barbos, Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia.
  2. A toponimical surname​.

References
  • “Valella” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • “Valella” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • Heinz Jürgen Wolf (2007), “Le type *PALATIOLUM et autres diminutifs en toponymie”, in Nouvelle revue d'onomastique‎, volume 47-48, ISSN 0755-7752, pages 229-243.
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