Costoia

Galician

Etymology

Attested as Custodia in 945; 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

  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
  • Costoya
  • Custoia
  • Paracostoira
  • Vilar de Costoia

References

  • "Costoya" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega. <http://ilg.usc.es/cag/>
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