"Chavez" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Spanish Chávez, variant of Chaves, from Galician Chaves (“Chaves in Portugal and its castle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Chávez}} Spanish Chávez, {{bor|en|gl|Chaves||Chaves in Portugal and its castle}} Galician Chaves (“Chaves in Portugal and its castle”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chavez
  1. A surname from Spanish.
    Sense id: en-Chavez-en-name-mWBB-AVe Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36
  2. (historical) Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Ecuador
    Sense id: en-Chavez-en-name-CTuETzkN Categories (other): Former names of places, Islands
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Chavez Pass, Chavism, Chavist Related terms: Chavismo, Chavista
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