dos Santos

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “of the saints”. Compare Spanish de los Santos.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /du ˈsɐ̃.tus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /du ˈsɐ̃.tuʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /do ˈsɐ̃.tos/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /duʃ ˈsɐ̃.tuʃ/, (natural pronunciation) /du ˈʃɐ̃.tuʃ/

Proper noun

a religious surname

Related terms

Santos

See also

da Cruz
de Jesús
do Nascimento
do Rosário

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