Vigil (surname)

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Vigil ( /viˈhɪl/ vee-HILL) is a Spanish surname.

Origin

The Vigil surname comes from the word "vigil,"[ citation needed ] which is from the Latin "vigilia," meaning "wakefulness." Richard D. Woods and Grace Alvarez-Altman write that the surname is, "descendant of Vigil (watchful); one born on the feast of the nativity. [E.S.] Refers to someone who is watchful and vigilant. Asturian name. [J.A.]." [1] Woods and Alvarez-Altman refer to Elsdon C. Smith and Julio de Atienza as sources of their information. However, the work by Smith, Dictionary of American Family Names does not contain information on the name Vigil. The surname may have come from the town of Vigil, in Asturias, Spain.[ citation needed ] Julio de Atienza relates that the name Vigil is of Asturian origin in Nobiliario español. [2]

Contents

The name is especially prevalent[ vague ] in the Rio de la Plata region and in New Mexico.

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

References

  1. ↑ Woods, Richard D.; Alvarez-Altman, Grace (1978). Spanish Surnames in the Southwestern United States. Boston: G.K. Hall & Co. p. 143. ISBN   0-8161-8145-4. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022– via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ de Atienza y Navajas, Julio (1959). Nobiliario español: diccionario heráldico de apellidos españoles y de títulos nobiliarios[Spanish Nobility: Heraldic Dictionary of Spanish Surnames and of Noble Titles] (in Spanish). Madrid: Madrid, Aguilar.
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