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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Portuguese, Spanish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈʃa.vɨʃ/(European Portuguese) /ˈʃa.vis/(Brazilian Portuguese) /ˈt͡ʃa.βes/(Spanish)
Meaning & History
From the name of a Portuguese city, derived from the Roman name Flavius (being named for the emperor Vespasian, whose family name was Flavius).