Where does “Chavez” come from?

Chavez (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Chávez, from Spanish chaves, from Galician Chaves.

Ancestry of “Chavez”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	Chávez	—
2	Spanish	chaves	keys
3	Galician	Chaves	—

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