Talk:Ayres (surname)
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Comments on the origin of Ayres / Aires, for a future etymology section.
[edit]The origin is uncertain. Possibly from Ariovaldo / Ariawald, or other germanic-latinized names. This is a subsidy to the tracking of its evolution:
Quotes from José Manuel Barbosa's "A evolução histórica dos limites da Galiza ", vol I:
"Ermenegildus Tudae et Portugale Comes" and his son "Arias filius ejus Eminio Comes"
So, first, Arias.
https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/antroponimia/Aires
"A versão arcaica Airas caiu em desuso há séculos." The old version Airas is no longer used.
Then, Airas. (Common evolution, like how "aqua" / "água" was turned into "áuga" in galician an plenty of portuguese areas).
Then, when surnames became commonplace, Aires / Ayres (the -s ending indicating it's from the galician / leonese region, as opposed to castillian -z).