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[William Marques]

Could the derivation have anything to do with "miliarios" the Roman
milestone markers that although not common are found on the Via de la Plata.
William Marques

Tom Priestly <tom.priestlyaUALBERTA.CA> wrote:
>As for the origin of 'millardoiro', one suggestion (he writes) is
>that it is connected with the Latin root HUMIL- which gives English
>the word 'humble'.
>There is apparently a place (village?) near Santiago called
>Millardoiro, and there is a Galician musical group by the same name
>(as I found when I googled the word).
>Now another question: why so many millardoiros specifically at
>Nájera, so far from Galicia?
>Tom Priestly