sentences:  Teixeira
  
  Teixeira (, , ) is a Galician-Portuguese surname based on the toponym "Teixeira", derived from "teixo" "yew tree" (Latin "taxus").According to the 1912 edition of "The Jewish Encyclopedia", the progenitors of the name were "Noble Portuguese Marano family, originally bearing the surname of Sampayo", and the Teixeira coat of arms was conferred "in accordance with a decree of King Philip IV of Spain" in 1643.