Grases
Grases (variant: San Vicente de Grases) is one of 41 parishes (administrative divisions) in Villaviciosa, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. Situated at above sea level, the "parroquia" is in size, with a population of 112 (INE 2007). The postal code is 33313. Etymology. Xosé Lluis García Arias, in his book "Pueblos Asturianos: El Porqué de Sus Nombres" ("Asturian People: The Reasons Behind the Names"), explains the etymological significance for Grases and the people of the parroquia: Grases: This is an antroponym, or a toponym derived from the name of a person . It was probably attributed to the village before the formation of the present population . García Arias proposes that the name is derived from the Latin word CRASSUS. El Mayorazo: According to García Arias, this refers to "the old civil institution where a family could perpetually enjoy certain patrimonial goods" (translated from Spanish). Mayorazu is derived from a combination of the Latin MAIOREM (higher) and the suffix -ACEUM.