Altamira

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Altamira, from Galician.

Proper noun

Altamira (plural Altamiras)

  1. A surname from Spanish

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Altamira is the 50275th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 416 individuals. Altamira is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.62%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.82%) individuals.

Galician

Torres de Altamira (Altamira towers ruins), Brión

Etymology

Alta (“high”) +‎ mira (“watch”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Altamira f

  1. a number of villages throughout Galicia

See also

References

  • “Altamira” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Altamira”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Altamira f

  1. A municipality of Pará, Brazil

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /altaˈmiɾa/
  • Rhymes: -iɾa
  • Syllabification: Al‧ta‧mi‧ra

Proper noun

Altamira m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Proper noun

Altamira ?

  1. A town in Huila, Colombia.
  2. A town in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
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