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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Asturian Argüeyes, a place name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɾˈɡweʝes/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /aɾˈɡweʎes/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾˈɡweʃes/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾˈɡweʒes/
- Syllabification: Ar‧güe‧lles
Proper noun
Argüelles m or f by sense
- a surname
Statistics
- According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Argüelles occurs in Spain as a first surname by 4,128 individuals, and as a second surname by 4,118 individuals. It is prevalent in Asturias, Madrid, Barcelona, and Granada.
See also
- Arguelles (variant without the diaeresis, used in the United States and the Philippines)