Celaya

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Celaya, a habitational surname from Basque Zelaia.

Proper noun

Celaya (plural Celayas)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Celaya is the 7173rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4664 individuals. Celaya is most common among Hispanic/Latino (87.52%) and White (10.01%) individuals.

Further reading

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈlaʝa/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America, Philippines) /seˈlaʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seˈlaʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seˈlaʒa/

  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: Ce‧la‧ya

Proper noun

Celaya m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Proper noun

Celaya ?

  1. Celaya (a city and municipality of Guanajuato, Mexico)

Derived terms