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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian or Spanish Damasco; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.
Proper noun
Damasco (plural Damascos)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Damasco is the 39212th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Damasco is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (37.97%), Hispanic/Latino (34.94%) and White (21.39%) individuals.
Further reading
Galician
Proper noun
Damasco
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria)
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daˈma.sko/
- Rhymes: -asko
- Hyphenation: Da‧mà‧sco
Proper noun
Damasco f
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria)
Proper noun
Damasco m or f by sense
- a surname
Derived terms
Anagrams
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from Semitic.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Damasco m
- Damascus
c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 79r:Sant pablo q̃ ante auie nõbre ſaulus fue del tribu de beniamin naſcio en iuda e al ſegũdo año ap̃s dela paſſiõ de iħu xp̃o baptizo ananias e damaſco […]- Saint Paul, who before had the name Saul, was of the tribe of Benjamin. He was born in Judea, and in the second year after the Passion of Jesus Christ Ananias baptized in Damascus
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Damascus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Damasco
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish Damasco, from Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from Semitic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daˈmasko/
- Rhymes: -asko
- Syllabification: Da‧mas‧co
Proper noun
Damasco m
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria)
Derived terms
Anagrams