Damasco

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See also: damasco and damascò

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian or Spanish Damasco; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

Proper noun

Damasco (plural Damascos)

  1. 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

  1. Damascus (the capital city of Syria)

Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daˈma.sko/
  • Rhymes: -asko
  • Hyphenation: Da‧mà‧sco

Proper noun

Damasco f

  1. Damascus (the capital city of Syria)

Proper noun

Damasco m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Derived terms

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Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from Semitic.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Damasco m

  1. 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

  • Spanish: Damasco

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Damascus.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Damasco

  1. 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

  1. Damascus (the capital city of Syria)

Derived terms

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