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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque Elkano, from elke (“vegetable garden”) and no (“small”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /elˈkano/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: El‧ca‧no
Proper noun
Elcano m
- A village in Navarre, Spain
- a toponymic surname from Basque, notably borne by:
- Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer of Basque descent who finished the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Elkano.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elcano (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎ᜔ᜃᜈᜓ)
- a surname from Spanish
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Elcano is the 6,951th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,062 individuals.