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English
Etymology
From Spanish, from Italian fontanella (“fontanel”), from fontana (“fountain”)+-ella (“diminutive suffix”).
Proper noun
Fontanilla (plural Fontanillas)
- A surname from Spanish of Spanish and Italian origin.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fontanilla is the 19425th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1391 individuals. Fontanilla is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (80.3%) individuals.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /fontaˈniʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /fontaˈniʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /fontaˈniʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /fontaˈniʒa/
- Syllabification: Fon‧ta‧ni‧lla
Proper noun
Fontanilla m or f by sense
- a surname
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, of Italian origin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fontanilla (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)
- a surname from Spanish
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fontanilla is the 466th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 18,043 individuals.