Fontanilla

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English

Etymology

From Spanish, from Italian fontanella (fontanel), from fontana (fountain)+-ella (diminutive suffix).

Proper noun

Fontanilla (plural Fontanillas)

  1. 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

  1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, of Italian origin.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Fontanilla (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

  1. 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.