Maldonado

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Maldonado.

Proper noun

Maldonado (plural Maldonados)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Maldonado is the 249nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 121526 individuals. Maldonado is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.71%) individuals.

Spanish

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Etymology

Possibly from McDonald when Irish Catholics fled religious persecution to settle in Galicia. Or possibly a Calque of French mal donné (literally “reluctantly given”), referring to a boon reluctantly granted by a French monarch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maldoˈnado/
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: Mal‧do‧na‧do

Proper noun

Maldonado m or f by sense

  1. a Spanish surname

Proper noun

Maldonado m

  1. Maldonado (a department of Uruguay)
  2. Maldonado (a city in Uruguay)

See also

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