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English
Etymology
From Spanish, of Galician origin.
Proper noun
Saavedra (plural Saavedras)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Saavedra is the 1910th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18834 individuals. Saavedra is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.86%) individuals.
Further reading
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Saavedra, from Galician.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Saavedra
- a surname from Galician
Galician
Etymology
Attested in the 12th century as Salavetera and Saavetra. From Saa + vedra: Saa from Proto-Germanic *salą (“hall, house”), and vedra from Latin vetera (“old”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Saavedra f
- A parish of Begonte, Lugo, Galicia
- A village in Dadín, O Irixo, Ourense, Galicia
- a toponymical surname
References
- “Saavedra” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “Saavedra” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Saavedra
- a surname
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Galician.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈbedɾa/
- Rhymes: -edɾa
- Syllabification: Sa‧a‧ve‧dra
Proper noun
Saavedra f
- a surname from Galician, the 307th most common in Mexico, the 64th most common in Peru, the 51st most common in Chile, and 50th most common in Bolivia
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, of Galician.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Saavedra (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜀᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇ)
- a surname from Spanish
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Saavedra is the 323rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 24,618 individuals.