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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish Salinas, a metonymic occupational surname for a worker in a salt mine.
Proper noun
Salinas (countable and uncountable, plural Salinases)
- A city, the county seat of Monterey County, California, United States.
- (countable) A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Salinas is the 393rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 81156 individuals. Salinas is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.88%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Salinas
- plural of Salina
Further reading
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈlinas/
- Hyphenation: Sa‧li‧nas
Proper noun
Salinas (Badlit spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜈᜐ᜔)
- a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Cebu
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈlinas/
- Hyphenation: Sa‧li‧nas
Proper noun
Salinas
- a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Iloilo
Pangasinan
Etymology
From Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈlinas/,
- Hyphenation: Sa‧li‧nas
Proper noun
Salinas
- a surname from Spanish
Portuguese
Proper noun
Salinas
- A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Spanish
Etymology
From salina (“salt mine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈlinas/
- Rhymes: -inas
- Syllabification: Sa‧li‧nas
Proper noun
Salinas m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Salinas (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜈᜐ᜔)
- a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Cavite
- Two connected barangays in Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines (see Salinas I and Salinas II)
Derived terms