Santos

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English

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Etymology 1

From Santo +‎ -s.

Proper noun

Santos

  1. plural of Santo

Etymology 2

 Santos, São Paulo on Wikipedia

Borrowed from Portuguese Santos.

Proper noun

Santos

  1. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

Etymology 3

From Romance (Spanish Santos, Portuguese Santos).

Proper noun

Santos (plural Santoses)

  1. A surname from the Romance languages
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Santos is the 206th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 137,232 individuals. Santos is most common among Hispanic/Latino (62.20%), White (20.06%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.32%) individuals.

Anagrams

Catalan

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Santos ?

  1. Santos

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Proper noun

Santos

  1. a surname from Spanish

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Proper noun

Santos

  1. a surname from Spanish

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Proper noun

Santos

  1. a surname from Spanish

Portuguese

Etymology

From santos, plural of santo (saint).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: San‧tos

Proper noun

Santos

  1. Santos (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)

Proper noun

Santos m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Spanish

Etymology

From santos (saints) (plural of santo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsantos/
  • Rhymes: -antos
  • Syllabification: San‧tos

Proper noun

Santos m or f by sense

  1. a religious surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish santos (saints) (plural of santo).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Santos (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. a Christian surname from Spanish, commonly adopted by early Christian Filipinos

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Santos is the 6th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 342,746 individuals.