Ulloa

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English

Proper noun

Ulloa (plural Ulloas)

  1. A surname from Galician.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ulloa is the 2743rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13133 individuals. Ulloa is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.5%) individuals.

Galician

Castle of Pambre, A Ulloa

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Uliola, a diminutive, ancient name of the river Pambre, a tributary of the Ulla river.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ulloa f

  1. A comarca in Lugo, Galicia
  2. A parish of Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia
  3. A village in Curbián parish, Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia
  4. Vilar de Ulloa (a village in Meixide parish, Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia)
  5. A village in San Breixo parish, Palas de Rei, Lugo, Galicia
  6. A village in Oroso parish, Oroso, A Coruña, Galicia
  7. a toponymical surname

See also

References

  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Ulloa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • “Ulloa” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • “Ulloa” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /uˈʝoa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /uˈʎoa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /uˈʃoa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /uˈʒoa/

  • Rhymes: -oa
  • Syllabification: U‧llo‧a

Proper noun

Ulloa m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Galician
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