Valdez

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English

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Etymology

 Valdez (surname) on Wikipedia

From Spanish Valdez, from Asturian Valdés.

Proper noun

 Valdez, Alaska on Wikipedia

Valdez (countable and uncountable, plural Valdezes)

  1. (countable) A surname from Spanish.
  2. (uncountable) A city in Alaska, United States.

Coordinate terms

Translations

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish Valdez, spelling variant of Valdés, Asturian place name. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Valdés, most of which has been respelled to Valdez by analogy with surnames usually ending with -ez.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balˈdes/
  • Hyphenation: Val‧dez

Proper noun

Valdez

  1. a surname from Spanish , equivalent to Spanish Valdez, widespread in Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley; most prevalent in Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos Sur

Spanish

Etymology

From Valdés +‎ -ez (patronymic). From Asturian Valdés, from Valle de Esva (Val de Ese), composed of valle (valley) + de (of) + Esva (a river in Asturias).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /balˈdeθ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /balˈdes/
  • Rhymes: -eθ
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: Val‧dez

Proper noun

Valdez m or f by sense

  1. a surname, Valdez, from Asturian

Descendants

  • English: Valdez
  • Chinese: 巴爾德斯 / 巴尔德斯 (Bā'ěrdésī) (transliteration)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Valdez, spelling variant of Valdés, Asturian place name. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Valdés, most of which has been respelled to Valdez.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Valdéz (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish , equivalent to Spanish Valdez, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Aurora and Bataan

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Valdez is the 33rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 132,416 individuals.