Araneta

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Araneta, from Basque.

Proper noun

Araneta

1. a surname from Basque

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque.

Proper noun

Araneta m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque

Statistics

(Per Forebears 2014)

• 7,448th most common surname in Peru
• 44,961th most common surname in Argentina
• 30,612th most common surname in Spain

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish, from Basque.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɾaˈneta/, [ʔɐ.ɾɐˈnɛ.tɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: A‧ra‧ne‧ta

Proper noun

Araneta (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜈᜒᜆ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], most notably borne by the:
   1. Araneta family, Spanish-Filipino family of Basque descent, the owner of the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City
   2. Gregorio S. Araneta, lawyer, businessman, nationalist, and patriot during the American colonial era. A member of the Spanish-Filipino Araneta family.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Araneta is the 294th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 26,036 individuals.