Barcelos

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Barcelos.

Proper noun

Barcelos (plural Barceloses)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barcelos is the 39659^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 554 individuals. Barcelos is most common among White (81.95%) and Hispanic/Latino (11.73%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barcelos”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 99.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Proper noun

Barcelos

1. A city in northern Portugal.

Descendants

• Portuguese: Barcelos

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "Barcelos"

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Barcelos.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baʁˈsɛ.lus/ [bahˈsɛ.lus]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baʁˈsɛ.lus/ [bahˈsɛ.lus]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /baɾˈsɛ.lus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baʁˈsɛ.luʃ/ [baχˈsɛ.luʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baɻˈsɛ.los/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐɾˈsɛ.luʃ/

• Hyphenation: Bar‧ce‧los

• Audio (Portugal):

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Proper noun

Barcelos

1. A city and municipality of Braga district, Portugal

Usage notes

Barcelos is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

• barcelense

Proper noun

Barcelos m or f by sense

1. a toponymic surname