Cienfuegos
English edit
Proper noun edit
Cienfuegos (plural Cienfuegoses)
- A city on the southern coast of Cuba.
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cienfuegos is the 18899th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1445 individuals. Cienfuegos is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.26%) individuals.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θjenˈfweɡos/ [θjẽɱˈfwe.ɣ̞os]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /sjenˈfweɡos/ [sjẽɱˈfwe.ɣ̞os]
- Rhymes: -eɡos
- Syllabification: Cien‧fue‧gos
Etymology 1 edit
From cien (“one hundred”) + fuegos (“fires”).
Proper noun edit
Cienfuegos m or f by sense
- a surname
Etymology 2 edit
Named after José Cienfuegos, captain general of Cuba (1816-19).
Proper noun edit
Cienfuegos f
- A province of Cuba
- The capital city of Cienfuegos, Cuba