Fonseca

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Fonseca.

Proper noun

Fonseca (plural Fonsecas)

1. A surname.
2. A gulf bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fonseca is the 1363^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 25863 individuals. Fonseca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (77.57%) and White (18.23%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fonseca”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 588.

Anagrams

• cafones

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fõˈse.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -ekɐ
• Hyphenation: Fon‧se‧ca

Proper noun

Fonseca m or f by sense

1. a surname

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Fonseca, from fonte seca (literally “dry well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fonˈseka/ [fõnˈse.ka]
• Rhymes: -eka
• Syllabification: Fon‧se‧ca

Proper noun

Fonseca m or f by sense

1. a surname

Proper noun

Fonseca m

1. A gulf bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua