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Navidad

See also: navidad

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish Navidad. The surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

Proper noun edit

Navidad (countable and uncountable, plural Navidads)

  1. A city in Chile.
  2. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics edit

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Navidad is the 37229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. Navidad is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.47%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.02%) individuals.

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish nauidat, naduidad, from Latin nātīvitātem (“birth”), from nātīvus, from perfect passive participle nātus (“born”), from deponent verb nāsci (“be born”). Doublet of natividad.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nabiˈdad/ [na.β̞iˈð̞að̞]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: Na‧vi‧dad

Proper noun edit

Navidad f (plural Navidades, generally capitalized)

  1. Nativity; the birth of Jesus Christ
  2. Christmas; the feast day celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
  3. (sometimes used in the plural) Christmastide, Christmas time, Christmas season, the time between the first day of Christmas and Epiphany
    el Fantasma de las Navidades Pasadas ― the Ghost of Christmas Past
  4. Navidad (a city in Chile)
  5. (rare) a surname

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