Olayvar

Cebuano

Etymology

See Olaivar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: O‧lay‧var
• IPA^(key): /ʔoˈlajbaɾ/, [ʔɔˈl̪aɪ̯.bʌɾ̪]

Proper noun

Olayvar

1. a surname from Basque, a variant of Olaivar common in Southern Leyte

Tagalog

Etymology

From a Basque place name (see Olaibar (“Oláibar”), a municipality of Navarre). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Olaivar. The spelling reflects archaic use of Y for initial I.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoˈlajvaɾ/ [ʔoˈlaɪ̯.vɐɾ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ʔoˈlajbaɾ/ [ʔoˈlaɪ̯.bɐɾ]
• Rhymes: -ajvaɾ, (more native-sounding) -ajbaɾ
• Syllabification: O‧lay‧var

Proper noun

Olayvar (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜌ᜔ᜊᜇ᜔)

1. a surname from Basque, mostly concentrated in Rizal