Tallaferro

See also: tallaferro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Tallaferro, itself from Catalan Tallaferro.

Proper noun

Tallaferro (plural Tallaferros)

1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan].

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tallaferro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears

Catalan

Etymology

Cognate with French Taillefer and Italian Tagliaferro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌta.ʎəˈfɛ.ru]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌta.ʎəˈfɛ.ro]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌta.ʎaˈfɛ.ro]

Proper noun

Tallaferro m or f by sense

1. a surname

Descendants

• Spanish: Tallaferro

Further reading

• Forebears (Spanish)
• Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Tallaferro. Not present in Spain outside Catalonia and now most prevalent in Venezuela.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /taʝaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʝaˈfe.ro]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /taʝaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʝaˈfe.ro]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /taʎaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʎaˈfe.ro]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /taʃaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʃaˈfe.ro]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /taʒaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʒaˈfe.ro]

• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: Ta‧lla‧fe‧rro

Proper noun

Tallaferro m or f by sense

1. a surname from Catalan

Descendants

• → English: Tallaferro

Further reading

• Forebears (Spanish)
• Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024