Villanueva
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Villanueva. Common surname in the Philippines and Mexico.
Proper noun edit
Villanueva (plural Villanuevas)
- A surname from Spanish.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Villanueva is the 539th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 61883 individuals. Villanueva is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.77%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.29%) individuals.
Aklanon edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Villanueva. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Proper noun edit
Villanueva
- a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Villanueva
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Villanueva. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Villanueva
- a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Villanueva
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Villanueva.
- (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
- (municipality): named after a General Villanueva (full name unknown), a Mexican soldier.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Villanueva
- a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Villanueva
- Villanueva (a municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Villanueva.
Pangasinan edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Villanueva. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Proper noun edit
Villanueva
- a common surname from Spanish
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From villa (“town”) + nueva (“new”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eba
- Syllabification: Vi‧lla‧nue‧va
Proper noun edit
Villanueva m or f by sense
- a surname
- any of a large number of towns in various Spanish-speaking countries
Derived terms edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Villanueva.
- (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
- (municipality): Named after a Mexican general with the surname (full name unknown).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Rhymes: -eva, (more native-sounding) -eba
- Syllabification: Vil‧la‧nu‧e‧va
Proper noun edit
Villanueva (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈᜓᜏᜒᜊ)
- a common surname from Spanish
- Villanueva (a municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines).
Statistics edit
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Villanueva is the 10th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 277,730 individuals.