Borbon

See also: Borbón

English

Etymology

From Spanish Borbón, Hispanicized form of French Bourbon. Mostly a common Filipino surname.

Proper noun

Borbon (plural Borbons)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Borbon is the 19654^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1371 individuals. Borbon is most common among Hispanic/Latino (83.37%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.07%) individuals.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Borbón, hispanicized form of French Bourbon. The municipality's name is, alternatively, folk-etymologized as a misinterpretation of bunbon.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bor‧bon
• IPA^(key): /boɾˈbon/ [boɾ̪ˈbon̪]

Proper noun

Borbón

1. (historical) the parish of Borbon (now located in present day Borbon)
2. (historical) an extension community of Sogod
3. A municipality of Cebu, Philippines
4. a surname from Spanish [in turn from French]

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Borbon.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Borbón, a hispanicized form of French Bourbon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /boɾˈbon/ [boɾˈbon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Bor‧bon

Proper noun

Borbón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from French]

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Borbon is the 559^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 16,111 individuals.