Buenafe

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from buena fe (literally “good faith”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˌenaˈfe/ [ˌbwɛː.n̪ɐˈfɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /buˌenaˈpe/ [ˌbwɛː.n̪ɐˈpɛ]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: Bu‧e‧na‧fe

Proper noun

Buenafé (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈᜉᜒ)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Buenafe is the 557^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 16,176 individuals.