Buenaventura

See also: buenaventura

English

Etymology

From Spanish Buenaventura, a reference to Saint Bonaventure (Santa Buenaventura). Doublet of Bonaventure.

Proper noun

Buenaventura (plural Buenaventuras)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Derived terms

• San Buenaventura

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Buenaventura is the 17495^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1611 individuals. Buenaventura is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (65.8%) and Hispanic/Latino (26.82%) individuals.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish, a reference to St. Bonaventure (San Buenaventura).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bue‧na‧ven‧tu‧ra

Proper noun

Buenaventura

1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish, a reference to St. Bonaventure (San Buenaventura).

Proper noun

Buenaventura

1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Spanish

Etymology

A reference to St. Bonaventure (Santa Buenaventura), equivalent to buena + ventura (“fortune”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bwenabenˈtuɾa/ [bwe.na.β̞ẽn̪ˈt̪u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: Bue‧na‧ven‧tu‧ra

Proper noun

Buenaventura m or f by sense

1. a Christian surname

Proper noun

Buenaventura m

1. a male given name

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, a reference to St. Bonaventure (San Buenaventura).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˌenavenˈtuɾa/ [ˌbwɛː.n̪ɐ.vɛn̪ˈt̪uː.ɾɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /buˌenabenˈtuɾa/ [ˌbwɛː.n̪ɐ.bɛn̪ˈt̪uː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: Bu‧e‧na‧ven‧tu‧ra

Proper noun

Buénaventúra (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ)

1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Buenaventura is the 110th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 53,941 individuals.