Chimal
See also: chimal
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish chimal (“shield”), itself from Nahuatl chimalli (“shield”). This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
Proper noun
editChimal (plural Chimals)
- A surname from Spanish [in turn from Nahuatl].
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chimal is the 41799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Chimal is most common among Hispanic/Latino (95.96%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chimal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 327.
Spanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editChimal m or f by sense
- a surname
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- English terms borrowed from Spanish
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- English terms derived from Nahuatl
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
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- English surnames from Nahuatl
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/al
- Rhymes:Spanish/al/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish nouns with multiple genders
- Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense
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