Echegaray

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Etxegarai (literally “high house, house on top of a hill”), from etxe (“house”) and garai (“high”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /et͡ʃeɡaˈɾai/ [e.t͡ʃe.ɣ̞aˈɾai̯]
• Rhymes: -ai
• Syllabification: E‧che‧ga‧ray

Proper noun

Echegaray m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Etxegarai.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔet͡ʃeɡaˈɾaj/ [ʔɛ.t͡ʃɛ.ɣɐˈɾaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: E‧che‧ga‧ray

Proper noun

Echegaráy (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜄᜇᜌ᜔)

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

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Echegaray is the 98,554^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 77 individuals.