Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Basque Elkano, from elke (vegetable garden) and no (small).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /elˈkano/ [elˈka.no]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: El‧ca‧no

Proper noun

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Elcano m

  1. A village in Navarre, Spain
  2. a toponymic surname from Basque, notably borne by:
    • Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer of Basque descent who finished the first circumnavigation of the Earth.

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Elkano.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Elcano (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎ᜔ᜃᜈᜓ)

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

Statistics

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According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Elcano is the 6,951th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,062 individuals.