Fontanilla

English

Etymology

From Spanish, from Italian fontanella (“fontanel”), from fontana (“fountain”)+-ella (“diminutive suffix”).

Proper noun

Fontanilla (plural Fontanillas)

1. A surname from Spanish of Spanish and Italian origin.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fontanilla is the 19425^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1391 individuals. Fontanilla is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (80.3%) individuals.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /fontaˈniʝa/ [fõn̪.t̪aˈni.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /fontaˈniʝa/ [fõn̪.t̪aˈni.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /fontaˈniʎa/ [fõn̪.t̪aˈni.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /fontaˈniʃa/ [fõn̪.t̪aˈni.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /fontaˈniʒa/ [fõn̪.t̪aˈni.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa
• Rhymes: -iʎa
• Rhymes: -iʃa
• Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: Fon‧ta‧ni‧lla

Proper noun

Fontanilla m or f by sense

1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, of Italian origin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /fontaˈnilja/ [fon̪.t̪ɐˈn̪il.jɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /pontaˈnilja/ [pon̪.t̪ɐˈn̪il.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -ilja
• Syllabification: Fon‧ta‧nil‧la

Proper noun

Fontanilla (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

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

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fontanilla is the 466th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 18,043 individuals.