Guevara

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish Guevara, from Basque.

Proper noun

Guevara (plural Guevaras)

1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], mostly associated to Che Guevara

Translations

Guevara

• Russian: Гева́ра (ru) m (Gevára)
• Spanish: Guevara (es) f
• Tagalog: Guevara

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Guevara is the 746^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 46454 individuals. Guevara is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.9%) individuals.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Guevarra (Latin America and the Philippines only)

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Gebara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeˈbaɾa/ [ɡeˈβ̞a.ɾa]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: Gue‧va‧ra

Proper noun

Guevara f

1. A village in Álava, Spain
2. a surname from Basque

Descendants

• → English: Guevara
• → Russian: Гева́ра (Gevára)
• → Tagalog: Guevara
• → Chinese: → 格瓦拉 (Géwǎlā) (transliteration)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Guevarra — more prevalent

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish Guevara, from Basque.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈvaɾa/ [ɡɛˈvaː.ɾɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ɡeˈbaɾa/ [ɡɛˈbaː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: Gue‧va‧ra

Proper noun

Guevara (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜊᜇ)

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

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Guevara is the 273^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 27,260 individuals.