Legaspi

See also: Legazpi

English

Etymology

From Spanish Legaspi; variant of Legazpi.

Proper noun

Legaspi (plural Legaspis)

1. A surname from Basque.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Legaspi is the 9251^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3520 individuals. Legaspi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (70.11%) and Hispanic/Latino (21.14%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Glaspie, Pelasgi, paigles, pilages, plegias, slipage

Bikol Central

Etymology

Variant of Spanish Legazpi, from Basque

Proper noun

Legaspi

1. Legazpi (a city, the provincial capital of Albay)
2. a surname from Basque

Cebuano

Etymology

Variant of Spanish Legazpi, from Basque

Proper noun

Legaspi

1. a surname from Basque

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Variant of Spanish Legazpi, from Basque

Proper noun

Legaspi

1. a surname from Basque

Spanish

Etymology

Variant of Legazpi, from Basque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈɡaspi/ [leˈɣ̞as.pi]
• Rhymes: -aspi
• Syllabification: Le‧gas‧pi

Proper noun

Legaspi m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Legazpi — capital city of Albay, Philippines

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, possibly through its seseo variant in Philippine Spanish Legaspi, of Basque origin. The city is named after Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish explorer and first Governor-General of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈɡaspi/, [lɛˈɣas.pɪ]
• Hyphenation: Le‧gas‧pi

Proper noun

Legaspi (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜉᜒ)

1. Legazpi (the capital city of Albay, Philippines)
2. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Legaspi is the 83^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 71,469 individuals.

Further reading

• “Legaspi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Legaspi on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl