Maldonado

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Maldonado.

Proper noun

Maldonado (plural Maldonados)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Maldonado is the 249^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 121526 individuals. Maldonado is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.71%) individuals.

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from McDonald when Irish Catholics fled religious persecution to settle in Galicia. Or possibly a Calque of French mal donné (literally “reluctantly given”), referring to a boon reluctantly granted by a French monarch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maldoˈnado/ [mal̪.d̪oˈna.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: Mal‧do‧na‧do

Proper noun

Maldonado m or f by sense

1. a Spanish surname

Proper noun

Maldonado m

1. Maldonado (a department of Uruguay)
2. Maldonado (a city in Uruguay)

See also

• fernandino