Natividad

See also: natividad

Spanish

Etymology

natividad (“birthday”), shortened from María (de la) Natividad, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary, often given to someone born on her birthday.

Proper noun

Natividad f

1. a female given name

Proper noun

Natividad m or f by sense

1. a surname

Derived terms

• (diminutive) Nati

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Natividad.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /nativiˈdad/ [n̪ɐ.t̪ɪ.vɪˈd̪ad̪̚]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /natibiˈdad/ [n̪ɐ.t̪ɪ.bɪˈd̪ad̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: Na‧ti‧vi‧dad

Proper noun

Natividád (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜆᜒᜊᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

1. a female given name from Spanish, usually occurring on older Filipinos
2. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Natividad is the 105th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 54,779 individuals.