Navidad
See also: navidad
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Navidad. The surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
Proper noun edit
Navidad (countable and uncountable, plural Navidads)
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Navidad is the 37229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. Navidad is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.47%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.02%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Navidad”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 653.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish nauidat, naduidad, from Latin nātīvitātem (“birth”), from nātīvus, from perfect passive participle nātus (“born”), from deponent verb nāsci (“be born”). Doublet of natividad.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Navidad f (plural Navidades, generally capitalized)
- Nativity; the birth of Jesus Christ
- Christmas; the feast day celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
- (sometimes used in the plural) Christmastide, Christmas time, Christmas season, the time between the first day of Christmas and Epiphany
- el Fantasma de las Navidades Pasadas ― the Ghost of Christmas Past
- Navidad (a city in Chile)
- (rare) a surname
Alternative forms edit
- navidad (Christmas day)
Synonyms edit
- (Christmas): Crismes (New Mexico)