Pamplona

English

Etymology

From the Roman name, Latin Pompeiopolis, named for Pompey, Roman general who founded it in 68 BC.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pæmˈploʊnə/

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Proper noun

Pamplona

1. A city in Navarre of northern Spain famous for the running of the bulls.
2. A habitational surname from Spanish.

Derived terms

• Pamplonan

Translations

city in Navarre of northern Spain

• Arabic: بَنْبِلُونَة f (banbiluna)
• Basque: Iruña, Iruñea (eu)
• Catalan: Pamplona
• Dutch: Pamplona
• French: Pampelune (fr)
• German: Pamplona
• Latin: Pompelo (la) f
• Polish: Pamplona (pl)
• Spanish: Pamplona (es)
• Swedish: Pamplona

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pamplona is the 46811^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 454 individuals. Pamplona is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (38.55%) Hispanic/Latino (37.89%) and White (19.60%) individuals.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəmˈplo.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pamˈplo.na]

Proper noun

Pamplona f

1. Pamplona (a city in Navarre, Spain)

Derived terms

• pamplonès

Old Galician-Portuguese

Proper noun

Pamplona

1. Pamplona (a city in Navarra, Spain)

Descendants

• Galician: Pamplona
• Portuguese: Pamplona

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "Pamplona"

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *Pompelōnem, Roman name of the city, reconstructible from attested Pompelōnēnsis (“related to Pamplona”), found in Pliny, and Pompaelō, the name as found in the Antonine Itinerary. Apparently named after the Roman general Pompey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pamˈplona/ [pãmˈplo.na]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: Pam‧plo‧na

Proper noun

Pamplona f

1. Pamplona (a city in Navarre, Spain)

Derived terms

• pamplonés

 

Tagalog

Etymology

After the city and capital of Navarre

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pamˈplona/ [pɐmˈploː.nɐ]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: Pam‧plo‧na

Proper noun

Pamplona (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜈ)

1. A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines

Proper noun

Pamplona (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜈ)

1. a surname

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Pamplona is the 894^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 10,505 individuals.