Quintanilla

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Quintanilla.

Proper noun

Quintanilla (plural Quintanillas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Quintanilla is the 1586^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 22581 individuals. Quintanilla is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Quintanilla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kintaˈniʝa/ [kĩn̪.t̪aˈni.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kintaˈniʝa/ [kĩn̪.t̪aˈni.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kintaˈniʎa/ [kĩn̪.t̪aˈni.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kintaˈniʃa/ [kĩn̪.t̪aˈni.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kintaˈniʒa/ [kĩn̪.t̪aˈni.ʒa]

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• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: Quin‧ta‧ni‧lla

Proper noun

Quintanilla m or f by sense

1. a surname