Salinas
See also: salinas
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Spanish Salinas, a metonymic occupational surname for a worker in a salt mine.
Proper noun edit
Salinas (countable and uncountable, plural Salinases)
- A city, the county seat of Monterey County, California, United States.
- (countable) A surname from Spanish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Salinas is the 393rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 81156 individuals. Salinas is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.88%) individuals.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Salinas
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Salinas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Salinas (Badlit spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜈᜐ᜔)
Hiligaynon edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Salinas
Pangasinan edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Salinas
- a surname from Spanish
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Salinas
- A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From salina (“salt mine”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Salinas m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Salinas (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜈᜐ᜔)
- a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Cavite
- Two connected barangays in Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines (see Salinas I and Salinas II)