Valdés

See also: Valdes

Asturian

Etymology

Blend of valle (“vale”) +‎ de +‎ Ese (“a river in Asturias”). From Valle de Ese (“Val de Esva”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈdes/ [bal̪ˈd̪es]
• Rhymes: -es
• Hyphenation: Val‧dés

Proper noun

Valdés

1. Valdes; A municipality of Asturias, Spain
2. a habitational surname, equivalent to Spanish Valdes

Descendants

• Spanish: Valdés
  • Spanish: Valdez
    • English: Valdez
  • English: Valdes
• English: Valdes

See also

• Valdés (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Asturian Valdés.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈdes/ [bal̪ˈd̪es]
• Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification: Val‧dés

Proper noun

Valdés

1. Valdes (a municipality of Asturias, Spain)
2. A peninsula in the Biedma department, Argentina
3. a habitational surname, Valdes, from Asturian

Derived terms

• Valdez

Descendants

• English: Valdes
• → Chinese: → 巴爾德斯 / 巴尔德斯 (Bā'ěrdésī) (transliteration)

Further reading

• Valdés (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Península Valdés on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es