Valdez

English

Etymology

From Spanish Valdez, from Asturian Valdés.

Proper noun

Valdez (countable and uncountable, plural Valdezes)

1. (countable) A surname from Spanish.
2. (uncountable) A city in Alaska, United States.

Coordinate terms

• (surname): Valdes

Translations

a city in Alaska

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瓦爾迪茲／瓦尔迪兹 (Wǎ'ěrdízī)

• Korean: 밸디즈 (Baeldijeu)

surname

• Spanish: Valdez (es)

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish Valdez, spelling variant of Valdés, Asturian place name. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Valdés, most of which has been respelled to Valdez by analogy with surnames usually ending with -ez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈdes/, [bɐlˈdes]
• Hyphenation: Val‧dez

Proper noun

Valdez

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Asturian], equivalent to Spanish Valdez, widespread in Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley; most prevalent in Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos Sur

Spanish

Etymology

From Valdés +‎ -ez (“patronymic”). From Asturian Valdés, from Valle de Esva (“Val de Ese”), composed of valle (“valley”) + de (“of”) + Esva (a river in Asturias).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /balˈdeθ/ [bal̪ˈd̪eθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /balˈdes/ [bal̪ˈd̪es]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -eθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification: Val‧dez

Proper noun

Valdez m or f by sense

1. a surname, Valdez, from Asturian [in turn originating as a patronymic]

Related terms

• Valdés

 

Descendants

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Valdez, spelling variant of Valdés, Asturian place name. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Valdés, most of which has been respelled to Valdez.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /valˈdes/ [vɐlˈdɛs]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /balˈdes/ [bɐlˈdɛs]
• Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification: Val‧dez

Proper noun

Valdéz (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Asturian], equivalent to Spanish Valdez, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Aurora and Bataan

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Valdez is the 33^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 132,416 individuals.