See also: vêlez and Vélez

English edit

Etymology edit

Anglicization of Spanish Vélez, of patronymic origin ("Son of Vela")

Proper noun edit

Velez

  1. A surname.

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish, of patronymic origin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈveles/, [ˈvɛ.lɛs]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeles/, [ˈbɛ.lɛs]

Proper noun edit

Velez (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics edit

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Velez is the 444th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 20,243 individuals.