Damasco
See also: damasco and damascò
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian or Spanish Damasco; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.
Proper noun
Damasco (plural Damascos)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Damasco is the 39212th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Damasco is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (37.97%), Hispanic/Latino (34.94%) and White (21.39%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Damasco”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 406.
Galician
Proper noun
Damasco
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria)
Derived terms
- damasco
Related terms
- damasceno
- damasquino
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daˈma.sko/
- Rhymes: -asko
- Hyphenation: Da‧mà‧sco
Proper noun
Damasco f
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria)
Proper noun
Damasco m or f by sense
- a surname
Derived terms
- damasco
Related terms
- damasceno
- damaschino
Anagrams
- madosca
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from Semitic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daˈmasko/
Proper noun
Damasco m
- Damascus
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 79r.
- Sant pablo q́ ante auie nóbre ſaulus fue del tribu de beniamin naſcio en iuda e al ſegúdo ańo aṕs dela paſſió de iħu xṕo baptizo ananias e damaſco […]
- Saint Paul, who before had the name Saul, was of the tribe of Benjamin. He was born in Judea, and in the second year after the Passion of Jesus Christ Ananias baptized [him] in Damascus […]
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 79r.
Descendants
- Spanish: Damasco
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Damascus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /daˈmas.ku/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /daˈmaʃ.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /daˈmas.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɐˈmaʃ.ku/
- Hyphenation: Da‧mas‧co
Proper noun
Damasco
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria)
Derived terms
- damasco
Related terms
- damasceno
- damasquino
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish Damasco, from Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from Semitic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daˈmasko/ [d̪aˈmas.ko]
- Rhymes: -asko
- Syllabification: Da‧mas‧co
Proper noun
Damasco m
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria)
Derived terms
- ciruela Damasco
- damasco
Related terms
- damasceno
- damasquino
Anagrams
- moscada