Saavedra
English
Alternative forms
- Savedra
Etymology
From Spanish, of Galician origin.
Proper noun
Saavedra (plural Saavedras)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Saavedra is the 1910th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18834 individuals. Saavedra is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.86%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Saavedra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Saavedra, from Galician.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sa‧a‧ved‧ra
Proper noun
Saavedra
- a surname from Galician
Galician
Etymology
Attested in the 12th century as Salavetera and Saavetra. From Saa + vedra: Saa from Proto-Germanic *salą (“hall, house”), and vedra from Latin vetera (“old”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saːˈβɛðɾa̝/
Proper noun
Saavedra f
- A parish of Begonte, Lugo, Galicia.
- A village in Dadín, O Irixo, Ourense, Galicia.
- a toponymical surname
References
- “Saavedra” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- “Saavedra” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Saavedra
- a surname
Spanish
Etymology
From Galician.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈbedɾa/ [saˈβ̞e.ð̞ɾa]
- Rhymes: -edɾa
- Syllabification: Sa‧a‧ve‧dra
Proper noun
Saavedra f
- a surname from Galician, the 307th most common in Mexico, the 64th most common in Peru, the 51st most common in Chile, and 50th most common in Bolivia
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish, of Galician.
Proper noun
Saavedra
- a surname from Spanish
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Saavedra is the 323rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 24,618 individuals.