San Fernando

San Fernando

English

Etymology

From Spanish San Fernando.

The city in Trinidad and Tobago is named after Ferdinand III of Castile (1199 or 1201 - 1252).

Proper noun

San Fernando (uncountable)

1. Several locations in Latin America, Spain and the Philippines:
   1. A department of Chacon, Argentina
   2. A town in Colchagua, Chile
   3. A town in Bolivar, Colombia
   4. A city in Tamaulipas, Mexico
   5. A town in Chiapas, Mexico
   6. The provincial capital of Pampanga, Philippines
   7. The provincial capital of La Union, Philippines
   8. A municipality of Cebu, Philippines
   9. A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines
   10. A municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines
   11. A municipality of Masbate, Philippines
   12. A municipality of Romblon, Philippines
   13. A city in Cadiz, Spain
2. A city in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California.
3. A city in Bexar County, Texas; modern San Antonio
4. A city in Trinidad and Tobago.

   Synonym: Sando (“nickname”)

Derived terms

• San Fernando de Henares
• San Fernando Valley

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Cebuano

Proper noun

San Fernando

1. Several locations in the Philippines named after Ferdinand III of Castile
   1. San Fernando (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)
   2. San Fernando (a municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines)
   3. San Fernando (a municipality of Masbate, Philippines)
   4. San Fernando (a municipality of Romblon, Philippines)
   5. San Fernando (a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines)
   6. San Fernando (the capital city of La Union, Philippines)
   7. San Fernando (the capital city of Pampanga, Philippines)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:San Fernando.

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Spanish

Etymology

Named after Ferdinand III of Castile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsan feɾˈnando/ [ˌsãɱ feɾˈnãn̪.d̪o]
• Syllabification: San Fer‧nan‧do

Proper noun

San Fernando m

1. San Fernando (a town in Colchagua, Chile)
2. San Fernando (a town in Bolivar, Colombia)
3. San Fernando (a town in Chiapas, Mexico)
4. Several cities and municipalities in the Philippines
   1. San Fernando (the provincial capital of Pampanga, Philippines)
   2. San Fernando (the provincial capital of La Union, Philippines)
   3. San Fernando (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)
   4. San Fernando (a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines)
   5. San Fernando (a municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines)
   6. San Fernando (a municipality of Masbate, Philippines)
   7. San Fernando (a municipality of Romblon, Philippines)
5. San Fernando (a city in Cadiz, Spain)
6. San Fernando (a city in California)

Related terms

• sanfernandino

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish San Fernando, most cases of which referring to Saint Ferdinand III of Castile.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: San Fer‧nan‧do
• IPA^(key): /ˌsan peɾˈnando/, [ˌsam peɾˈnan.do]
• IPA^(key): /ˌsam peɾˈnando/, [ˌsam peɾˈnan.do]

Proper noun

San Fernando

1. several cities and municipalities in the Philippines:
   1. San Fernando (a city, the provincial capital of Pampanga, Philippines)
   2. San Fernando (the provincial capital, the largest city in La Union, Philippines)
   3. San Fernando (a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines)
   4. San Fernando (a municipality of Romblon, Philippines)
   5. San Fernando (a municipality of Masbate, Philippines)
   6. San Fernando (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)
   7. San Fernando (a municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines)