Valdez
English
Etymology
From Spanish Valdez, from Asturian Valdés.
Proper noun
Valdez (countable and uncountable, plural Valdezes)
- (countable) A surname from Spanish.
- (uncountable) A city in Alaska, United States.
Coordinate terms
- (surname): Valdes
Translations
a city in Alaska
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surname
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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
- Hyphenation: Val‧dez
Proper noun
Valdez
- 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”), from valle+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
- a surname, Valdez, from Asturian [in turn originating as a patronymic]
Related terms
- Valdés
Descendants
- English: Valdez
Tagalog
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.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Val‧dez
- IPA(key): /balˈdes/, [bɐlˈdes]
Proper noun
Valdez
- 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