Velasco
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish. Doublet of Vasco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /veˈla.sko/
- Rhymes: -asko
- Hyphenation: Ve‧là‧sco
Proper noun
Velasco m or f by sense
- a surname
Spanish
Etymology
Possibly derived from a Gothic name *Vela/Vigila, from Proto-Germanic *wīgą (“war”), with the Basque diminutive suffix -sko. The first element has been alternatively explained as from Basque bele (“crow”).
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈlasko/ [beˈlas.ko]
- Rhymes: -asko
- Syllabification: Ve‧las‧co
Proper noun
Velasco ?
- a surname
Derived terms
- Velázquez
Descendants
- →? Italian: Vasco
- →? Portuguese: Vasco