Aguiar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Aguiar.

Proper noun

Aguiar (plural Aguiars)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Aguiar is the 4227^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8390 individuals. Aguiar is most common among Hispanic/Latino (48.09%) and White (47.62%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Auriga

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Aguilar

Etymology

Inherited from Latin aquilāris (“place inhabited by eagles”), from aquila (“eagle”). Compare Spanish Aguilar, originally meaning "from the eagle's lair." In older toponyms, it might come from Latin [Villa] Guilari.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡiˈaʁ/ [a.ɡɪˈah], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɡjaʁ/ [aˈɡjah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡiˈaʁ/ [a.ɡɪˈah], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɡjaʁ/ [aˈɡjah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.ɡiˈaɾ/ [a.ɡɪˈaɾ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɡjaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ɡiˈaʁ/ [a.ɡɪˈaχ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɡjaʁ/ [aˈɡjaχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡiˈaɻ/ [a.ɡɪˈaɻ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɡjaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡjaɾ/ [ɐˈɣjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡjaɾ/ [ɐˈɣjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡja.ɾi/ [ɐˈɣja.ɾi]

• Homophone: a guiar
• Hyphenation: A‧gui‧ar

Proper noun

Aguiar

1. a Portuguese toponym
   1. A parish of Barcelos, Portugal
   2. A parish of Viana do Alentejo, Portugal

Derived terms

• Aguiar da Beira
• Aguiar de Neiva
• aguiarense
• Vila Pouca de Aguiar

 

Related terms

• Águias
• Aguieira
• Aguieiras
• Aguieirinho
• Aguieiro
• Aguilares

 

Proper noun

Aguiar m or f by sense

1. a toponymic surname

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Aguiar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡjaɾ/ [aˈɣ̞jaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: A‧guiar

Proper noun

Aguiar m or f by sense

1. a surname