Alencar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Alencar.

Proper noun

Alencar (plural Alencars)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Alencar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 22.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.lẽˈka(ʁ)/ [a.lẽˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.lẽˈka(ʁ)/ [a.lẽˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.lẽˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.lẽˈka(ʁ)/ [a.lẽˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.lẽˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lẽˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lẽˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lẽˈka.ɾi/

Proper noun

Alencar m

1. a male given name
2. a surname