Castelo

See also: castelo

English

Proper noun

Castelo (plural Castelos)

1. A surname from Galician.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Castelo is the 18899^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1445 individuals. Castelo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (65.4%), Asian/Pacific Islander (16.47%), and White (15.22%) individuals.

Anagrams

• talcose, to scale, ale-cost, lactose, scotale, coletas, locates, alecost, Lacoste, scatole, to-scale

Galician

Etymology

From castelo (“castle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈtɛlo̝/

Proper noun

Castelo m

1. a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia
2. A parish of Culleredo, A Coruña, Galicia
3. A parish of Trazo, A Coruña, Galicia
4. A parish of Cervo, Lugo, Galicia
5. A parish of Taboada, Lugo, Galicia
6. Castelo de Pallares (a parish of Guntín, Lugo, Galicia)
7. Castelo de Rei (a parish of Outeiro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia)
8. A parish of Cervantes, Lugo, Galicia
9. Castelo de Somoza (a parish of O Incio, Lugo, Galicia)
10. Castelo dos Infantes (a parish of Sarria, Lugo, Galicia)
11. a toponymical surname

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Castelo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “Castelo” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “Castelo” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.

Portuguese

Etymology

From castelo (“castle”). Compare Galician Castelo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈtɛ.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈtɛ.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃˈtɛ.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈtɛ.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃˈtɛ.lu/

• Homophone: castelo
• Hyphenation: Cas‧te‧lo

Proper noun

Castelo m

1. a toponym indicating the presence of a castle.

Derived terms

• Castelejo
• Castelo Bom
• Castelo de Paiva
• Castelo de Penalva
• Castelo de Vide
• Castelo Melhor
• Castelo Mendo
• Castelo Rodrigo
• Castelo Velho
• Penalva do Castelo
• Viana do Castelo

Related terms

• Alcácer
• Cacela
• Castro