Cienfuegos

English

Proper noun

Cienfuegos (plural Cienfuegoses)

1. A city on the southern coast of Cuba.
2. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cienfuegos is the 18899^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1445 individuals. Cienfuegos is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.26%) individuals.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θjenˈfweɡos/ [θjẽɱˈfwe.ɣ̞os]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sjenˈfweɡos/ [sjẽɱˈfwe.ɣ̞os]
• Rhymes: -eɡos
• Syllabification: Cien‧fue‧gos

Etymology 1

From cien (“one hundred”) +‎ fuegos (“fires”).

Proper noun

Cienfuegos m or f by sense

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Named after José Cienfuegos, captain general of Cuba (1816-19).

Proper noun

Cienfuegos f

1. A province of Cuba
2. The capital city of Cienfuegos, Cuba