Contreras

See also: contreras

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish, of toponymic origin.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Con‧tre‧ras
• IPA^(key): /konˈtɾeɾas/ [kon̪ˈt̪ɾ̪i.ɾ̪ɐs̪]

Proper noun

Contreras

1. a surname from Spanish, the 287th most common in the Philippines

Spanish

Etymology

From the town in Burgos, Spain, from Latin contrāriae, feminine plural of contrārius (“lying opposite; opposed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈtɾeɾas/ [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾe.ɾas]
• Rhymes: -eɾas
• Syllabification: Con‧tre‧ras

Proper noun

Contreras m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Forebears (Spanish)
• Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Contreras. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /konˈtɾeɾas/ [kon̪ˈt̪ɾɛː.ɾɐs]
• Rhymes: -eɾas
• Syllabification: Con‧tre‧ras

Proper noun

Contreras (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish, principally found in Batangas, Bulacan and Quezon