Esquivel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Esquivel, Castilianized form of Basque Ezkibel.

Proper noun

Esquivel (plural Esquivels)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Esquivel is the 925^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 37578 individuals. Esquivel is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Esquivel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 537.

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Spanish Esquivel, from Basque Ezkibel. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔeskiˈbel/ [ʔes.kiˈbel̪]
• Hyphenation: Es‧qui‧vel
• Rhymes: -el

Proper noun

Esquivel (Basahan spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], mostly found in Albay

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Ezkibel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskiˈbel/ [es.kiˈβ̞el]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Es‧qui‧vel

Proper noun

Esquivel m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Esquivel, from Basque Ezkibel. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeskiˈvel/ [ʔɛs.kɪˈvɛl]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ʔeskiˈbel/ [ʔɛs.kɪˈbɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Es‧qui‧vel

Proper noun

Esquivél (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], mostly found in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan