Galindo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Galindo.

Proper noun

Galindo (plural Galindos)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Galindo is the 954^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36429 individuals. Galindo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.65%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galindo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.

Anagrams

• digonal, loading

Spanish

Etymology

Said to derive from alliances between Galindians and the Visigoths on the latter's marches to Spain; see Galindians, a name of Baltic origin. Other theories give the name a Germanic origin, joining the widely used particle *gaizaz, meaning "spear" (which Gothic renders *Gais, *Gair), and the particle *win, meaning "friend".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlindo/ [ɡaˈlĩn̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -indo
• Syllabification: Ga‧lin‧do

Proper noun

Galindo m or f by sense

1. a surname

Descendants

• → Catalan: galindó