Narvaez

See also: Narváez

English

Etymology

From Spanish Narváez, from Basque.

Proper noun

Narvaez (plural Narvaezes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Narvaez is the 3373^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10579 individuals. Narvaez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Narvaez”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 650.

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naɾˈvaʔes/ [n̪ɐɾˈvaː.ʔɛs]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /naɾˈbaʔes/ [n̪ɐɾˈbaː.ʔɛs]
• Rhymes: -aʔes
• Syllabification: Nar‧va‧ez

Proper noun

Narvaez (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜇ᜔ᜊᜁᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas and Laguna
2. A barangay of General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite, Philippines