Saavedra

English

Alternative forms

• Savedra

Etymology

From Spanish, of Galician origin.

Proper noun

Saavedra (plural Saavedras)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Saavedra is the 1910^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18834 individuals. Saavedra is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.86%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Saavedra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Saavedra, from Galician.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Sa‧a‧ved‧ra

Proper noun

Saavedra

1. a surname from Galician

Galician

Etymology

Attested in the 12th century as Salavetera and Saavetra. From Saa + vedra: Saa from Proto-Germanic *salą (“hall, house”), and vedra from Latin vetera (“old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːˈβɛðɾa̝/

Proper noun

Saavedra f

1. A parish of Begonte, Lugo, Galicia
2. A village in Dadín, O Irixo, Ourense, Galicia
3. a toponymical surname

References

• “Saavedra” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Saavedra” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Saavedra

1. a surname

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician Saavedra. The area in Buenos Aires was named after Argentine military officer and statesman Cornelio Saavedra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈbedɾa/ [saˈβ̞e.ð̞ɾa]
• Rhymes: -edɾa
• Syllabification: Sa‧a‧ve‧dra

Proper noun

Saavedra f

1. a surname from Galician
2. A neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Statistics

• The 307th most common in Mexico, the 64th most common in Peru, the 51st most common in Chile, and 50th most common in Bolivia.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, of Galician.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saʔaˈvedɾa/ [sɐ.ʔɐˈvɛd̪.ɾɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /saʔaˈbedɾa/ [sɐ.ʔɐˈbɛd̪.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -edɾa
• Syllabification: Sa‧a‧ved‧ra

Proper noun

Saavedra (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜀᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇ)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Saavedra is the 323rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 24,618 individuals.