Valenzuela

English

Etymology

From Spanish Valenzuela. As a surname, originated in Castile and León in Spain. The city in the Philippines is named after Filipino revolutionary Pio Valenzuela.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /vɐ.lɛnˈzwɛ.lɐ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /vɑlɛnˈzweɪlɑ/, /ˌvælənzjuˈɛlə/

Proper noun

Valenzuela

1. A surname from Spanish.
3. An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines.
5. A town and municipality of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.
7. A town and district of the Cordillera department, Paraguay.

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巴倫蘇埃拉／巴伦苏埃拉 (Bālúnsū'āilā)

• Russian: Валенсуэ́ла (Valensuéla)

Further reading

• Valenzuela (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Valenzuela City on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Etymology

Meaning “little Valencia”, from Latin Valentia. Equivalent to Valencia +‎ -uela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /balenˈθwela/ [ba.lẽn̟ˈθwe.la]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /balenˈswela/ [ba.lẽnˈswe.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: Va‧len‧zue‧la

Proper noun

Valenzuela ?

1. Valenzuela (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)
2. Valenzuela (a town and municipality of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain)
3. Valenzuela (a town and district of the Cordillera department, Paraguay)

Proper noun

Valenzuela m or f by sense

1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Valenzuela. As a surname, originating in Castile and León. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

The city in Metro Manila is named after Filipino revolutionary Pio Valenzuela.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /valenzuˈela/ [vɐ.lɛn̪ˈzwɛː.lɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /balensuˈela/ [bɐ.lɛn̪ˈswɛː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: Va‧lenz‧ue‧la

Proper noun

Valenzuela (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜎ)

1. a surname from Spanish
2. Valenzuela (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)

   Synonym: (historical) Polo