Villafranca

English

Etymology

From Spanish Villafranca.

Proper noun

Villafranca (plural Villafrancas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Villafranca is the 21184^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1239 individuals. Villafranca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.03%) individuals.

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Spanish Villafranca, from Catalan Vilafranca. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biʎapˈɾanka/ [bi.ʎapˈɾaŋ.ka]

Proper noun

Villafranca (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔ᜍᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. a surname from Spanish, common in Camarines Norte

Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan Vilafranca, name of various places in Catalonia.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /biʝaˈfɾanka/ [bi.ʝaˈfɾãŋ.ka]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /biʝaˈfɾanka/ [bi.ʝaˈfɾãŋ.ka]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /biʎaˈfɾanka/ [bi.ʎaˈfɾãŋ.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /biʃaˈfɾanka/ [bi.ʃaˈfɾãŋ.ka]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /biʒaˈfɾanka/ [bi.ʒaˈfɾãŋ.ka]

• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: Vi‧lla‧fran‧ca

Proper noun

Villafranca f

1. a surname from Catalan [in turn transferred from the place name]

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Villafranca, from Catalan Vilafranca. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /viljaˈfɾaŋka/ [vɪl.jɐˈfɾaŋ.kɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /biljaˈpɾaŋka/ [bɪl.jɐˈpɾaŋ.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -aŋka
• Syllabification: Vil‧la‧fran‧ca

Proper noun

Villafranca (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. a surname from Spanish, common in Batangas