Villanueva

English

Etymology

From Spanish Villanueva. Common surname in the Philippines and Mexico.

Proper noun

Villanueva (plural Villanuevas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Derived terms

• San José Villanueva

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Villanueva is the 539^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 61883 individuals. Villanueva is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.77%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.29%) individuals.

Aklanon

Etymology

From Spanish Villanueva. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Proper noun

Villanueva

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Villanueva

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Spanish Villanueva. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Vil‧la‧nue‧va
• IPA^(key): /biʎanˈweba/ [bi.ʎan̪ˈwe.ba]

Proper noun

Villanueva

1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Villanueva

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Villanueva.

• (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
• (municipality): named after a General Villanueva (full name unknown), a Mexican soldier.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Vil‧la‧nu‧e‧va
• IPA^(key): /biljanuˈweba/ [bɪl̪.jɐˈn̪wi.bɐ]

Proper noun

Villanueva

1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Villanueva
2. Villanueva (a municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Villanueva.

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish Villanueva. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Proper noun

Villanueva

1. a common surname from Spanish

Spanish

Etymology

From villa (“town”) +‎ nueva (“new”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /biʝaˈnweba/ [bi.ʝaˈnwe.β̞a]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /biʝaˈnweba/ [bi.ʝaˈnwe.β̞a]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /biʎaˈnweba/ [bi.ʎaˈnwe.β̞a]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /biʃaˈnweba/ [bi.ʃaˈnwe.β̞a]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /biʒaˈnweba/ [bi.ʒaˈnwe.β̞a]

• Rhymes: -eba
• Syllabification: Vi‧lla‧nue‧va

Proper noun

Villanueva m or f by sense

1. a surname
2. any of a large number of towns in various Spanish-speaking countries

Derived terms

• villanovense

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Villanueva.

• (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
• (municipality): Named after a Mexican general with the surname (full name unknown).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /viljanuˈeva/ [vɪl.jɐˈn̪wɛː.vɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /biljanuˈeba/ [bɪl.jɐˈn̪wɛː.bɐ]
• Rhymes: -eva, (more native-sounding) -eba
• Syllabification: Vil‧lan‧ue‧va

Proper noun

Villanueva (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈᜓᜏᜒᜊ)

1. a common surname from Spanish
2. Villanueva (a municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines)

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Villanueva is the 10^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 277,730 individuals.