Volante

See also: volante

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Volante.

Proper noun

Volante (plural Volantes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Volante is the 37955^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 585 individuals. Volante is most common among White (84.1%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

From volante (“flying”), a nickname for a nimble or agile person.

Proper noun

Volante m or f by sense

1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Of Spanish origin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /voˈlante/ [voˈlan̪.t̪ɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /boˈlante/ [boˈlan̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: Vo‧lan‧te

Proper noun

Volante (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Volante is the 3,381^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 3,802 individuals.