Almeida
See also: almeida
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Almeida.
Proper noun
Almeida (plural Almeidas)
- A surname from Portuguese.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Almeida is the 2166th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16760 individuals. Almeida is most common among White (58.19%) and Hispanic/Latino (32.04%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Almeida”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 27.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْمَائِدَة (al-māʔida, “the plateau”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmej.dɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈmeɪ̯.dɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmej.da/ [aʊ̯ˈmeɪ̯.da]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈmɐj.dɐ/ [aɫˈmɐj.ðɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈmej.dɐ/ [aɫˈmej.ðɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈmej.dɐ/ [aɫˈmej.ðɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈme.dɐ/ [aɫˈme.ðɐ]
Audio (Portugal): (file) - Hyphenation: Al‧mei‧da
Proper noun
Almeida ?
- a village and municipality of Guarda district, Portugal
Derived terms
Proper noun
Almeida m or f by sense
- a toponymical surname
References
- ^ “Almeida”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈmeida/ [alˈmei̯.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -eida
- Syllabification: Al‧mei‧da
Proper noun
Almeida m or f by sense
- a surname