Azucena

From the Spanish given name Azucena, from azucena (“lily”). Doublet of Susan, Susanna and others.

Azucena (plural Azucenas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Azucena is the 33379^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 684 individuals. Azucena is most common among Hispanic/Latino (66.52%) and Asian/Pacific islander (29.97%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Azucena”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 75.

From azucena (“lily”). Cognate with Portuguese Açucena and doublet of Susana.

• IPA^(key): /aθuˈθena/ [a.θuˈθe.na] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /asuˈsena/ [a.suˈse.na] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: A‧zu‧ce‧na

Azucena f

1. a female given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Lily

From Spanish given name Azucena, from azucena (“lily”). Doublet of asusena.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔazuˈsena/ [ʔɐ.zʊˈsɛː.n̪ɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ʔasuˈsena/ [ʔɐ.sʊˈsɛː.n̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: A‧zu‧ce‧na
• Homophone: asusena

Azucena (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜐᜒᜈ)

1. a surname from Spanish

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Azucena is the 1,119^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 8,829 individuals.