Castro

See also: castro, castró, and castrò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Castro. The neighborhood is named after Californio politician José Castro (1808–1860).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæstɹoʊ/

Proper noun

Castro

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, known for its LGBT community.

Derived terms

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Castro is the 138th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 184,134 individuals. Castro is most common among Hispanic/Latino (87.42%) individuals.

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Galician

Etymology

From castro.

Proper noun

Castro ?

  1. a habitational surname

Pangasinan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Cas‧tro
  • IPA(key): /ˈkastɾo/, [ˈkas.tɾo]

Proper noun

Castro

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • Crasto

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Castro, from castro (fortification). Cognate with Galician and Spanish Castro.

The municipality in Brazil was named after Portuguese minister Martinho de Melo e Castro.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkas.tɾu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkaʃ.tɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkas.tɾo/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -astɾu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -aʃtɾu
  • Homophone: castro
  • Hyphenation: Cas‧tro

Proper noun

Castro ?

  1. a toponym indicating the presence of a fort.
  2. a city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil

Derived terms

Proper noun

Castro m or f by sense

  1. a toponymic surname

References

  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Castro”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura

Spanish

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Latin castra (military camp).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkastɾo/ [ˈkas.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -astɾo
  • Syllabification: Cas‧tro

Proper noun

Castro m or f by sense

  1. a surname, mostly associated with the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro
  2. a city and commune in Chile
  3. (historical) a department of Chile