Contreras

From Spanish, of toponymic origin.

• Hyphenation: Con‧tre‧ras
• IPA^(key): /konˈtɾeɾas/ [kon̪ˈt̪ɾ̪i.ɾ̪ɐs̪]

Contreras

1. a surname from Spanish, the 287th most common in the Philippines

From the town in Burgos, Spain, from Latin contrāriae, feminine plural of contrārius (“lying opposite; opposed”).

• IPA^(key): /konˈtɾeɾas/ [kõn̪ˈt̪ɾe.ɾas]
• Rhymes: -eɾas
• Syllabification: Con‧tre‧ras

Contreras m or f by sense

1. a surname

• Forebears (Spanish)
• Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024

Borrowed from Spanish Contreras. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /konˈtɾeɾas/ [kon̪ˈt̪ɾɛː.ɾɐs]
• Rhymes: -eɾas
• Syllabification: Con‧tre‧ras

Contreras (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish, principally found in Batangas, Bulacan and Quezon