Galindo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Galindo.
Proper noun
Galindo (plural Galindos)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Galindo is the 954th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36429 individuals. Galindo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.65%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galindo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Said to derive from alliances between Galindians and the Visigoths on the latter's marches to Spain; see Galindians, a name of Baltic origin. Other theories give the name a Germanic origin, joining the widely used particle *gaizaz, meaning "spear" (which Gothic renders *Gais, *Gair), and the particle *win, meaning "friend".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈlindo/ [ɡaˈlĩn̪.d̪o]
- Rhymes: -indo
- Syllabification: Ga‧lin‧do
Proper noun
Galindo m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants
- → Catalan: galindó