Guevara

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish Guevara, from Basque.

Proper noun

Guevara (plural Guevaras)

  1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], mostly associated to Che Guevara

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Guevara is the 746th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 46454 individuals. Guevara is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.9%) individuals.

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • Guevarra (Latin America and the Philippines only)

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Gebara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeˈbaɾa/ [ɡeˈβ̞a.ɾa]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: Gue‧va‧ra

Proper noun

Guevara f

  1. a village in Álava, Spain
  2. a surname from Basque

Descendants

  • English: Guevara
  • Russian: Гева́ра (Gevára)
  • Tagalog: Guevara
  • Chinese: 格瓦拉 (Géwǎlā) (transliteration)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guevara, from Basque.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡeˈvaɾa/ [ɡɛˈvaː.ɾɐ]
    • IPA(key): (with nativization) /ɡeˈbaɾa/ [ɡɛˈbaː.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: Gue‧va‧ra

Proper noun

Guevara (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜊᜇ)

  1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Guevara is the 273th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 27,260 individuals.