Hidalgo

See also: hidalgo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Hidalgo, from Spanish hidalgo, from Old Spanish fijo d'algo (son of something). The Mexican state is named after independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.

Proper noun

Hidalgo (countable and uncountable, plural Hidalgos)

  1. A placename
    1. A state of Mexico.
    2. Ellipsis of Hidalgo County.
  2. (countable) A surname from Spanish.
  3. (astronomy) the asteroid (944) Hidalgo
  4. A barangay of Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Divisions of the United Mexican States in English (layout · text)
States: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · Mexico · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas
Autonomous city: Mexico City

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Spanish Hidalgo.

Proper noun

Hidalgo

  1. Hidalgo (a state of Mexico)

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Spanish Hidalgo.

Proper noun

Hidalgo

  1. Hidalgo (a state of Mexico)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Hidalgo.

Proper noun

Hidalgo m or f

  1. a surname, Hidalgo, from Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈdalɡo/ [iˈð̞al.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -alɡo
  • Syllabification: Hi‧dal‧go

Etymology 1

Named after the Mexican independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.

Proper noun

Hidalgo m

  1. Hidalgo: a state of Mexico

See also

Divisions of the United Mexican States in Spanish (layout · text)
Estados: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · México · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas
Ciudad autónoma: Ciudad de México

Etymology 2

From hidalgo, from Old Spanish fijo d'algo.

Proper noun

Hidalgo m or f by sense

  1. a surname, Hidalgo, from Old Spanish

Descendants

  • English: Hidalgo
  • French: Hidalgo
  • Apiaká: Hidalgo
  • Central Nahuatl: Hidalgo