Remedios
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Remedios. This surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.
Proper noun
Remedios (plural Remedioses)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Remedios is the 37848th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Remedios is most common among Hispanic/Latino (52.64%), White (23.34%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.01%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Remedios”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Spanish
Etymology
remedios (“remedies”), shortened from María (de los) Remedios, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Remedies".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈmedjos/ [reˈme.ð̞jos]
- Rhymes: -edjos
- Syllabification: Re‧me‧dios
Proper noun
Remedios f
- a female given name
- a city in Villa Clara, Cuba
Related terms
- remediano