Salinas
See also: salinas
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish Salinas, a metonymic occupational surname for a worker in a salt mine.
Proper noun
Salinas (countable and uncountable, plural Salinases)
- A city, the county seat of Monterey County, California, United States.
- (countable) A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Salinas is the 393rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 81156 individuals. Salinas is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.88%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Salinas
- plural of Salina
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Salinas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈlinas/ [s̪ɐˈl̪i.n̪ɐs̪]
- Hyphenation: Sa‧li‧nas
Proper noun
Salinas (Badlit spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜈᜐ᜔)
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈlinas/ [saˈli.nas]
- Hyphenation: Sa‧li‧nas
Proper noun
Salinas
Pangasinan
Etymology
From Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈlinas/, [saˈlɪ.nas]
- Hyphenation: Sa‧li‧nas
Proper noun
Salinas
- a surname from Spanish
Portuguese
Proper noun
Salinas ?
- a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Spanish
Etymology
From salina (“salt mine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈlinas/ [saˈli.nas]
- Rhymes: -inas
- Syllabification: Sa‧li‧nas
Proper noun
Salinas m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Salinas, from salina, salinas. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saˈlinas/ [sɐˈliː.n̪ɐs]
- Rhymes: -inas
- Syllabification: Sa‧li‧nas
Proper noun
Salinas (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜈᜐ᜔)
- a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Cavite
- Two connected barangays in Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines (see Salinas I and Salinas II)