San Fernando

English

Etymology

From Spanish San Fernando.

The city in Trinidad and Tobago is named after King Ferdinand III of Castile.

Proper noun

San Fernando (uncountable)

  1. Several locations in Latin America, Spain and the Philippines:.
    1. A department of Chacon, Argentina.
    2. A commune and city in Colchagua, Chile.
    3. A former department of Chile.
    4. A town in Bolivar, Colombia.
    5. A city in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
    6. A town in Chiapas, Mexico.
    7. A city, the provincial capital of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines.
    8. A city, the provincial capital of La Union, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines.
    9. A municipality of Cebu, Philippines.
    10. A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines.
    11. A municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines.
    12. A municipality of Masbate, Philippines.
    13. A municipality of Romblon, Philippines.
    14. A city in Cadiz, Spain.
    15. A town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador.
  2. A city in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California.
  3. A city in Bexar County, Texas; modern San Antonio.
  4. A city in Trinidad and Tobago.
    Synonym: Sando (nickname)

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish San Fernando, named after King Ferdinand III of Castile.

Proper noun

San Fernando

  1. Several locations in the Philippines named after Ferdinand III of Castile
    1. San Fernando (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)
    2. San Fernando (a municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines)
    3. San Fernando (a municipality of Masbate, Philippines)
    4. San Fernando (a municipality of Romblon, Philippines)
    5. San Fernando (a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines)
    6. San Fernando (a city, the provincial capital of La Union, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)
    7. San Fernando (a city, the provincial capital of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines)

Quotations

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Spanish

Etymology

Named after King Ferdinand III of Castile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsan feɾˈnando/ [ˌsãɱ feɾˈnãn̪.d̪o]
  • Syllabification: San Fer‧nan‧do

Proper noun

San Fernando m

  1. San Fernando (a city and commune of Colchagua, Chile)
  2. (historical) a department of Chile
  3. San Fernando (a town in Bolivar, Colombia)
  4. San Fernando (a town in Chiapas, Mexico)
  5. Several cities and municipalities in the Philippines
    1. San Fernando (a city, the provincial capital of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines)
    2. San Fernando (a city, the provincial capital of La Union, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)
    3. San Fernando (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)
    4. San Fernando (a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines)
    5. San Fernando (a municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines)
    6. San Fernando (a municipality of Masbate, Philippines)
    7. San Fernando (a municipality of Romblon, Philippines)
  6. San Fernando (a city in Cadiz, Spain)
  7. San Fernando (a city in California)
  8. a town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish San Fernando, most cases of which were named after King Ferdinand III of Castile.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsan feɾˈnando/ [ˌsam fɛɾˈn̪an̪.d̪o]
    • IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˌsan peɾˈnando/ [ˌsam pɛɾˈn̪an̪.d̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ando
  • Syllabification: San Fer‧nan‧do

Proper noun

San Fernando (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. several cities and municipalities in the Philippines:
    1. San Fernando (a city, the provincial capital of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines)
    2. San Fernando (a city, the provincial capital of La Union, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)
    3. San Fernando (a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines)
    4. San Fernando (a municipality of Romblon, Philippines)
    5. San Fernando (a municipality of Masbate, Philippines)
    6. San Fernando (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)
    7. San Fernando (a municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines)