Tallaferro

See also: tallaferro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Tallaferro, itself from Catalan Tallaferro.

Proper noun

Tallaferro (plural Tallaferros)

  1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan].

Further reading

Catalan

Etymology

Cognate with French Taillefer and Italian Tagliaferro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˌta.ʎəˈfɛ.ru]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌta.ʎəˈfɛ.ro]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌta.ʎaˈfɛ.ro]

Proper noun

Tallaferro m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Descendants

  • Spanish: Tallaferro

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Tallaferro. Not present in Spain outside Catalonia[1] and now most prevalent in Venezuela.[2]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /taʝaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʝaˈfe.ro] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /taʎaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʎaˈfe.ro] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /taʃaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʃaˈfe.ro] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /taʒaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʒaˈfe.ro] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Syllabification: Ta‧lla‧fe‧rro

Proper noun

Tallaferro m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Catalan

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024
  2. ^ Forebears (Spanish)

Further reading

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