Villafranca
English
Etymology
From Spanish Villafranca.
Proper noun
Villafranca (plural Villafrancas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Villafranca is the 21184th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1239 individuals. Villafranca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.03%) individuals.
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Spanish Villafranca, from Catalan Vilafranca. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biʎapˈɾanka/ [bi.ʎapˈɾaŋ.ka]
Proper noun
Villafranca (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔ᜍᜅ᜔ᜃ)
- a surname from Spanish, common in Camarines Norte
Spanish
Etymology
From Catalan Vilafranca, name of various places in Catalonia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biʝaˈfɾanka/ [bi.ʝaˈfɾãŋ.ka] (most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /biʎaˈfɾanka/ [bi.ʎaˈfɾãŋ.ka] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /biʃaˈfɾanka/ [bi.ʃaˈfɾãŋ.ka] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /biʒaˈfɾanka/ [bi.ʒaˈfɾãŋ.ka] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -anka
- Syllabification: Vi‧lla‧fran‧ca
Proper noun
Villafranca f
- a surname from Catalan [in turn transferred from the place name]
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Villafranca, from Catalan Vilafranca. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /viljaˈfɾaŋka/ [vɪl.jɐˈfɾaŋ.kɐ]
- IPA(key): (with nativization) /biljaˈpɾaŋka/ [bɪl.jɐˈpɾaŋ.kɐ]
- Rhymes: -aŋka
- Syllabification: Vil‧la‧fran‧ca
Proper noun
Villafranca (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃ)