de Chavez

See also: Dechavez

Tagalog

Etymology

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Dechavez, since reinterpreted as the particle de and the surname Chavez (from earlier Chaves) by rebracketing. Compare the Cebuano surnames Echavez and Luchavez.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /de ˈt͡ʃaves/ [d̪ɛ ˈt͡ʃaː.vɛs]
    • IPA(key): (with nativization) /de ˈt͡ʃabes/ [d̪ɛ ˈt͡ʃaː.bɛs], (with nativization, no palatal assimilation) /de ˈtsabes/ [d̪ɛ ˈt͡saː.bɛs]
  • Rhymes: -aves, -abes
  • Syllabification: de Cha‧vez

Proper noun

de Chavez (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜆ᜔ᜐᜊᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish, common in Batangas

Derived terms

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