Grande

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Romance (either Spanish Grande or Italian Grande). === Proper noun === Grande (countable and uncountable, plural Grandes) A municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. A surname from the Romance languages. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Grande is the 4487th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7904 individuals. Grande is most common among White (58.91%) and Hispanic/Latino (35.78%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Grande”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 75. == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish grande. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Grande m (weak, genitive Granden, plural Granden) (often journalism, politics) grandee, an influential person, especially a high-ranking member of a party, club, or company group grandee (member of the Spanish high nobility) ==== Usage notes ==== Often used in compounds or genitive construction: SPD-Granden ― high-ranking SPD members Granden des FC Bayern ― high-ranking executives of Bayern Munich ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Grande” in Duden online == Italian == === Etymology === From grande (“big”), a nickname for a tall or large person. === Proper noun === Grande m or f by sense a surname ==== Descendants ==== English: Grande == Spanish == === Etymology === From grande (“big”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɾande/ [ˈɡɾãn̪.d̪e] Rhymes: -ande Syllabification: Gran‧de === Proper noun === Grande m or f by sense a surname