Valdez

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish Valdez, from Asturian Valdés. === Proper noun === Valdez (countable and uncountable, plural Valdezes) (countable) A surname from Spanish. (uncountable) A city in Alaska, United States. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (surname): Valdes ==== Translations ==== == Ilocano == === Etymology === From Spanish Valdez, spelling variant of Valdés, Asturian place name. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Valdés, most of which has been respelled to Valdez by analogy with surnames usually ending with -ez. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /balˈdes/ [bɐlˈdes] Hyphenation: Val‧dez === Proper noun === Valdez a surname from Spanish [in turn from Asturian], equivalent to Spanish Valdez, widespread in Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley; most prevalent in Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos Sur == Spanish == === Etymology === From Valdés. From Asturian Valdés, from Valle de Esva (“Val de Ese”), composed of valle (“valley”) + de (“of”) + Esva (a river in Asturias). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /balˈdeθ/ [bal̪ˈd̪eθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /balˈdes/ [bal̪ˈd̪es] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: Val‧dez === Proper noun === Valdez m or f by sense a surname, Valdez, from Asturian [in turn originating as a patronymic] ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: Valdez → Chinese: 巴爾德斯 / 巴尔德斯 (Bā'ěrdésī) (transliteration) == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Valdez, spelling variant of Valdés, Asturian place name. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Valdés, most of which has been respelled to Valdez. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /valˈdes/ [vɐlˈd̪ɛs] IPA(key): (with nativization) /balˈdes/ [bɐlˈd̪ɛs] Rhymes: -es Syllabification: Val‧dez === Proper noun === Valdéz (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔) a surname from Spanish [in turn from Asturian], equivalent to Spanish Valdez, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Aurora and Bataan ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Valdez is the 33rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 132,416 individuals.