Legaspi

See also: Legazpi

English

Etymology

From Spanish Legaspi; variant of Legazpi.

Proper noun

Legaspi (plural Legaspis)

1. A surname from Basque.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Legaspi is the 9251^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3520 individuals. Legaspi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (70.11%) and Hispanic/Latino (21.14%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Glaspie, Pelasgi, paigles, pilages, plegias, slipage

Bikol Central

Etymology

Variant of Legazpi. Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi. The placename is named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

Proper noun

Legaspi

1. Legazpi (a city, the provincial capital of Albay, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)
2. a surname from Basque

Cebuano

Etymology

Variant of Legazpi. Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi.

Proper noun

Legaspi

1. a surname from Basque

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Variant of Legazpi. Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi.

Proper noun

Legaspi

1. a surname from Basque

Spanish

Etymology

Variant of Legazpi, from Basque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈɡaspi/ [leˈɣ̞as.pi]
• Rhymes: -aspi
• Syllabification: Le‧gas‧pi

Proper noun

Legaspi m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Legazpi — capital city of Albay, Philippines

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, possibly through its seseo variant in Philippine Spanish Legaspi, from Basque Legazpi. The city is named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /leˈɡaspi/ [lɛˈɣaːs.pɪ]
• Rhymes: -aspi
• Syllabification: Le‧gas‧pi

Proper noun

Legaspi (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜉᜒ)

1. Legazpi (a city, the provincial capital of Albay, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)
2. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Legaspi is the 83^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 71,469 individuals.

Further reading

• “Legaspi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Legaspi on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl