Azucena

See also: azucena

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Azucena, from azucena (“lily”).

Proper noun

Azucena (plural Azucenas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Azucena is the 33379^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 684 individuals. Azucena is most common among Hispanic/Latino (66.52%) and Asian/Pacific islander (29.97%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Azucena”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 75.

Spanish

Proper noun

Azucena f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Lily

Tagalog

Etymology

Surname from given name, from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔazuˈsena/ [ʔɐ.zʊˈsɛ.nɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ʔasuˈsena/ [ʔɐ.sʊˈsɛ.nɐ]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: A‧zu‧ce‧na
• Homophone: asusena

Proper noun

Azucena (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜐᜒᜈ)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Azucena is the 1,119^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 8,829 individuals.