Varela

English

Proper noun

Varela (plural Varelas)

1. A surname from Galician.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Varela is the 1321^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26621 individuals. Varela is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.42%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Alvear, Avelar, Valera, larvae, larvæ, lavrae

Galician

Etymology

Dimunutive of vara. Attested since the 12th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾɛla̝/

Proper noun

Varela

1. a surname

References

• “Varela” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “Varela” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=varela

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾela/ [baˈɾe.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: Va‧re‧la

Proper noun

Varela m or f by sense

1. a surname from Galician