Argüelles

See also: Arguelles

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Asturian Argüeyes, a place name.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈɡweʝes/ [aɾˈɣ̞we.ʝes]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɾˈɡweʝes/ [aɾˈɣ̞we.ʝes]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aɾˈɡweʎes/ [aɾˈɣ̞we.ʎes]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾˈɡweʃes/ [aɾˈɣ̞we.ʃes]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾˈɡweʒes/ [aɾˈɣ̞we.ʒes]

 

• Rhymes: -eʝes

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝes
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎes
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃes
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒes

• Syllabification: Ar‧güe‧lles

Proper noun

Argüelles m or f by sense

1. a surname

Statistics

• According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Argüelles occurs in Spain as a first surname by 4,128 individuals, and as a second surname by 4,118 individuals. It is prevalent in Asturias, Madrid, Barcelona, and Granada.

See also

• Arguelles (variant without the diaeresis, used in the United States and the Philippines)