Heredia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Heredia, itself of Basque origin.

Proper noun

Heredia (countable and uncountable, plural Heredias)

1. A surname.
2. A village in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.
3. A district and city, the capital of both Heredia canton and Heredia province, Costa Rica.
4. A canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica.
5. A province of Costa Rica.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Heredia is the 2061^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17506 individuals. Heredia is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.82%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heredia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 167.

Anagrams

• headier

Spanish

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /eˈɾedja/ [eˈɾe.ð̞ja]
• Rhymes: -edja
• Syllabification: He‧re‧dia

Proper noun

Heredia ?

1. A province of Costa Rica
2. A city in Costa Rica

Pronunciation 2

Heredia m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque

Derived terms

• herediano