Romualdez

Cebuano

Etymology

Romualdo (“Romuald”) + -ez (“patronymic suffix”). Possibly a revived patronymic form of the given name.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ro‧mual‧dez

Proper noun

Romualdez

1. a surname from Spanish, mostly associated with the:

   Romualdez family from Leyte, the family on the maternal side of Imelda Marcos

   Martin Romualdez, politician

Tagalog

Etymology

From Romualdo (“Romuald”) + -ez (“patronymic suffix”). (Though of patronymic origin, it only exists in the Philippines and not in the Hispanic world)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Rom‧ual‧dez
• IPA^(key): /ɾomˈwaldes/, [ɾomˈwal.dɛs]

Proper noun

Romualdez (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜋ᜔ᜏᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish, mostly associated with the:

   Romualdez family from Leyte, the family on the maternal side of Imelda Marcos

   Martin Romualdez, politician

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Romualdez is the 2,273^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 5,220 individuals.

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Romualdo (“Romuald”) + -ez (“patronymic suffix”). (Though of patronymic origin, it only exists in the Philippines and not in the Hispanic world)

Proper noun

Romualdez

1. a surname from Spanish, mostly associated with the:

   Romualdez family from Leyte, the family on the maternal side of Imelda Marcos

   Martin Romualdez, politician