Fidel

See also: fidel and fidêl

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Fidel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪˈdel/

Proper noun

Fidel

1. A male given name from Spanish
2. A surname from Spanish.

Translations

male given name

• Armenian: Ֆիդել (Fidel)
• Galician: Fidel (gl) m
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• Russian: Фиде́ль (ru) m (Fidɛ́lʹ)
• Spanish: Fidel (es) m

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fidel is the 34427^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 658 individuals. Fidel is most common among White (53.8%), Hispanic/Latino (19.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.81%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Field, felid, field, filed, flied

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Fidel, from Latin Fidelis, from fidelis.

Proper noun

Fidel

1. a male given name from Latin

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German

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfiːdl̩]
• Hyphenation: Fi‧del

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Fidel f (genitive Fidel, plural Fideln)

1. (music) vielle

Declension

Declension of Fidel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fidel	die	Fideln
genitive	einer	der	Fidel	der	Fideln
dative	einer	der	Fidel	den	Fideln
accusative	eine	die	Fidel	die	Fideln

Further reading

• “Fidel” in Duden online

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Fidēlis, name of various saints (see Saint Fidelis), from the fidēlis (“faithful”). Cognates include Italian Fedele, Portuguese Fidélis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈdel/ [fiˈð̞el]

Proper noun

Fidel m

1. a male given name

Related terms

• female given names: Fidela, Fidelia