Almeida

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese Almeida.

Proper noun

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Almeida (plural Almeidas)

  1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Almeida is the 2166th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16760 individuals. Almeida is most common among White (58.19%) and Hispanic/Latino (32.04%) individuals.

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الْمَائِدَة (al-māʔida, the plateau).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmej.dɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈmeɪ̯.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmej.da/ [aʊ̯ˈmeɪ̯.da]
 

  • Audio (Portugal):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Al‧mei‧da

Proper noun

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Almeida

  1. A village and municipality of Guarda district, Portugal

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Almeida m or f by sense

  1. a toponymical surname

References

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  1. ^ Almeida”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alˈmeida/ [alˈmei̯.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -eida
  • Syllabification: Al‧mei‧da

Proper noun

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Almeida m or f by sense

  1. a surname