Cienfuegos

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English

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Proper noun

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Cienfuegos (plural Cienfuegoses)

  1. A city on the southern coast of Cuba.
  2. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Cienfuegos is the 18899th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1445 individuals. Cienfuegos is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.26%) individuals.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θjenˈfweɡos/ [θjẽɱˈfwe.ɣ̞os]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sjenˈfweɡos/ [sjẽɱˈfwe.ɣ̞os]
  • Rhymes: -eɡos
  • Syllabification: Cien‧fue‧gos

Etymology 1

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From cien (one hundred) +‎ fuegos (fires).

Proper noun

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Cienfuegos m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

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Named after José Cienfuegos, captain general of Cuba (1816-19).

Proper noun

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Cienfuegos f

  1. A province of Cuba
  2. The capital city of Cienfuegos, Cuba