Cuenca

See also: cuenca

English

Etymology

From Spanish Cuenca, from cuenca (“valley; watershed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛn.kə/
• Rhymes: -ɛnkə

Proper noun

Cuenca

1. A province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Cuenca.
2. A surname from Spanish.
3. A city in Cuenca, Spain.
4. The third largest city in Ecuador, capital of Azuay province.
5. A barangay of Pugo, La Union, Philippines.
6. A municipality of Batangas, Philippines.

   Coordinate terms: Agoncillo, Alitagtag, Balayan, Balete, Batangas City, Bauan, Calaca, Calatagan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Laurel, Lemery, Lian, Lipa, Lobo, Mabini, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, Nasugbu, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, San Luis, San Nicolas, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Santo Tomas, Taal, Talisay, Tanauan, Taysan, Tingloy, Tuy — cities and municipalities of Batangas

Translations

province of Spain

• Catalan: Conca
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 昆卡 (zh) (Kūnkǎ)

• Galician: Cuenca (gl)
• Hindi: क्वेन्का (kvenkā)
• Spanish: Cuenca (es)

city in Spain

• Catalan: Conca
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 昆卡 (zh) (Kūnkǎ)

• Galician: Cuenca (gl)
• Hindi: क्वेन्का (kvenkā)
• Spanish: Cuenca (es)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cuenca is the 9611^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3381 individuals. Cuenca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (79.44%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.29%) individuals.

Spanish

Etymology

From cuenca (“valley; watershed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwenka/ [ˈkwẽŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -enka
• Syllabification: Cuen‧ca

Proper noun

Cuenca f

1. Cuenca (a province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Cuenca)
2. Cuenca (a city in Cuenca, Spain)
3. Cuenca (a city in Ecuador)

Derived terms

• cuencano
• poner mirando pa' Cuenca

Further reading

• “Cuenca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cuenca, from cuenca (“watershed”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈeŋka/ [ˈkwɛŋ.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -eŋka
• Syllabification: Cu‧en‧ca

Proper noun

Cuenca (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. a municipality of Batangas, Philippines
2. a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name]

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cuenca is the 448th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 23,604 individuals.