Guerrero

See also: guerrero

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈɹɛɹoʊ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Guerrero (literally “warrior”). Doublet of Warrior.

Proper noun

Guerrero

1. A surname from Spanish.
   • 2009 September, Eldon Chéze, JEFFREY LIONEL DAHMER: A PSYCHOBIOGRAPHICAL STUDY‎^[1], archived from the original on 9 December 2025, page 121:

     Two months later, on March 24, 1988, Jeffrey met Richard Guerrero in the doorway of the Phoenix Bar (Davis, 1995; Masters, 1993).

2. A barangay of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
3. A barangay of Bauang, La Union, Philippines.

Related terms

• Guerrero District

Map of Mexico highlighting Guerrero

Etymology 2

Named after Vicente Guerrero, a revolutionary general in the Mexican War of Independence.

Proper noun

Guerrero

1. A state of Mexico.

Translations

state of Mexico

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 格雷羅州 / 格雷罗州 (Géléiluó Zhōu)

• Marathi: गेरेरो (gerero)
• Mixtec:

  San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yūcha ndéhyū

• Spanish: Guerrero (es) m

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Guerrero

1. Guerrero (a state of Mexico)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeˈreɾo/ [ɡeˈre.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: Gue‧rre‧ro

Etymology 1

From guerrero (“warrior”).

Proper noun

Guerrero m or f by sense

1. a surname

Descendants

• → English: Guerrero
• → Tagalog: Guerrero

Etymology 2

Named after Vicente Guerrero, a revolutionary general in the Mexican War of Independence.

Proper noun

Guerrero m

1. a state of Mexico

Related terms

• guerrerense

Descendants

• → English: Guerrero

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guerrero (literally “warrior”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈɾeɾo/ [ɡɛˈɾɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: Gue‧rre‧ro

Proper noun

Guerrero (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜇᜒᜇᜓ)

1. a surname from Spanish
2. a state of Mexico

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Guerreo is the 204^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 35,609 individuals.

Turkish

Proper noun

Guerrero

1. a state of Mexico