Ildefonso

English

Etymology

Borrowed from the Spanish personal name Ildefonso. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

Proper noun

Ildefonso (plural Ildefonsos)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Related terms

• San Ildefonso

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ildefonso is the 35812^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 627 individuals. Ildefonso is most common among White (70.81%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (21.53%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ildefonso”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 226.

Italian

Etymology

From Spanish.

Proper noun

Ildefonso m

1. a male given name

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Hildefōnsus, from Gothic [Term?].

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iw.deˈfõ.su/ [iʊ̯.deˈfõ.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iw.deˈfõ.su/ [iʊ̯.deˈfõ.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iw.deˈfõ.so/ [iʊ̯.deˈfõ.so]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /il.dɨˈfõ.su/ [iɫ.dɨˈfõ.su]

Proper noun

Ildefonso m

1. a male given name from Gothic

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin Ildephonsus, Ildefonsus, Hildephonsus, probably from Gothic *𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*hildifuns), from the Proto-Germanic elements *hildiz (“battle, fight”) + *funsaz (“ready”). See also Alfonso.

The earliest historical figure with this name was Ildephonsus of Toledo (607-667 A.D.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ildeˈfonso/ [il̪.d̪eˈfõn.so]
• Rhymes: -onso
• Syllabification: Il‧de‧fon‧so

Proper noun

Ildefonso f

1. a male given name from Gothic

Derived terms

• San Ildefonso