Legazpi

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See also: Legaspi

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi. Named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

Proper noun

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Legazpi

  1. A city, the provincial capital of Albay, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines

Basque

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Etymology

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Uncertain, perhaps from legar (gravel, sand) +‎ azpi (under) or legar (gravel, sand) +‎ -tze +‎ bi (two).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /leɡas̻pi/ [le.ɣ̞as̻.pi]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /leɡas̺pi/ [le.ɣ̞as̺.pi]

 

  • Hyphenation: Le‧gaz‧pi

Proper noun

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Legazpi inan

  1. A village and municipality of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: Legazpia

References

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  • Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2019) “Legazpi”, in Gipuzkoako herrien izenak[1] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 292

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi. Named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leˈɡaspi/ [l̪eˈɡas.pi]
  • Hyphenation: Le‧gaz‧pi

Proper noun

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Legázpi (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜉᜒ)

  1. Legazpi (a city, the provincial capital of Albay, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Basque Legazpi. The place in the Philippines is named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /leˈɡaθpi/ [leˈɣ̞aθ.pi]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /leˈɡaspi/ [leˈɣ̞as.pi]
  • Rhymes: -aθpi
  • Rhymes: -aspi
  • Syllabification: Le‧gaz‧pi

Proper noun

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Legazpi ?

  1. A village in Zumarraga, Gipuzkoa, Spain
  2. Legazpi (a city, the provincial capital of Albay, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi. Named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

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Proper noun

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Legazpi (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜉᜒ)

  1. Alternative form of Legaspi (provincial capital of Albay, Philippines)
  2. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], variant of Legaspi

Statistics

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  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Legazpi is the 58,506th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 204 individuals.