Puig

See also: puig

Catalan

Etymology

From puig (“hill”). Possibly related to the Sicilian surname Pucciu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈput͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -utʃ

Proper noun

Puig m or f by sense

1. a topographic surname

Derived terms

• Despuig
• Espuig
• Puigbalador
• Puigcerdà
• Puigdemont
• Puigmitjà
• Puignau
• Puigpei
• Pujal
• Pujol
• Pujolar
• Vilapuig

 

Ilocano

Etymology

From Catalan.

Proper noun

Puig

1. a surname from Catalan

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan. Doublet of poyo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈput͡ʃ/ [ˈput͡ʃ]
  • Rhymes: -utʃ
• IPA^(key): /ˈpwiɡ/ [ˈpwiɣ̞] (spelling pronunciation)
  • Rhymes: -iɡ
  • Syllabification: Puig

Proper noun

Puig m or f by sense

1. a surname from Catalan

Statistics

• 220th most common surname in Spain. (Forebears 2014)
• 228th most common surname in Cuba.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Catalan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈput͡ʃ/ [ˈput͡ʃ]
    • Rhymes: -ut͡ʃ
  • IPA^(key): /puˈiɡ/ [ˈpwiɡ̚]
    • Rhymes: -iɡ
    • Syllabification: Pu‧ig

Proper noun

Puíg (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔ or ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜄ᜔)

1. a surname from Catalan

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Puig is the 9,586th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 1,547 individuals.