Soledad

See also: soledad

English

Proper noun

Soledad

1. A city and mission located in the Salinas Valley, California, United States.
2. The native language spoken in this region of California.

Synonyms

• (people): Chalon
• (language): Chalon

Noun

1. The native people of this California region.

References

• Levy, Richard. 1978. Costanoan, in Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 8 (California). William C. Sturtevant, and Robert F. Heizer, eds. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. →ISBN / 0160045754, pages 485.
• Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. →ISBN.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Soledad, cst ⁠

Anagrams

• deloads

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Spanish

Etymology

soledad (“solitude”), shortened from María (de la) Soledad, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Solitude", with a feast day on Good Friday.

Proper noun

Soledad f

1. a female given name.

Related terms

• Marisol

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish, a reference to the Our Lady of Solitude (Nuestra Señora de la Soledad), an epithet for María [de la Soledad]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈledad/, [soˈlɛː.d̪ɐd̪̚]

Proper noun

Soledad

1. a female given name from Spanish, used along with Maria, often shortened to Marisol.
2. notably borne by:
   • Shalani Soledad, Filipina politician and television personality.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Soledad is the 1,055^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 9,216 individuals.