Toledo

See also: toledo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.

Pronunciation

• (city in Spain):
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /təˈleɪ.dəʊ/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /təˈleɪ.doʊ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪdəʊ

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (places in the United States):
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /təˈliː.dəʊ/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /təˈli.doʊ/
  • Rhymes: -iːdəʊ

Proper noun

Toledo

2. A city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
3. A province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
4. The southernmost district of Belize.
5. Numerous places in the Philippines:
   1. A barangay of Ramos, Tarlac, Philippines.
   2. A barangay of Silang, Cavite, Philippines.
   3. A barangay of Nabas, Aklan, Philippines.
   4. A city in Cebu, Philippines.
6. Numerous places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Charlton County, Georgia.
   2. A village, the county seat of Cumberland County, Illinois.
   3. A city, the county seat of Tama County, Iowa.
   4. A township in Tama County, Iowa.
   5. An unincorporated community and township in Chase County, Kansas.
   6. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
   7. An unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri.
   8. A large city and county seat of Lucas County, Ohio.
   9. A city in Lincoln County, Oregon.
   10. A minor city in Lewis County, Washington.
7. A surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name].

Translations

city and province of Spain

• Arabic: طُلَيْطِلَة (ṭulayṭila)
• Catalan: Toledo
• Cebuano: Toledo
• Chinese: 托萊多 / 托莱多 (zh)
• French: Tolède (fr)
• Galician: Toledo (gl)
• German: Toledo (de)
• Greek: Τολέδο (el) (Tolédo)
• Hindi: तोलेदो m (toledo)
• Italian: Toledo
• Latin: Tolētum
• Polish: Toledo (pl) n
• Portuguese: Toledo (pt)
• Russian: Толедо (Toledo)
• Spanish: Toledo (es)
• Turkish: Toledo (tr)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Toledo is the 1841^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19479 individuals. Toledo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (78.42%) and White (8.49%) individuals.

Anagrams

• looted, tooled

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tuˈle.ðu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [toˈle.ðo]

Proper noun

Toledo m

1. Toledo (a province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)
2. Toledo (a city, the provincial capital of Toledo, Spain)

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: To‧lè‧do
• IPA^(key): /toˈledo/ [t̪oˈl̪i.d̪o]

Proper noun

Toledo (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜇᜓ)

1. Toledo (a city in Cebu, Philippines)
2. a surname from Spanish
3. Toledo (a city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)

Derived terms

• Toledohanon (“inhabitant of Toledo, Cebu”)

Galician

Proper noun

Toledo ?

1. Toledo (a province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Toledo)
2. Toledo (a city in Toledo, Spain)

Related terms

• toledano

Italian

stemma della città di Toledo – coat of arms of the city of Toledo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈle.do/, /toˈlɛ.do/
• Rhymes: -edo, -ɛdo
• Hyphenation: To‧lé‧do, To‧lè‧do

Proper noun

Toledo f

1. Toledo (city in Spain)

Derived terms

• toledano

Further reading

• Toledo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈle.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈle.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈle.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈle.du/ [tuˈle.ðu]

• Hyphenation: To‧le‧do

Proper noun

Toledo ?

1. Toledo (a province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)
2. Toledo (a city, the provincial capital of Toledo, Spain)
3. Toledo (a city in Ohio, United States)
4. a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
5. a municipality of Paraná, Brazil

Related terms

• toledano

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈledo/ [t̪oˈle.ð̞o]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -edo
• Syllabification: To‧le‧do

Proper noun

Toledo f

1. Toledo (a province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Toledo)
2. Toledo (a city in Toledo, Spain)

Derived terms

• toledano
• toletano
• toletense

Descendants

• English: Toledo
• Polish: Toledo

Further reading

• “Toledo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025