Aguiar

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese Aguiar.

Proper noun

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Aguiar (plural Aguiars)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Aguiar is the 4227th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8390 individuals. Aguiar is most common among Hispanic/Latino (48.09%) and White (47.62%) individuals.

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin aquilāris (place inhabited by eagles), from aquila (eagle). Compare Spanish Aguilar, originally meaning "from the eagle's lair." In older toponyms, it might come from Latin [Villa] Guilari.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɡiˈaʁ/ [a.ɡɪˈah], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɡjaʁ/ [aˈɡjah]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ɡiˈaɾ/ [a.ɡɪˈaɾ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɡjaɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ɡiˈaʁ/ [a.ɡɪˈaχ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɡjaʁ/ [aˈɡjaχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɡiˈaɻ/ [a.ɡɪˈaɻ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɡjaɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡjaɾ/ [ɐˈɣjaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɡja.ɾi/ [ɐˈɣja.ɾi]

Proper noun

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Aguiar

  1. a Portuguese toponym
    1. A parish of Barcelos, Portugal
    2. A parish of Viana do Alentejo, Portugal

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Aguiar m or f by sense

  1. a toponymic surname

References

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  1. ^ Aguiar”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese Aguiar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈɡjaɾ/ [aˈɣ̞jaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: A‧guiar

Proper noun

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Aguiar m or f by sense

  1. a surname