Segovia

See also: segovià, Segóvia, and Segòvia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Segovia, from Latin Segovia, from Celtiberian Segouia, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *segos (victory). Related city names include Segeda and Segontia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪˈɡəʊviə/
    • (file)

Proper noun

Segovia

  1. A city in Castile and León, Spain.
  2. A province of Castile and León, Spain.
  3. The letter S in the Spanish spelling alphabet

Translations

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈɡobja/ [seˈɣ̞o.β̞ja]
  • Rhymes: -obja
  • Syllabification: Se‧go‧via

Proper noun

Segovia f

  1. Segovia (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Segovia)
  2. Segovia (a city in Segovia, Spain)
  3. a surname

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Segovia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seˈɡovja/ [sɛˈɣov.jɐ]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /seˈɡobja/ [sɛˈɣob.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ovja, (more native-sounding) -obja
  • Syllabification: Se‧gov‧ia

Proper noun

Segovia (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜊ᜔ᜌ)

  1. a surname from Spanish deriving from the city and province in Spain

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Segovia is the 880th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 10,633 individuals.
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