Espiritu

See also: espiritu

English

Etymology

Filipino Christian surname, or anglicization of Spanish Espíritu, both references to the Holy Spirit.

Proper noun

Espiritu (plural Espiritus)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Espiritu is the 7502nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4438 individuals. Espiritu is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (69.04%) and Hispanic/Latino (21.92%) individuals.

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

The surname is in reference to the Holy Spirit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔesˈpiɾitu/, [ʔɛsˈpi.ɾɪ.tʊ]
  • Hyphenation: Es‧pi‧ri‧tu
  • Homophone: espiritu

Proper noun

Espíritú (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. a Christian surname from Spanish

Statistics
  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Espiritu is the 37th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 110,653 individuals.
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