Fonseca

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Fonseca.

Proper noun

Fonseca (plural Fonsecas)

  1. A surname.
  2. A gulf bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Fonseca is the 1363rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 25863 individuals. Fonseca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (77.57%) and White (18.23%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fõˈse.kɐ/

  • Rhymes: -ekɐ
  • Hyphenation: Fon‧se‧ca

Proper noun

Fonseca m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Fonseca, from fonte seca (literally dry well).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fonˈseka/ [fõnˈse.ka]
  • Rhymes: -eka
  • Syllabification: Fon‧se‧ca

Proper noun

Fonseca m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Proper noun

Fonseca m

  1. A gulf bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua
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