Linares

See also: linares

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish Linares, from linares (flax fields). For places outside Spain, derived from Spanish cities or from Spanish nobles bearing the name in their primary titles. As a surname mostly found in Venezuela, variously derived from all these sources.

Proper noun

Linares (plural Linareses)

  1. A city in Spain.
  2. A city in Chile.
  3. A province of Chile around the city.
  4. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Linares is the 1820th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19688 individuals. Linares is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.21%) individuals.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From linares (flax fields). Outside of Spain, variously named for Spanish cities or for Spanish nobles bearing the name in their primary titles.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈnaɾes/ [liˈna.ɾes]
  • Rhymes: -aɾes
  • Syllabification: Li‧na‧res

Proper noun

Linares m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Proper noun

Linares ?

  1. A province of Chile
  2. A city in Chile
  3. (historical) A department of Chile
  4. (historical) A province of Chile until 1976.

Derived terms

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