Saavedra

• Savedra

From Spanish, of Galician origin.

Saavedra (plural Saavedras)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Saavedra is the 1910^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18834 individuals. Saavedra is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.86%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Saavedra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

From Spanish Saavedra, from Galician.

• Hyphenation: Sa‧a‧ved‧ra

Saavedra

1. a surname from Galician

Attested in the 12th century as Salavetera and Saavetra. From Saa + vedra: Saa from Proto-Germanic *salą (“hall, house”), and vedra from Latin vetera (“old”).

• IPA^(key): /saːˈβɛðɾa̝/

Saavedra f

1. A parish of Begonte, Lugo, Galicia
2. A village in Dadín, O Irixo, Ourense, Galicia
3. a toponymical surname

• “Saavedra” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Saavedra” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Saavedra

1. a surname

Borrowed from Galician.

• IPA^(key): /saˈbedɾa/ [saˈβ̞e.ð̞ɾa]
• Rhymes: -edɾa
• Syllabification: Sa‧a‧ve‧dra

Saavedra f

1. a surname from Galician, the 307th most common in Mexico, the 64th most common in Peru, the 51st most common in Chile, and 50th most common in Bolivia

Borrowed from Spanish, of Galician.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saʔaˈvedɾa/ [sɐ.ʔɐˈvɛd.ɾɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /saʔaˈbedɾa/ [sɐ.ʔɐˈbɛd.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -edɾa
• Syllabification: Sa‧a‧ved‧ra

Saavedra (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜀᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇ)

1. a surname from Spanish

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Saavedra is the 323rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 24,618 individuals.