Remedios

See also: remedios and remédios

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Remedios. This surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

Proper noun

Remedios (plural Remedioses)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Remedios is the 37848th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Remedios is most common among Hispanic/Latino (52.64%), White (23.34%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.01%) individuals.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

remedios (remedies), shortened from María (de los) Remedios, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Remedies".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈmedjos/ [reˈme.ð̞jos]
  • Rhymes: -edjos
  • Syllabification: Re‧me‧dios

Proper noun

Remedios f

  1. a female given name
  2. A city in Villa Clara, Cuba
  • remediano
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