Chavez

See also: Chávez

English

Etymology

From Spanish Chávez, variant of Chaves, from Galician Chaves (Chaves in Portugal and its castle).

Proper noun

Chavez

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. (historical) Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Chavez is the 83rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 250000 individuals. Chavez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.96%) individuals.

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Spanish Chávez, from Chaves.

Proper noun

Chavez

  1. a surname from Spanish

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chávez, variant of Chaves.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Cha‧vez
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsabes/ [ˈt̪s̪a.bes̪]

Proper noun

Chávez (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜊᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chávez, from Chaves.

Proper noun

Chavez

  1. a surname from Spanish

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chávez, variant of Chaves, from Galician Chaves.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaves/ [ˈt͡ʃaː.vɛs]
    • IPA(key): (more-native sounding) /ˈt͡ʃabes/ [ˈt͡ʃaː.bɛs], (more-native sounding, no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsabes/ [ˈt͡saː.bɛs]
  • Rhymes: -aves, -abes
  • Syllabification: Cha‧vez

Proper noun

Chavez (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜊᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Chavez is the 64th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 80,170 individuals.