Cienfuegos

English

Proper noun

Cienfuegos (plural Cienfuegoses)

  1. A city on the southern coast of Cuba.
  2. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Cienfuegos is the 18899th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1445 individuals. Cienfuegos is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.26%) individuals.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θjenˈfweɡos/ [θjẽɱˈfwe.ɣ̞os] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /sjenˈfweɡos/ [sjẽɱˈfwe.ɣ̞os] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -eɡos
  • Syllabification: Cien‧fue‧gos

Etymology 1

From cien (“one hundred”) +‎ fuegos (“fires”).

Proper noun

Cienfuegos m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

Named after José Cienfuegos, captain general of Cuba (1816-19).

Proper noun

Cienfuegos f

  1. a province of Cuba
  2. the capital city of Cienfuegos, Cuba
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