Cuenca

See also: cuenca

English

Etymology

From Spanish Cuenca, from cuenca (“valley; watershed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɛn.kə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnkə

Proper noun

Cuenca

  1. A province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Cuenca.
  2. A surname from Spanish.
  3. A city in Cuenca, Spain.
  4. The third largest city in Ecuador, capital of Azuay province.
  5. A municipality of Batangas, Philippines.
  6. A barangay of Pugo, La Union, Philippines.

Meronyms

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Cuenca is the 9611th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3381 individuals. Cuenca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (79.44%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.29%) individuals.

See also

Spanish

Etymology

From cuenca (“valley; watershed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwenka/ [ˈkwẽŋ.ka]
  • Rhymes: -enka
  • Syllabification: Cuen‧ca

Proper noun

Cuenca f

  1. Cuenca (a province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Cuenca)
  2. Cuenca (a city in Cuenca, Spain)
  3. Cuenca (a city in Ecuador)

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cuenca, from cuenca (“watershed”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈweŋka/ [ˈk̠wɛŋ.k̠ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eŋka
  • Syllabification: Cu‧en‧ca

Proper noun

Cuenca (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ)

  1. a municipality of Batangas, Philippines
  2. a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name]

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cuenca is the 448th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 23,604 individuals.
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