Fidel

See also: fidel and fidêl

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Fidel.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /fɪˈdɛl/

Proper noun

Fidel

1. A male given name from Spanish
2. A surname from Spanish.

Translations

male given name

• Armenian: Ֆիդել (Fidel)
• Galician: Fidel (gl) m
• Marathi: फिदेल m (phidel)
• Russian: Фиде́ль (ru) m (Fidɛ́lʹ)
• Spanish: Fidel (es) m

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fidel is the 34427^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 658 individuals. Fidel is most common among White (53.8%), Hispanic/Latino (19.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.81%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Field, felid, field, filed, flied

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Fidel, from Latin Fidelis, from fidelis.

Proper noun

Fidel

1. a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin]

German

Etymology

See the main lemma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːdəl/, [ˈfiː.dl̩]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Fi‧del

Noun

Fidel f (genitive Fidel, plural Fideln)

1. Alternative spelling of Fiedel (“vielle, fiddle”)

Usage notes

• Some make or recommend a distinction between both spellings, using Fidel for the medieval instrument and Fiedel as an informal word for a violin.

Declension

Declension of Fidel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fidel	die	Fideln
genitive	einer	der	Fidel	der	Fideln
dative	einer	der	Fidel	den	Fideln
accusative	eine	die	Fidel	die	Fideln

Further reading

• “Fidel” in Duden online

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Fidēlis, name of various saints (see Saint Fidelis), from the fidēlis (“faithful”). Cognates include Italian Fedele, Portuguese Fidélis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈdel/ [fiˈð̞el]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Fi‧del

Proper noun

Fidel m

1. a male given name

Related terms

• female given names: Fidela, Fidelia

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Fidel, from Latin Fidelis, from fidelis (“faithful”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /fiˈdel/ [fɪˈdɛl]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /piˈdel/ [pɪˈdɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Fi‧del

Proper noun

Fidél (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜎ᜔)

1. a male given name from Latin