Morales

See also: morales, morāles, and morālēs

English

Proper noun

Morales

1. A town in the Bolívar Department, Colombia.
2. A town in the Cauca Department, Colombia.
3. A municipality of the Izbal Department, Guatemala.
4. A surname from Spanish.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 莫拉萊斯／莫拉莱斯 (zh) (Mòlāláisī)

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Morales.

Proper noun

Morales

1. a surname from Spanish

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Morales.

Proper noun

Morales

1. a surname from Spanish

Spanish

Etymology

From mora (“mulberry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈɾales/ [moˈɾa.les]
• Rhymes: -ales
• Syllabification: Mo‧ra‧les

Proper noun

Morales m or f by sense

1. a topographic surname. Derived from mora

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Morales.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /moˈɾales/ [moˈɾa.lɛs]
• Rhymes: -ales
• Syllabification: Mo‧ra‧les

Proper noun

Morales (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Morales is the 6,493^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,243 individuals.