Ortega

See also: ortega

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ortega.

Proper noun

Ortega

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ortega is the 239^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 127,256 individuals. Ortega is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.11%) individuals.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Ortega. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Or‧te‧ga
• IPA^(key): /ʔoɾˈteɡa/, [ʔoɾ̪ˈt̪i.ɡɐ]

Proper noun

Ortega

1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ortega

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish Ortega. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Proper noun

Ortega

1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ortega

Spanish

Etymology

From the name of several cities in Spain. The toponym is from Latin urtica (“stinging nettle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾˈteɡa/ [oɾˈt̪e.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Syllabification: Or‧te‧ga

Proper noun

Ortega m or f by sense

1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Ortega. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoɾˈteɡa/ [ʔoɾˈtɛ.ɣɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Syllabification: Or‧te‧ga

Proper noun

Ortega (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜄ)

1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Ortega, most concentrated in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite and Batangas