Remedios

See also: remedios and remédios

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Remedios. This surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

Proper noun

Remedios (plural Remedioses)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Remedios is the 37848^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Remedios is most common among Hispanic/Latino (52.64%), White (23.34%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Remedios”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Spanish

Etymology

remedios (“remedies”), shortened from María (de los) Remedios, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Remedies".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈmedjos/ [reˈme.ð̞jos]
• Rhymes: -edjos
• Syllabification: Re‧me‧dios

Proper noun

Remedios f

1. a female given name
2. A city in Villa Clara, Cuba

Related terms

• remediano