Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estevez

/eɪstˈeɪvɛz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: es-tevez
IPA: /eɪstˈeɪvɛz/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].

Etymology

From Spanish, from Galician Estévez, patronymical surname from Estevo (“Stephan”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Estévez

Inflected Forms

Estevezes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce estevez?: The recorded pronunciation is /eɪstˈeɪvɛz/.
What does estevez mean?: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
Where does estevez come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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