Zelaya
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish Zelaya, from Basque Zelaia, habitational surname from zelai (“field”).
Proper noun
[edit]Zelaya (plural Zelayas)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zelaya is the 2886th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12448 individuals. Zelaya is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.06%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zelaya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aʝa
- Syllabification: Ze‧la‧ya
Proper noun
[edit]Zelaya m or f by sense
- a surname from Basque
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- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/aʝa
- Rhymes:Spanish/aʝa/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish nouns with multiple genders
- Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense
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