Soledad

See also: soledad

English

Proper noun

Soledad

  1. A city and mission located in the Salinas Valley, California, United States.
  2. The native language spoken in this region of California.

Synonyms

Noun

Soledad pl (plural only)

  1. The native people of this California region.

References

  • Levy, Richard. 1978. Costanoan, in Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 8 (California). William C. Sturtevant, and Robert F. Heizer, eds. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. ISBN 0-16-004578-9 / 0160045754, pages 485.
  • Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. ISBN 0-87919-141-4.

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Spanish

Etymology

soledad (solitude), shortened from María (de la) Soledad, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Solitude", with a feast day on Good Friday.

Proper noun

Soledad f

  1. A female given name.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish, a reference to the Our Lady of Solitude (Nuestra Señora de la Soledad), an epithet for María [de la Soledad]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /solˈɛdad/

Proper noun

Soledad

  1. A female given name, used along with Maria, often shortened to Marisol.
  2. A surname, notably borne by:

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Soledad is the 1,055th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 9,216 individuals.

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