Cordova
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Córdoba.
Proper noun
Cordova
- A municipality and island of the province of Cebu, Philippines, connected by bridge with Mactan.
- Alternative form of Córdoba:
- A surname from Spanish.
- 2023 November 22, Catherine E. Shoichet, Thomas Lake, “A migrant crossed the border and found a scared, 9-year-old Arizona boy alone in the desert. The encounter changed them both”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 2 March 2024:
- But on a November morning in 2007, Manuel Jesus Cordova Soberanes and about 30 others from Magdalena were making a trek of their own, leaving town in search of opportunities they couldn’t find at home.
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Córdova, variant of Córdoba. The municipality is named by Spanish Governor-General Rafael Echagüe y Bermingham; ultimate origin is uncertain, but most likely named after the city in Spain.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Cor‧do‧va
- IPA(key): /ˈkoɾdoba/ [ˈkoɾ̪.d̪o.bɐ]
Proper noun
Córdova
- Cordova (a municipality and island of the province of Cebu, Philippines, connected by bridge with Mactan)
- a surname from Spanish
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.do.va/
- Rhymes: -ɔrdova
- Hyphenation: Còr‧do‧va
Proper noun
Cordova f
- Córdoba (the capital of the province of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain)
- Córdoba (a province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city)