Legaspi

From Spanish Legaspi; variant of Legazpi.

Legaspi (plural Legaspis)

1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Legaspi is the 9251^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3520 individuals. Legaspi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (70.11%) and Hispanic/Latino (21.14%) individuals.

• Glaspie, Pelasgi, paigles, pilages, plegias, slipage

Variant of Legazpi. Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi.

Legaspi

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Variant of Legazpi. Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi. The placename is named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

• IPA^(key): /leˈɡaspi/ [l̪eˈɡas.pi]
• Hyphenation: Le‧gas‧pi

Legáspi (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜉᜒ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Variant of Legazpi. Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi.

Legaspi

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Variant of Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi.

• IPA^(key): /leˈɡaspi/ [leˈɣ̞as.pi]
• Rhymes: -aspi
• Syllabification: Le‧gas‧pi

Legaspi m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque

Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, possibly through its seseo variant in Philippine Spanish Legaspi, from Basque Legazpi. The city is named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /leˈɡaspi/ [lɛˈɣas.pɪ]
• Rhymes: -aspi
• Syllabification: Le‧gas‧pi

Legaspi (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜉᜒ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]
2. alternative form of Legazpi (“provincial capital of Albay, Philippines”)

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Legaspi is the 83^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 71,469 individuals.

• “Legaspi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Legaspi on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl