Tallaferro
See also: tallaferro
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Tallaferro, itself from Catalan Tallaferro.
Proper noun
Tallaferro (plural Tallaferros)
- A surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan].
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tallaferro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
Catalan
Etymology
Cognate with French Taillefer and Italian Tagliaferro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˌta.ʎəˈfɛ.ru]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌta.ʎəˈfɛ.ro]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌta.ʎaˈfɛ.ro]
Proper noun
Tallaferro m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants
- Spanish: Tallaferro
Further reading
- Forebears (Spanish)
- Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan Tallaferro. Not present in Spain outside Catalonia[1] and now most prevalent in Venezuela.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taʝaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʝaˈfe.ro] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /taʎaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʎaˈfe.ro] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /taʃaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʃaˈfe.ro] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /taʒaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʒaˈfe.ro] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -ero
- Syllabification: Ta‧lla‧fe‧rro
Proper noun
Tallaferro m or f by sense
- a surname from Catalan
Descendants
- → English: Tallaferro
References
- ^ Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024
- ^ Forebears (Spanish)
Further reading
- Forebears (Spanish)
- Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024