Segovia

See also: segovià, Segóvia, and Segòvia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Segovia, from Latin Segovia, from Celtiberian Segobriga; from Proto-Celtic *segos (“victory”) + *brigā (“city, stronghold, strength”). Related city names include Segeda and Segontia.

Proper noun

Segovia

  1. A city in Castile, Spain
  2. A province in Castile, Spain
  3. The letter S in the Spanish phonetic alphabet

Translations

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /seˈɡobja/, [seˈɣoβja]

Proper noun

Segovia f

  1. Segovia (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Segovia)
  2. Segovia (a city in Segovia, Spain)

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Segovia

Proper noun

Segovia

  1. A surname​ from Spanish deriving from the city and province in Spain.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Segovia is the 880th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 10,633 individuals.

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