Aguila

See also: aguila, Águila, águila, and àguila

English

Etymology

Anglicization of Spanish Águila. Also a common Filipino surname. Doublet of Eagle.

Proper noun

Aguila (plural Aguilas)

  1. A surname from Spanish, an anglicized spelling of Águila.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Aguila is the 5683rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6103 individuals. Aguila is most common among Hispanic/Latino (78.19%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.03%) individuals.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Águila, from águila. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos , but was already adopted by several principalía families in Batangas. Doublet of agila.

The barangay is probably named after Fernando Águila, mayor of San Jose, Batangas from 1931 to 1937 and in 1941.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡila/, [ˈʔa.ɣɪ.lɐ]
  • Hyphenation: A‧gui‧la
  • Homophone: agila

Proper noun

Águilá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜎ)

  1. a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun], mostly found in Batangas, Quezon and Laguna
  2. A barangay of San Jose, Batangas, Philippines
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