Chimal
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See also: chimal
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish chimal (“shield”), itself from Nahuatl chimalli (“shield”). This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
Proper noun[edit]
Chimal (plural Chimals)
- A surname from Spanish [in turn from Nahuatl].
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chimal is the 41799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Chimal is most common among Hispanic/Latino (95.96%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chimal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 327.
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Chimal m or f by sense
- a surname
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Spanish
- English terms derived from Spanish
- English terms derived from Nahuatl
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Spanish
- English surnames from Nahuatl
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/al
- Rhymes:Spanish/al/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish nouns with multiple genders
- Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense
- Spanish surnames