Altamira

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Altamira, from Galician.

Proper noun

Altamira (plural Altamiras)

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

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Altamira is the 50275^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 416 individuals. Altamira is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.62%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.82%) individuals.

Galician

Torres de Altamira (Altamira towers ruins), Brión

Etymology

Alta (“high”) +‎ mira (“watch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /altaˈmiɾa̝/

Proper noun

Altamira f

1. a number of villages throughout Galicia

See also

• Altamira on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• “Altamira” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Altamira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /altaˈmiɾa/ [al̪.t̪aˈmi.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -iɾa
• Syllabification: Al‧ta‧mi‧ra

Proper noun

Altamira m or f by sense

1. a surname