Hidalgo

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English[edit]

Map of Mexico highlighting Hidalgo

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Hidalgo, from Spanish hidalgo, from Old Spanish fijo d'algo (son of something). The Mexican state is named after independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.

Proper noun[edit]

Hidalgo (countable and uncountable, plural Hidalgos)

  1. A placename
    1. A state of Mexico.
    2. Ellipsis of Hidalgo County.
  2. (countable) A surname from Spanish.
  3. (astronomy) the asteroid (944) Hidalgo

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Spanish Hidalgo.

Proper noun[edit]

Hidalgo

  1. Hidalgo (a state of Mexico)

Central Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Spanish Hidalgo.

Proper noun[edit]

Hidalgo

  1. Hidalgo (a state of Mexico)

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Hidalgo.

Proper noun[edit]

Hidalgo m or f

  1. a surname, Hidalgo, from Spanish

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /iˈdalɡo/ [iˈð̞al.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -alɡo
  • Syllabification: Hi‧dal‧go

Etymology 1[edit]

Named after the Mexican independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.

Proper noun[edit]

Hidalgo m

  1. Hidalgo: A state of Mexico
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Etymology 2[edit]

From hidalgo, from Old Spanish fijo d'algo.

Proper noun[edit]

Hidalgo m or f by sense

  1. a surname, Hidalgo, from Old Spanish

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Hidalgo
  • French: Hidalgo
  • Apiaká: Hidalgo
  • Central Nahuatl: Hidalgo