Tallaferro

See also: tallaferro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Tallaferro, itself from Catalan Tallaferro.

Proper noun

Tallaferro (plural Tallaferros)

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan].

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tallaferro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Forebears

Catalan

Etymology

Cognate with French Taillefer and Italian Tagliaferro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌta.ʎəˈfɛ.ru]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌta.ʎəˈfɛ.ro]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌta.ʎaˈfɛ.ro]

Proper noun

Tallaferro m or f by sense

a surname

Descendants

Spanish: Tallaferro

Further reading

Forebears (Spanish)
Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Tallaferro. Not present in Spain outside Catalonia[1] and now most prevalent in Venezuela.[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /taʝaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʝaˈfe.ro]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /taʎaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʎaˈfe.ro]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /taʃaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʃaˈfe.ro]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /taʒaˈfero/ [t̪a.ʒaˈfe.ro]

Rhymes: -ero
Syllabification: Ta‧lla‧fe‧rro

Proper noun

Tallaferro m or f by sense

a surname from Catalan

Descendants

→ English: Tallaferro

References

Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024
Forebears (Spanish)

Further reading

Forebears (Spanish)
Stefano Ravara, Mapa de Apellidos, 2016-2024

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