Osmeña

English

Proper noun

Osmeña

1. A barangay of Araceli, Palawan, Philippines.
2. A barangay of Bato, Leyte, Philippines.
3. A barangay of Cataingan, Masbate, Philippines.
4. A barangay of the district of City Proper, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines.
5. A barangay of Claveria, Masbate, Philippines.
6. A barangay of Culion, Palawan, Philippines.
7. A barangay of Dolores, Eastern Samar, Philippines.
8. A barangay of Ilagan, Isabela, Philippines.
9. A barangay of Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines.
10. A barangay of Pitogo, Quezon, Philippines.
11. A barangay of Sulop, Davao del Sur, Philippines.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Osmeña, ultimately from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān) +‎ -ia. It is apparently not recorded in the Catálogo Alfabético de Apellidos, where most Filipinos historically derived surnames from due to a decree in 1849 by Gov-Gen. Narciso Clavería.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Os‧me‧ña
• IPA^(key): /ʔosˈmeɲa/ [ʔos̪ˈmi.ɲɐ]

Proper noun

Osmeña (Badlit spelling ᜂᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Arabic]

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Osmeña, ultimately from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān) +‎ -ia. It is apparently not recorded in the Catálogo Alfabético de Apellidos, where most Filipinos historically derived surnames from due to a decree in 1849 by Gov-Gen. Narciso Clavería.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔosˈmenja/ [ʔosˈmɛː.ɲɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔosˈmenja/ [ʔosˈmɛn̪.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -enja
• Syllabification: Os‧me‧ña

Proper noun

Osmeña (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Arabic]

See also

• Usman