Puig
See also: puig
Catalan
Etymology
From puig (“hill”). Possibly related to the Sicilian surname Pucciu.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Puig m or f by sense
- a topographic surname
Derived terms
- Despuig
- Espuig
- Puigbalador
- Puigcerdà
- Puigdemont
- Puigmitjà
- Puignau
- Puigpei
- Pujal
- Pujol
- Pujolar
- Vilapuig
Ilocano
Etymology
From Catalan.
Proper noun
Puig
- a surname from Catalan
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan. Doublet of poyo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈput͡ʃ/ [ˈput͡ʃ]
- Rhymes: -utʃ
- IPA(key): /ˈpwiɡ/ [ˈpwiɣ̞] (spelling pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -iɡ
- Syllabification: Puig
Proper noun
Puig m or f by sense
- a surname from Catalan
Statistics
- 220th most common surname in Spain. (Forebears 2014)
- 228th most common surname in Cuba.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, from Catalan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈput͡ʃ/ [ˈput͡ʃ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈputs/ [ˈput̪s]
- Rhymes: -ut͡ʃ, (no palatal assimilation) -uts
- IPA(key): /puˈiɡ/ [ˈpwɪɡ̚]
- Rhymes: -iɡ
- Syllabification: Pu‧ig
- IPA(key): /ˈput͡ʃ/ [ˈput͡ʃ]
Proper noun
Puíg (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔ or ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜄ᜔)
- a surname from Catalan
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Puig is the 9,586th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 1,547 individuals.