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Fidel
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fidel fidêl
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en es Fidel.
Pronunciation
en /fɪˈdɛl/ UK,US
Proper noun
en male Spanish.
en Spanish.
Derived terms
en Fidelism Fidelist
Translations
male given name
Armenian: hy Ֆիդել
Galician: gl Fidel m
Hindi: hi फ़िदेल m
Marathi: mr फिदेल m
Russian: ru Фиде́ль m Fidɛ́lʹ
Spanish: es Fidel m
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Fidel is the 34427th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 658 individuals. Fidel is most common among White (53.8%), Hispanic/Latino (19.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.81%) individuals.
Anagrams
en defil Field felid field filed flied
Cebuano
Etymology
From ceb es Fidel, from ceb la Fidelis, from
la fidelis.
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male Spanish < Latin
German
Etymology
See the main lemma.
Pronunciation
de /ˈfiːdəl/ [ˈfiː.dl̩]
de De-Fidel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Fi del
Noun
f
de Fiedel vielle, fiddle
Usage notes
Some make or recommend a distinction between both spellings, using de Fidel for the medieval instrument and de Fiedel as an informal word for a violin.
Declension
f
Further reading
Slovene
Proper noun
Fidél m-an
sl
References
184
Spanish
es:
Etymology
es la Fidēlis, name of various saints (see Saint Fidelis), from the la fidēlis faithful.
Cognates include it Fedele, pt Fidélis.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es male
Related terms
female given names: es Fidela, es Fidelia
Tagalog
Etymology
tl es Fidel, from tl la Fidelis, from la fidelis faithful.
Pronunciation
Fidél
Proper noun
Fidél +
tl male Latin