Volante
See also: volante
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Volante.
Proper noun
Volante (plural Volantes)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Volante is the 37955th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 585 individuals. Volante is most common among White (84.1%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Volante”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Italian
Etymology
From volante (“flying”), a nickname for a nimble or agile person.
Proper noun
Volante m or f by sense
- a surname
Tagalog
Etymology
Of Spanish origin.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /voˈlante/ [voˈlan̪.t̪ɛ]
- IPA(key): (with nativization) /boˈlante/ [boˈlan̪.t̪ɛ]
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: Vo‧lan‧te
Proper noun
Volante (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- a surname from Spanish
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Volante is the 3,381th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 3,802 individuals.