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The name Fontecilla is a [[diminutive]] of ''fuente'', a [[cognate]] of fountain. |
The name Fontecilla is a [[diminutive]] of ''fuente'', a [[cognate]] of fountain. |
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It is an common surname in [[Chile]]. |
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In Santiago, Chile, there is a street named La Fontecilla. |
In Santiago, Chile, there is a street named La Fontecilla. |
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Fontecilla is a family name found in Spain, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, The United States, and Canada.
Origin
Fontecilla is one of a set of surnames related to or descended from 'Fuentes,' meaning fountains.[1] These names include Fuente, de la Fuente, Fuentecilla, Fuéntez, Fuentez, Font, Fonte, Fontes, Fontecilla, Fontana, Fontano, Fontanal, Fontanales, Fontanals, Fontanella, Fontanet, Fontanillos and many more.[1]
The name Fontecilla is a diminutive of fuente, a cognate of fountain.
It is an common surname in Chile.
In Santiago, Chile, there is a street named La Fontecilla.
Notable Persons named Fontecilla
- Mercedes Fontecilla (The 2nd first lady of Chile, 1811–1813).[2]
- José Miguel Carrera Fontecilla (Chilean revolutionary, 1820–1860)
- Francisco Vargas Fontecilla (Chile's Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, 1867–1868).[3]
- Mariano Sánchez Fontecilla (Chile's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cult and Colonization, 1889–1890 and 1894–1895).[3]
- Aída Laso de Fontecilla (educator and 1932 Guggenheim Fellow).[4]
- Ernesto Fontecilla (Chilean artist - 1930s).
- Eduardo Fontecilla (1956 Olympic competitor from Chile).[5]
- Rafael Fontecilla Riquelme (President of Chile's Supreme Court, 1960–1963)[6]
- Ezequiel Fontecilla (Chilean architect whose famous work includes Templo Parroquial)[7]
References
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