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Fontecilla is one of a set of surnames related to or descended from 'Fuentes,' meaning |
Fontecilla is one of a set of surnames related to or descended from 'Fuentes,' meaning fountains. <ref>House of Names. [http://www.houseofnames.com/coatofarms_details.asp?sId=&s=Fontecilla&A=54323-224]</ref> 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. <ref>House of Names. [http://www.houseofnames.com/coatofarms_details.asp?sId=&s=Fontecilla&A=54323-224]</ref> |
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It is a common surname in Chile. |
It is a common surname in Chile. |
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Fontecilla is a family name found in Spain, Chile, Mexico, 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. [2]
It is a common surname in Chile.
In Santiago, Chile, there is a street named Lo Fontecilla.
Notable Persons named Fontecilla
- Mercedes Fontecilla (The 2nd first lady of Chile, 1811-1813).[3]
- Aída Laso de Fontecilla (educator and 1932 Guggenheim Fellow).[4]
- Eduardo Fontecilla (1956 olympic competitor from Chile).[5]
- Francisco Vargas Fontecilla (Chile's Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, 1867-1868).[6]
- Mariano Sánchez Fontecilla (Chile's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cult and Colonization, 1889-1890 and 1894-1895).[7]
References
- ^ House of Names. [1]
- ^ House of Names. [2]
- ^ First Ladies of Chile.
- ^ List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1932.
- ^ Chile at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile.