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Sandoval

/ˈsæn.dəˌvɑl/

Sandoval proper noun: a surname from Spanish. Also the ellipsis of Sandoval County.

Proper noun

Sandoval (countable and uncountable, plural Sandovals)

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. A city in Burgos, Spain.
  3. A small town in Illinois, United States.

Also used as

Sandoval is also the ellipsis of Sandoval County.

Sandoval is also the ellipsis of Sandoval Township.

Sandoval is also the ellipsis of Lake Sandoval.

Forms of Sandoval

pluralSandovals

Origin of Sandoval

From Spanish, named after the city in Burgos Province, Spain, from Old Spanish Sannoval, from Latin saltus (“grove”) + novālis (“newly cleared land”).

Words formed from Sandoval

Questions about Sandoval

What does Sandoval mean?
Sandoval means a surname from Spanish.
What part of speech is Sandoval?
Sandoval is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sandoval?
Sandoval is pronounced /ˈsæn.dəˌvɑl/.

Words near Sandoval in the dictionary

  1. Sandor
  2. Sandors
  3. sandos
  4. sandostatin
  5. Sandouping
  6. Sandoval
  7. Sandoval County
  8. Sandow
  9. Sandoway
  10. Sandown
  11. sandownid

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