Cerro

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginItalian Cerro ← Spanish Cerro →
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Meanings

proper nounCerro (countable and uncountable, plural Cerros)

plural Cerros

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.

Origin

  1. SpanishCerro
  2. ItalianCerro
  3. EnglishCerro

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Cerro, a habitational surname from any of various places called Cerro, from cerro (“Turkey oak”). * Borrowed from Spanish Cerro, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hill or ridge, from cerro (“hill, hillock”).

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APA

Cerro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cerro

MLA

“Cerro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cerro. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cerro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cerro.

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