Heredia

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginSpanish Heredia →
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Meanings

proper nounHeredia (countable and uncountable, plural Heredias)

plural Heredias

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.
  3. countableuncountableA district and city, the capital of both Heredia canton and Heredia province, Costa Rica.
  4. countableuncountableA canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica.
  5. countableuncountableA province of Costa Rica.

Origin

  1. SpanishHeredia
  2. EnglishHeredia

Borrowed from Spanish Heredia, itself of Basque origin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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