Ortiz

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US/ɔɹˈtiz/US/ɔɹˈtis/

proper noun

A surname from Spanish.

OriginSpanish Ortiz →
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Meanings

proper nounOrtiz (plural Ortizes)

plural Ortizes

  1. A surname from Spanish.

    In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN.

    2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez, Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2025

Origin

  1. SpanishOrtiz
  2. EnglishOrtiz

Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.

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Cite this entry
APA

Ortiz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ortiz

MLA

“Ortiz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ortiz. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ortiz,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ortiz.

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