Origin and formation
Araneta is a Basque surname that passed through Spanish before its adoption in Philippine languages. Its Philippine form preserves the Spanish spelling Araneta, while its earlier language origin is Basque. The name belongs to the group of Basque surnames that travelled through Spanish rather than arising from Tagalog vocabulary. Philippine bearers include Gregorio Araneta, a lawyer who served as secretary of justice and finance, and his son Salvador Araneta, a lawyer, businessman and public official.
Dictionary pronunciation
- Tagalog: /ʔaɾaˈneta/ · Wiktionary ↗
- Spanish: /aɾaˈneta/ · Wiktionary ↗
Public figures with this surname
Elected officials in the 2001 list
Araneta has 1 record in the OpenHalalan transcription of the 2001 COMELEC elected-candidate lists.
OpenHalalan — 2001 ↗Contains information from OpenHalalan by Robert R. Leung, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. ODbL 1.0 ↗ · Download surname counts