Babilonia

See also: babilonia, babilónia, Babilónia, Babilònia, babilônia, Babilônia, and Babilonią

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Babilonia; this surname is predominantly found in Colombia.

Proper noun

Babilonia (plural Babilonias)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Babilonia is the 42094^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 516 individuals. Babilonia is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.18%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Babilonia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 78.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), derived from Βαβυλών (Babulṓn), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, literally “Gate of God”); the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.biˈlɔ.nja/
• Rhymes: -ɔnja
• Hyphenation: Ba‧bi‧lò‧nia

Proper noun

Babilonia f

1. Babylon
2. Babylonia

Derived terms

• babilonese

Related terms

• babilonico

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim). Doublet of Babel and Babilon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.biˈlɔɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲja
• Syllabification: Ba‧bi‧lon‧ia

Proper noun

Babilonia f

1. (historical) Babylonia (an ancient region and empire in southern Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq)

Declension

Declension of Babilonia

	singular
nominative	Babilonia
genitive	Babilonii
dative	Babilonii
accusative	Babilonię
instrumental	Babilonią
locative	Babilonii
vocative	Babilonio

Derived terms

adjective

• babiloński

 

nouns

• Babilonka
• Babilończyk

 

Related terms

nouns

• Babilon
• babilonka
• babilończyk

 

Further reading

• Babilonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin Babylōnia.

Proper noun

Babilonia n

1. Babylonia

Related terms

• Babilon

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), from Βαβυλων (Babulōn, “Babylon”) + -ία (-ía, forming place names for areas).

Proper noun

Babilonia f

1. Babylon
2. Babylonia

Related terms

• babilónico
• babilonio