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Descriptive surname · Spanish

Delgado

"slim"

Say it

del-GAH-doh

Where it comes from

delgado (thin, slender), from Latin delicatus

Meaning of the surname Delgado

Delgado is a Spanish surname of the descriptive type meaning "slim". It is one of the 200 most common surnames in Mexico.

A nickname that stuck: Moreno (dark-haired), Delgado (thin), Rubio (fair), Bravo (fierce), Cortés (courteous).

In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Delgado appears as either half of a pair: Delgado García, López Delgado. Read how the two-surname system works.

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