Gurulé

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Grolet, originating from Jacques Grolet: a French explorer who settled New Mexico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuɾuˈle/ [ɡu.ɾuˈle]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: Gu‧ru‧lé

Proper noun

Gurulé m or f by sense

  1. (chiefly New Mexico) a surname from French, of New Mexican usage
    Jimmy Gurulé, b. 1951

References

  • Fray Angélico Chávez (1992), Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period[1], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
  • Garland D. Bills, Neddy A. Vigil (2008), The Spanish Language of New Mexico and Southern Colorado: A Linguistic Atlas[2], University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
  • José Antonio Esquibel, John Borradaile Colligan (1999), The Spanish Recolonization of New Mexico: An Account of the Families Recruited at Mexico City in 1693[3], Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico, →ISBN

Further reading