Surname

Calderón

“cooking pot”

Calderón is a surname from Vulgar Latin. It is used in Spanish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Calderón goes back to Vulgar Latin *caldāria, meaning “cooking pot.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Calderón comes from Vulgar Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Vulgar Latin *caldāria (“cooking pot”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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