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Badillo 1
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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Spanish

Meaning & History

Topographic name from a diminutive of vado ‘ford’ (Latin vadum) or a habitational name from either of two places named with this word: Valillo de la Guarena in Zamora province or Vadillo de al Sierra in Ávila.
Added 12/10/2015 by cutenose

Badillo 2
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Spanish
Pronounced Pron. ba-di-llo  [key]
Other Forms FormsVado, Bad, Vadillo

Meaning & History

One who came from Badillo (small ford), in Spain. This looks like the diminutive form of "badil" meaning a fire shovel. "Badillo" comes from "vado" meaning a place to cross the river. Other Spanish names from this name source are Vado, Bado and Vadillo.
Added 3/29/2022 by edgar.badillo1
Edited 10/7/2023 by SeaHorse15 and Mike C