English

Proper noun

Soledad

1. A city and mission located in the Salinas Valley, California, United States.
2. The native people of this California region.
3. The native language spoken in this region of California.

Synonyms

• (people) Chalon
• (language) Chalon

References

• Levy, Richard. 1978. Costanoan, in Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 8 (California). William C. Sturtevant, and Robert F. Heizer, eds. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. ISBN 0-16-004578-9 / 0160045754, pages 485.
• Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. ISBN 0-87919-141-4.

Spanish

Etymology

soledad ‎(“solitude”), shortened from María (de la) Soledad, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Solitude", with a feast day on Good Friday.

Proper noun

Soledad f

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Marisol

Spanish

Noun

soledad f ‎(plural soledades)

1. solitude