# Heredia

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #83,337

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A village in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.
3. A district and city, the capital of both Heredia canton and Heredia province, Costa Rica.
4. A canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica.
5. A province of Costa Rica.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Heredia, itself of Basque origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/heredia