Beltrán is a Spanish-Italian surname (or given male name) of initially Italian origin with the first record of the surname found at the
University of Bologna
The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is a Public university, public research university in Bologna, Italy. Teaching began around 1088, with the university becoming organised as guilds of students () by the late 12th century. It is the ...
. Centuries later, the surname primarily came to be found in the Catalan-speaking region of eastern Spain and southern France. It derives from the Germanic words berht ("bright") and hramn ("raven").
It shares this same Germanic origin with
Bertrand
Bertrand may refer to:
Places
* Bertrand, Missouri, US
* Bertrand, Nebraska, US
* Bertrand, New Brunswick, Canada
* Bertrand Township, Michigan, US
* Bertrand, Michigan
* Bertrand, Virginia, US
* Bertrand Creek, state of Washington
* Saint-Bertr ...
(French) and
Bertram Bertram may refer to:
Places
*Bertram, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Australia
*Bertram, Iowa, United States, a city
*Bertram, Texas, United States, a city
*Bertram Glacier, Palmer Land, Antarctica
Other uses
*Bertram (name), a list of peo ...
(German). In non-Spanish speaking countries, the accent is usually omitted as Beltran.
Given name
* Prince Beltran of Bulgaria, the second son of
Kardam of Saxe-Coburg and grandson of Simeon II of Bulgaria
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Beltrán Osorio, Spanish aristocrat and jockey known as the "Iron Duke" of Alburquerque
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Beltrán de la Cueva Beltrán is a Spanish-Italian surname (or given male name) of initially Italian origin with the first record of the surname found at the University of Bologna. Centuries later, the surname primarily came to be found in the Catalan-speaking region of ...
, Spanish nobleman, suspected to be the father of
Joanna "la Beltraneja", daughter of
Henry IV of Castille
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Beltrán Pérez
Beltrán Ogilbio Pérez (born October 24, 1981) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.
Career
Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks in , he was traded in to the Los Angeles Dodgers with Dioner Navarro for ...
, Dominican baseball pitcher
Surname
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Alfredo Beltrán Leyva
Alfredo Beltrán Leyva (born January 21, 1971), commonly referred to by his alias El Mochomo (The Desert Ant), is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former leader of the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel, a drug trafficking organization. He was one of Mexic ...
(born 1971), Mexican drug lord
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Álvaro Beltrán
Álvaro Beltrán (born October 15, 1978), is a Mexican professional racquetball player. Beltrán is the currenInternational Racquetball Federation(IRF) World Champion in Men's Doubles with Daniel De La Rosa, winning the title in 2022 in San Luis ...
(born 1978), Mexican racquetball player
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Carlos Beltrán
Carlos Iván Beltrán (; born April 24, 1977) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1998 to 2017 for the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, New York Mets, San F ...
(born 1977), Puerto Rican baseball outfielder
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Carlos Beltrán (musician)
Carlos Beltrán Martínez de Castro (born 1957) is a multi-instrumentalist from Mexico.
Martínez de Castro undertook classical training during his childhood that would influence his later composing. In the early 1970s, he was attracted to the s ...
(born 1956), Mexican multi-keyboard player
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Crispin Beltran
Crispin Bertiz Beltran (January 7, 1933 – May 20, 2008), also known as Ka Bel, was a Filipino labor leader and legislator. A staunch critic of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, his imprisonment in 2006 and 2007 on disputed charges of rebelli ...
(1933–2008), Filipino politician and labour organizer
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Daima Beltrán (born 1972), Cuban judoka
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Eusebius J. Beltran (born 1934), U.S. Catholic bishop
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Francis Beltrán
Francis Lebrón Beltrán (born November 29, 1979) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.
Career
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs signed Be ...
(born 1979), Dominican baseball pitcher
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Ileana Beltrán
Ileana Benita Beltrán Zulueta (born May 24, 1971, in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana) is a retired female judoka from Cuba. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics in the Women's Half-Middleweight (– 61 kg) division ...
(born 1971), Cuban judoka
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Joey Beltran
Joey Beltran (born December 9, 1981) is an American bare-knuckle fighter and mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, Bellator MMA, Bel ...
(born 1981), American mixed martial artist
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Joaquín Beltrán
Joaquín Beltrán Vargas (born 29 April 1977) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He last played for Querétaro F.C. in 2010.
Club career
Beltran has spent most of his career with Pumas UNAM. He debuted on 2 ...
(born 1977), Mexican football defender
*José Miguel Arenas Beltrán, or
Valtònyc (born 1993), Spanish rapper
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Lola Beltrán
María Lucila "Lola" Beltrán Ruiz (7 March 1932 – 24 March 1996) was a Mexican actress and singer.
She is and was one of Mexico's most acclaimed singers of Ranchera and Huapango music. She collaborated with other Mexican music stars such as ...
(1932–1996), Mexican actress and singer
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Lucas Beltrán
Lucas Beltrán (born 29 March 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Fiorentina.
Career Early career
Beltrán began in the ranks of Instituto, departing in 2016 to sign for Argentine Primera Divis ...
(born 2001), Argentine footballer
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Luis Beltrán
Louis Bertrand, OP ( or ; ; 1 January 1526 – 9 October 1581) was a Spanish Dominican friar who preached in South America during the 16th century, and is known as the "Apostle to the Americas". He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.
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(1526–1581), Valencian priest, patron saint of Colombia
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Manuel Beltrán
Manuel Beltrán Martinez (born 28 May 1971) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Spain. His finishes in the Tour de France are somewhat misleading as he was a lieutenant for his team leader. He was the team leader for numerous Vuelt ...
(born 1971), Spanish road cyclist
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Manuela Beltrán
Manuela Beltrán was a Neogranadine woman who organized a peasant revolt against excess taxation in 1780.
General settings
The information concerning the biography of Manuela Beltran is scarce and fragmented. It is believed she was of peasant or ...
(), Colombian woman who organized a peasant revolt against excess taxation
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María Beltrán
María Beltrán (born 17 January 1956) is a retired Cuban athlete who competed primarily in the javelin throw. She won a silver medal at the 1975 Pan American Games
The 1975 Pan American Games, officially known as the VII Pan American Games () ...
(born 1956), Cuban javelin thrower
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Mike Beltran
Mike Beltran (born June 26, 1984) is an American politician in the state of Florida. He is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the state's 70th district, which includes part of Hillsborough County.
History
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(born 1984), Florida State Representative and Litigator
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Monica Beltran
Monica Beltran (born 1985) is a retired soldier of the Virginia Army National Guard who was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device for actions during a 2005 battle in the Iraq War.
Early life and education
Born in 1985, Beltran is from Pri ...
(born 1985), U.S. soldier
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Morena Beltrán
Morena Beltrán (born January 29, 1999) is an Argentine television presenter, sports journalist, and former chairwoman of Queens League side Kunitas.
Early life
Beltrán was born in Haedo, Argentina.
Career
Beltrán studied journalism at jou ...
(born 1999), Argentine TV host and journalist
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Nelly Beltrán
Nélida Dodó López Valverde known professionally as Nelly Beltrán (29 August 1925 – 2 December 2007) was an Argentine actress. She appeared on the radio from the age of 10 and in 85 theatrical performances, 48 films and 3 dozen television ...
(1925–2007), Argentine actress
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Perla Beltrán
Perla Judith Beltrán Acosta (born September 30, 1986) is a Mexican model and beauty pageant titleholder who placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss World 2009.
Early life
An industrial engineering alumni, Beltrán was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa and raised ...
(born 1986), Mexican beauty queen
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Robert Beltran
Robert Adame Beltran (born November 19, 1953) is an American actor known for his role as Commander Chakotay on the 1990s television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He is also known for stage acting in California, and for playing Raoul Mendoza ...
(born 1953), Mexican American actor
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Sister Sponsa Beltran (1925–2016), American nun
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Tito Beltrán
Ernesto Beltrán Aguilar (born 1 July 1965), better known as Tito Beltrán, is a Chilean-born Swedish tenor. In October 2008, an appellate court in Sweden sentenced Beltrán to 2.5 years in prison for rape and sexual molestation of an underage ch ...
(born 1965), Chilean tenor
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Yurizan Beltran (1986–2017), American pornographic actress
Places
Argentina
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, a municipality
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Luis Beltrán, Río Negro
Luis Beltrán (Río Negro) is a village and municipality in Río Negro Province in Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of S ...
, a municipality
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Fray Luis Beltrán, Santa Fe, a town
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Beltran (volcano), a volcano
Colombia
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Beltrán, Cundinamarca
Beltrán is a municipality and town of Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is b ...
, a town
References
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Spanish-language surnames
Spanish surnames of Germanic origin