1. Basque: habitational name from Acedo, a town in Navarre, Basque Country.
2. Spanish: nickname for someone of a sour or vinegary disposition, from acedo ‘sour’, ‘gone sour’ (from Latin acetum ‘vinegar’).
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 52%. Armando (2), Carlos (2), Jesus (2), Mercedes (2), Abelardo, Adriana, Alberto, Alicia, Arturo, Caridad, Ernesto, Eugenio.
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