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Alcaide

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Alcaide
GenderMale
Language(s)Spanish
Origin
Meaning"Castle Commander"
Region of originIberian Peninsula
Other names
Variant form(s)Alcaid

Alcaide is a Spanish name, meaning 'castle commander'. It is borrowed from the Arabic term qāʾid, which literally means 'commander'.

Etymology

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From the Arabic 'commander' it becomes the Spanish form alcayde or alcaide, origin of the Portuguese form alcaide.[1]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Alcayde". The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford UP. 1974.