Type Surname (from location)
Usage Portuguese
Pronounced Pron. /aɫ.ˈmej.dɐ/(European Portuguese) /aw.ˈmej.dɐ/(Brazilian Portuguese) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Designated a person who had originally lived in the town of Almeida in Portugal. The place name is from Arabic ال مائدة (al māʾida) meaning "the plateau, the table".
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