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Name Alkaiaga
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Basque
Other Forms FormsAlcayaga, Alkayaga
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Lesaka, Nevarre, of uncertain etymology. The last element is almost certainly -aga "place of, group of"; suggestions for the other elements include Basque a(ha)l "power, capacity, might" and kai "dock, pier, harbour", or alka "wild oats, wild grass", or alk "rock" and ai "slope".
Added 8/22/2017 by AspiringStateCrafter