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1/6/2021, 10:09 AM noisynora
9/22/2020, 8:40 AM noisynora

Name Almodovar
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Portuguese (Anglicized), Spanish (Anglicized)
Other Forms FormsAlmodóvar (Spanish), Almodôvar (Portuguese)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Habitational name from Almodóvar (Almodóvar del Campo, Almodóvar del Pinar or Almodóvar del Río) in Spain, or from Almodôvar, Portugal. Each of these names come from Arabic المدور (al-mudawwar) meaning "round, circular (place)", referring to a fort or a topographic feature such as a hill.
Added 9/22/2020 by noisynora