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Name Alcalá
Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsAlcala, Alcalà, Arcala
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Derived from numerous towns with this name (fortified villages during the Moorish occupation of Spain), derived from Arabic القلعة (al-qalʿah) meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel".
Added 10/23/2021 by General9696