Alcaide is a Spanish name, meaning 'castle commander'. It is borrowed from the Arabic term qāʾid, which literally means 'commander'.
Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Spanish |
Origin | |
Meaning | "Castle Commander" |
Region of origin | Iberian Peninsula |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Alcaid |
From the Arabic 'commander' it becomes the Spanish form alcayde or alcaide, origin of the Portuguese form alcaide.[1]