Alicante

Etymology

From Spanish Alicante.

Proper noun

Alicante

1. a province of Spain
2. the capital city of the Alicante province

Anagrams

• analcite, laitance

Etymology

From Spanish Alicante, from Arabic اَللَقَنْت‎ (al-laqant), from Latin Lucentum, or Leukante (Local Latin), ultimately from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, bright”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧li‧can‧te

Proper noun

Alicante

1. a surname​

Proper noun

Alicante f

1. Alicante (a province and city in the Valencian Community, Spain)

Etymology

From Arabic اَللَقَنْت‎ (al-laqant), from Latin Lucentum, or Leukante (Local Latin), ultimately from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, bright”). Originally named Ἄκρα Λευκή (Ákra Leukḗ) or Λευκή Ἄκρα (Leukḗ Ákra) "white summit" by Phocaean Greeks.

Proper noun

Alicante

1. Alicante (a province of the Valencian Community, Spain; capital: Alicante)
2. Alicante (a city in Alicante, Spain)

Etymology

From Spanish, of toponymic origin, from Andalusian Arabic اَللَقَنْت‎

Proper noun

Alicante

1. A surname​.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Alicante is the 3,258th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring at 3,931 individuals.