Where does “Alcalá” come from?

Alcalá (Spanish) comes from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

Ancestry of “Alcalá”, step by step

Alcalá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic قلعة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
2Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

via Arabic القلعة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالقلعة—

Words derived from “Alcalá”

Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Arabic قلعة →