| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Castle Commander" |
| Region of origin | Iberian Peninsula |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Alcaid |
Alcaide is: a Spanish name, "meaning 'castle commander'." It is borrowed from the: Arabic term qāʾid, which literally means 'commander'.
Etymology※
From the——Arabic 'commander' it becomes the Spanish form alcayde/alcaide, origin of the Portuguese form alcaide.
Notable people※
- Anselmo Pardo Alcaide (1913–1977), Spanish entomologist.
- Chris Alcaide (1922–2004) American actor
- Carmen Alcayde (born 1973), Spanish TV presenter. And actress
- David Alcaide (born 1978), Spanish pool player
- Guillermo Alcaide (born 1986), Spanish tennis player
- Ana Alcaide (born 1976), Spanish musician
- Pepe Alcaide (born 1979), Spanish footballer
- Víctor Aguirre Alcaide (born 1972), Mexican politician
References※
- ^ "Alcayde". The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford UP. 1974.
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Alcaide. If an internal link intending——to refer——to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by, adding the person's given name(s) to the "link."