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The Spanish place name Andalucía (immediate source of the English Andalusia) was introduced into the Spanish languages in the 13th century under the form el Andalucía. [30] The name was adopted to refer to those territories still under Moorish rule, and generally south of Castilla Nueva and Valencia , and corresponding with the former Roman ...
The Spanish form Andalucía was introduced in the 13th century. [6] The name was adopted in reference to those territories still under the Moorish rule at that time, and generally south of Castilla Nueva and Valencia, and corresponding with the former Roman province hitherto called Baetica in Latin sources.
The Andalusian dialects of Spanish (Spanish: andaluz, pronounced, locally [andaˈluh, ændæˈlʊ]) are spoken in Andalusia, Ceuta, Melilla, and Gibraltar.They include perhaps the most distinct of the southern variants of peninsular Spanish, differing in many respects from northern varieties in a number of phonological, morphological and lexical features.
The Andalusians (Spanish: andaluces) are the people of Andalusia, an autonomous community in southern Spain. Andalusia's statute of autonomy defines Andalusians as the Spanish citizens who reside in any of the municipalities of Andalusia, as well as those Spaniards who reside abroad and had their last Spanish residence in Andalusia, and their descendants. [7]
[11] [12] The etymology of the name al-Andalus has traditionally been derived from the name of the Vandals (vándalos in Spanish, vândalos in Portuguese). Since the 1980s, several alternative etymologies have challenged this tradition. [13] In 1986, Joaquín Vallvé proposed that al-Andalus was a corruption of the name Atlantis. [14]
Other popular Spanish names for girls include: Lucia, Sofia, Martina, Maria, Julia, Olivia, Isabella, Isla, Luna and Arianna. Here are just a few Spanish names for girls for any soon-to-be parent ...
Andalusia (Spanish: Andalucía) is an autonomous community of Spain. ... Al-Andalus, the Arabic name of the Iberian Peninsula, especially its southern part
13. Carlos. The name Carlos is a Spanish variation of Charles, meaning “man.” The moniker rose in popularity in Spain in the 1980s, according to Baby Center, and has maintained a top spot ever ...