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alzate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
alzate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish of Basque origin.

Etymology

From Basque Alzate, a surname. The meaning of Alzate is not clear. It is thought that Alzate is composed of haltz (“alder tree”) + ate (“door, entrance, pass, gorge”). Some think that the second part, ate, could be a variation of eta (“and, a plurality”). So the meaning of the surname seems to be: [the house] at the entrance of the alder tree place, or [the house] in the gorge of the alder trees, or [the house] in the alder tree place.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Alzates (plural)

Questions

What does alzate mean?
A surname from Spanish of Basque origin.
Where does alzate come from?
From Basque Alzate, a surname. The meaning of Alzate is not clear. It is thought that Alzate is composed of haltz (“alder tree”) + ate (“door, entrance, pass, gorge”). Some think that the second part, ate, could be a variation of eta (“and, a plurality”). So the meaning of the surname seems to be: [the house] at the entrance of the alder tree place, or [the house] in the gorge of the alder trees, or [the house] in the alder tree place.

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