Alcaide

Alcaide is a Portuguese and Spanish name, meaning 'castle commander'. It is borrowed from the Arabic term , which literally means 'commander'.

Etymology

From the Arabic 'commander' it becomes the Spanish form alcayde or alcaide, origin of the Portuguese form alcaide.

Notable people

• Ana Alcaide (born 1976), Spanish musician
• Anselmo Pardo Alcaide (1913–1977), Spanish entomologist.
• Carmen Alcayde (born 1973), Spanish TV presenter and actress
• Chris Alcaide (1922–2004), American actor
• David Alcaide (born 1978), Spanish pool player
• Guillermo Alcaide (born 1986), Spanish tennis player
• Pepe Alcaide (born 1979), Spanish footballer
• Pilar Alcaide, Spanish-born cardiac biologist and immunologist
• Víctor Aguirre Alcaide (born 1972), Mexican politician

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