Almudena

Spanish

Etymology

Shortened from Nuestra Señora de la Almudena (“Our Lady of the Almudena”), a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary, from the place name Almudena (“citadel”), from Arabic اَلْمُدَيِّنَة (al-mudayyina), diminutive of مَدِينَة (madīna, “town”). Patron saint of Madrid, Spain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almuˈdena/ [al.muˈð̞e.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: Al‧mu‧de‧na

Proper noun

Almudena f

1. a female given name

Derived terms

• Almu

 

Further reading

• Almudena (nombre) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es