Almudena

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Proper noun edit

Almudena f

a female given name

Derived terms edit

Almu