Almudena

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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/
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Syllabification: Al‧mu‧de‧na

Proper noun

Almudena f

  1. a female given name

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