Baca
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English
Etymology 1
Possibly from ancestral grant of Spanish nobility, Cabeza de vaca (indicated with the skull of a cow on the coat of arms).
Proper noun
Baca (plural Bacas)
- A surname.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Baca is the 1249th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28082 individuals. Baca is most common among Hispanic/Latino (80.46%) and White (16.08%) individuals.
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Etymology 2
From Hebrew עֵמֶק הַבָּכָצ (valley of balsam).
Proper noun
Baca (uncountable)
- Valley in ancient Palestine, named for balsam trees, the drought-tolerant vegetation growing the in that parched region.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Psalms 84:5–6:
- Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
- 1657, Anne Bradstreet, As spring the winter doth succeed:
- O hast thou made my Pilgrimage
Thus pleasant, fair, and good;
Bless'd me in Youth and elder Age,
My Baca made a springing flood?
References
On significance of the name, see Alexander Kirkpatrick, The Book of Psalms (The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges) (Cambridge University Press, 1903), Comment to Psalm 84:6.