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niyad

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Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 01:07 PM

Jul 2015

Word Origin and History for Albuquerque

city in New Mexico, U.S., founded 1706 and named for Spanish administrator and viceroy of Mexico Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Duque de Alburquerque (1617-1676); name altered by association with Portuguese soldier Alfonso de Albuquerque (1453-1515), both named from Alburquerque, a town in Spain close to the Portuguese border, meaning "white oak;" ultimately from Latin albus "white" and quercus "oak.

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Isn't Albuquerque a Spanish word/name ? [View all] left-of-center2012 Jul 2015 OP

Named for the Duke of Albuquerque... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #1

Albukrek is an Arabic last name nt Xipe Totec Jul 2015 #5

Here is the etymology of ann--- Jul 2015 #2

I think it translates as Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #3

here: niyad Jul 2015 #4

The original duke the city is named for had another r in his name: SheilaT Jul 2015 #6

The Duke City! El Supremo Jul 2015 #7

So ......... left-of-center2012 Jul 2015 #8