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* [[Guillermo Alcaide]] (born 1986), Spanish tennis player
* [[Guillermo Alcaide]] (born 1986), Spanish tennis player
* [[Ana Alcaide]] (born 1976), Spanish musician
* [[Ana Alcaide]] (born 1976), Spanish musician
* [[Pepe Alcaide]] (born 1979), Spanish footballer


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Alcaide
GenderMale
Language(s)Spanish
Origin
Meaning"Castle Commander"
Region of originIberian Peninsula
Other names
Variant form(s)Alcaid

Alcaide is a Spanish name, meaning 'castle commander'. It is borrowed from the Arabic term qāʾid, which literally means 'commander'.

Etymology

The Spanish form is alcayde whereas Portuguese form is alcaide.[1]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Alcayde". The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford UP. 1974.