Alodia
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alwa, Αρουα, علوة
Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Old Nubian ⲁⲗⲗ (all, “to bind”), hence federation.
Proper noun
[edit]Alodia
- A medieval kingdom in what is now central and southern Sudan
References
[edit]- Browne, Gerald M. (1996) Old Nubian Dictionary, University of Virginia: In Aedibus Peeters, →ISBN, page 10
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain, probably Germanic: al-, from Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all”), and -ōd-, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth”)[1] or ali-, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”), and -ōd-, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth”).[2] Cognates include French Élodie and Alodie.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alodia f
- a female given name
References
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- Spanish terms with unknown etymologies
- Spanish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/odja
- Rhymes:Spanish/odja/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish given names
- Spanish female given names