Alvarado

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proper noun

A former settlement in and former county seat of Alameda County, California, now part of Union City. Named after Juan Bautista Alvarado.

OriginSpanish Alvarado →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A former settlement in and former county seat of Alameda County, California, now part of Union City. Named after Juan Bautista Alvarado.
    2. An unincorporated community in Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
    3. A minor city in Marshall County, Minnesota.
    4. A city in Johnson County, Texas, named after Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico.
    5. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Virginia.
  2. Places elsewhere:
    1. A city and municipality in Tolima department, Colombia.
    2. A canton in Cartago province, Costa Rica.
    3. A city and municipality in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.
  3. A surname from Spanish.

Origin

  1. SpanishAlvarado
  2. EnglishAlvarado

From Spanish Alvarado.

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Cite this entry
APA

Alvarado. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alvarado

MLA

“Alvarado.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alvarado. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alvarado,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alvarado.

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