Alzate

A1L1Z10A1T1E1

proper noun

A surname from Spanish of Basque origin.

OriginBasque Alzate →
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Meanings

proper nounAlzate (plural Alzates)

plural Alzates

  1. A surname from Spanish of Basque origin.

Origin

  1. BasqueAlzate
  2. EnglishAlzate

From Basque Alzate, a surname. The meaning of Alzate is not clear. It is thought that Alzate is composed of haltz (“alder tree”) + ate (“door, entrance, pass, gorge”). Some think that the second part, ate, could be a variation of eta (“and, a plurality”). So the meaning of the surname seems to be: [the house] at the entrance of the alder tree place, or [the house] in the gorge of the alder trees, or [the house] in the alder tree place.

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Alteza
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APA

Alzate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alzate

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“Alzate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alzate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alzate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alzate.

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