Alicante

From Spanish Alicante.

Alicante

1. a province of Spain
2. the capital city of the Alicante province

• analcite, laitance

From Spanish Alicante, from Arabic اَللَقَنْت‎ (al-laqant), from Latin Lucentum, or Leukante (Local Latin), ultimately from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, bright”).

• Hyphenation: a‧li‧can‧te

Alicante

1. a surname​

Alicante f

1. Alicante (a province and city in the Valencian Community, Spain)

From Arabic اَللَقَنْت‎ (al-laqant), from Latin Lucentum, or Leukante (Local Latin), ultimately from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, bright”). Originally named Ἄκρα Λευκή (Ákra Leukḗ) or Λευκή Ἄκρα (Leukḗ Ákra, “white summit”) by Phocaean Greeks.

• IPA^(key): /aliˈkante/, [aliˈkãn̪t̪e]

Alicante ?

1. Alicante (a province of the Valencian Community, Spain; capital: Alicante)
2. Alicante (a city in Alicante, Spain)

• alicantino

From Spanish, of toponymic origin, from Andalusian Arabic اَللَقَنْت‎

Alicante

1. A surname​.

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Alicante is the 3,258th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 3,931 individuals.