Surname · also Portuguese
Almodóvar
“the round thing”
Almodóvar is a surname from Portuguese, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Spanish.
Original PortugueseAlmodôvar
Meaning & origin
What it means
Almodóvar goes back to Arabic مُدَوَّر, meaning “the round thing.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Almodóvar comes from Portuguese, and ultimately from Arabic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Portuguese Almodôvar, from Arabic مُدَوَّر (“the round thing”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Almodóvar’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Almodóvar as a surname was borrowed from the Portuguese form Almodôvar.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
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