Andalucia en · PROPN
Etymology
From Spanish Andalucía.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Andalusia: a historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain.
alt of Andalusia
El Rocio, which takes place in Almonte, Huelva, in the province of Andalucia, involves a procession that includes people walking, riders on horseback and carts.
2023 May 30, Adam Crafton, Guillermo Rai, Peter Rutzler, “PSG cancel fundraising event with Sergio Rico still in hospital after horse and cart accident”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2025:Costs to buyers above the selling price include a purchase tax that ranges from 6 percent to 10 percent, depending on the region; it is about 8 percent to 10 percent in Andalucia, Ms. Wood said.
2014 April 9, Peter Sigal, “House Hunting on ... the Costa del Sol, Spain”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Apr 2014:Storm warnings have continued through the week in other regions of Spain including Castilla-La Mancha, Andalucia, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.
2024 November 3, Dermot Corrigan, “‘How can you go to a stadium when there is so much tragedy?’”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2024:This Duke Ricardo, Señores, as you probably know, is a grandee from Spain whose lands are the best in Andalucía.
Part 1 published in 1605, Part 2 in 1615, translated in 2003, Miguel de Cervantes and translated by Edith Grossman, Don Quixote, page 185:
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A female given name from Spanish, of rare usage.
JENSEN BEACH — Funeral services for Mrs. Andalucia Backus, 87, one of the community’s earliest residents, will be held at Johns Funeral Home Chapel. […] Originally from Owatana,^([sic]) Minn., Mrs. Backus came to Jensen Beach with her husband in 1897.
1951 November 20, “Mrs. Backus Dead at 87”, in The Miami Herald, 41st year, number 352, Miami, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, section B, column 7:PILCHER.—On June 20th 2010, to Abigail (née McGrath) and Oliver, a daughter, Constantina Abigail Hope, a sister for Andalucia and Bianca.
2010 July 14, “[Announcements] Births”, in The Daily Telegraph, number 48,246, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 26, column 6:Mrs Andalucia Potter Hall, 89, of Brookline, who died Tuesday, was buried in the Green River cemetery yesterday.
1936 May 2, “Greenfield Briefs”, in Springfield Daily News, 56th year, number 287, Springfield, Mass., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 14, column 7: