The alcantara Surname
alcantara Name Meaning and History
Spanish (Alcántara): habitational name from any of
various places, for example in the provinces of Cáceres, Cádiz,
or Castilianized form of Catalan Alcàntera, habitational
name from a town in Valencia, all of them named from Arabic al
‘the’ + qan?tara ‘bridge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Alcantara's from Albay, Philippines | Annabel Alamares Co Sheron | 4 |
| Raul Alcantara | Maria Alcantara | 3 |
| Alcantara Family of San Mateo San Pablo City |
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| Cpl. Juan M. Alcantara, 22, of New York. died Aug. 6, 2007 |
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| Obit. Alphonso Alcantara |
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| ancestry | Emilia Alcantara | 4 |
| RAY ALCANTARA FROM HIALEAH, FL. 86/87 | ANA & LUISA | 0 |
| MANNY'S GOD FATHER | ANA & LUISA | 0 |
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