Alzate

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Alzate

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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.

proper noun Alzates

A surname from Spanish of Basque origin.

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"Alzate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alzate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Alzate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alzate

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"Alzate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alzate.

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@misc{alzate_2026,
  title = {Alzate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alzate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}