Malaga

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See also: malaga, Málaga, and Màlaga

English

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Malaga, Spain

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Spanish Málaga, from Arabic مَالَقَة (Mālaqa), from Latin Malaca, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (Málaka or Malake) of uncertain origin but possibly derived from Proto-West Semitic *milḥ- (salt). The American places are from the Spanish city. The surname is also sometimes derived via Polish Malaga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmæləɡə/, /məˈlɑːɡə/

Proper noun

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Malaga (countable and uncountable, plural Malagas)

  1. A port city in Andalusia, Spain.
  2. A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Fresno County, California.
    2. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    3. A census-designated place in Eddy County, New Mexico.
    4. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Ohio.
    5. An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington.
  4. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Swan, Western Australia.
  5. A surname.

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Malaga is the 36204th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 619 individuals. Malaga is most common among Hispanic/Latino (65.91%), White (20.68%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.28%) individuals.

References

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
Malaga

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Málaga.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Malaga f (related adjective malagijski)

  1. Malaga (a city and province of Spain)

Declension

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Derived terms

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nouns

Further reading

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  • Malaga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Malaga in PWN's encyclopedia
  • Malaga”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022