At a Glance: Name: Guadalajara – Meaning: a valley scattered with stones – Origin: Arabic (via a Spanish place name) – Pronunciation: gwah-dah-lah-HAH-rah
Guadalajara is an Arabic (via a Spanish place name) name meaning “a valley scattered with stones”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.
Meaning & Origin of Guadalajara
Meaning: A valley scattered with stones.
Origin: Arabic (via a Spanish place name).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Guadalajara
Phonetic: gwah-dah-lah-HAH-rah IPA: /ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːrə/
Popularity of Guadalajara
Guadalajara doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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