you might have visited gibralter and you went to trafalgar square many times but have you ever thought of the origin of their names
from which language and what does this names mean in their original language?
2006-09-09 04:38:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Although they didn't strike me as being from the same language (Trafalgar sounded like it might have been Cornish...), they are indeed both from the Arabic. According to Wikipedians with an interest in the subject, the name Trafalgar is likely derived from the Arabic "Taraf al-Gharb" or "Cape of the West". As above answerers pointed out, Gibraltar was once Jabal aţ-Ţāriq or "Mountain of Tariq".
2006-09-09 13:07:05 · answer #1 · answered by blalskdja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gibraltar comes from Arabic words meaning Mount of Tariq. That's from when the imperialistic Moors invaded Spain. When Ferdinand and Isabella expressed their proper national self-determination by expelling the occupiers, it was a good thing. Viva El Cid! (Al-Sayyid).
2006-09-09 11:44:23 · answer #2 · answered by kreevich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arabic. Jabalul Tariq is Mountain of Tariq.
I do not know what Trafalgar means. Do tell me.
2006-09-09 14:33:53 · answer #3 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are probably Arabic, since they are both in Africa.
2006-09-09 12:19:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋