Calaf
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Andalusian Arabic toponym derived from the anthroponym Khalaf ('successor, heir'), common Arabic personal name in al-Andalus.
Catalan town of l'Anoia, traditional market since the 12th century. The Easter Monday fair, instituted by privilege of the Count of Barcelona in 1226, preserves its mercantile character uninterrupted for eight centuries.
Evolution of the name
- Khalaf Andalusi Arabic 9th–10th centuries
- Calaf medieval Catalan from the 11th century
Glossary
- Anthroponym
- A personal name, often used as the base of toponyms (Lucronius → Logroño, Sigerici → Castrojeriz, Sacavus → Sacavém).
- Anthroponym Khalaf
- Common Arabic personal name in al-Andalus, from the lexeme khalaf ('successor, heir, descendant'), applied to the firstborn or most outstanding son of a family. It left toponyms in the eastern Peninsula: Calaf (Anoia), Calafell (Tarragona), Benicalaf (Valencia). The preservation of the Arabic anthroponym in Christian toponym evidences population continuity after the reconquest.
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