Alachua
/ˌæl.əˈtʃuː.ə/noun
A county and place name in Florida, especially known for Alachua County.
Did you know?Alachua is generally traced to a Timucua place-name, and many Florida place names preserve Indigenous languages that were nearly erased by colonization.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Columbian
Timucua
*Alachua
“Likely a local place-name in the Timucua-speaking region of Florida; exact original meaning is uncertain.”
16th-17th Century
Spanish
Alachua
“Recorded by Spanish explorers and colonists as a Florida place-name.”
19th Century
English
Alachua
“Adopted into English as the name of a Florida county and community.”
Modern English
English
Alachua
“A Florida county, city, and regional place-name.”
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