form being Maria (Mah-ree´-ah) del Consuelo, Mary of Comfort, one of the
names of the Madonna.
=Copla.= (Co´-plah.)
A stanza, usually a couplet or quatrain.
=Coronela.= (Co-ro-nā´-lah.)
Derived from =corona= (co-rōn´-ah), meaning crown. In this story, a
mule of crowning excellence.
=Cubilon.= (Coo-be-lōn´.)
See pages 235-236.
=Darro.= (Där´-ro.)
A deep-gorged river dividing the Alhambra hill from the hill where the
gypsies of Granada live in caves.
=Diego.= (Dee-ā´-go.)
James. Jacob. A boy’s name meaning the Supplanter. St. James the Apostle
was for centuries the Patron Saint of Spain.
=Dolores.= (Dō-lōr´-es.)
Sorrows. The full form of the name Dolores, common among Spanish girls,
is Maria (Mah-ree´-ah) de los (lōs) Dolores, Mary of the Sorrows.
=Don.= (Dŏn.)
A title of respect for a man; Mr., but used only before the Christian
name. See =Señor=.
=Doña.= (Dō-nyä.)
A title of respect for a woman; Mrs., but given to unmarried women as
well as married, and used only before the Christian name.
=Ernesto.= (Er-nĕs´-to.)
Ernest. A boy’s name meaning Earnest.
=Estremadura.= (Es-trā-mah-doo´-rah.)
A tableland in the west of Spain, lying north of Andalusia and between
New Castile and Portugal.
=Fiesta.= (Fe-es´-tah.)
Festival.
=Francisco.= (Frän-thēs´-co.)
A boy’s name, meaning Free, common in Roman Catholic countries, for
there are at least five saints of this name. The dearest of them all is
the gentle Italian, St. Francis of Assisi (As-see´-zee), who loved the
poor so well it was said he had taken Lady Poverty for a bride, and who
looked upon all beasts and birds as his own brothers and sisters.
=Giralda.= (He-rahl´-dah.)
The bell-tower of Seville cathedral. See page 58.
=Granada.= (Grah-nah´-dah.)
The meaning of the word is pomegranate, and this fruit is emblazoned in
the arms of the Andalusian city of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold
in Spain.
=Guilindon.= (Gee-lin-dōn´.)
See page 165.
=Hilario.= (E-lah´-ree-o.)
Hilary. A boy’s name meaning Merry.
=Isabel.= (E-sah-bel´.)
Isabel; Elizabeth; Betsy. A girl’s name meaning Consecrated to God.
=Isabelita.= (E-sah-bel-ee´-tah.)
Little Isabel.
=José.= (Hō-zay´.)
Joseph. A boy’s name meaning He Shall Aid. St. Joseph, the husband of
the Madonna, is very popular in Spain and many boys bear his name. Girls
are often called Josefa. (Hō-zāy´-fa.)
=Juan.= (Hoo-ahn´.)
John. A boy’s name meaning The Gracious Gift of God. In this story, it
is on the Eve of St. John the Baptist, June 24, that Pilarica finds the
baby, not on the Eve of St. John the Evangelist, which falls in the
winter, December 27.
=Juanito.= (Hoo-ahn-ee´-to.)
Little John.
=Larán-larito.= (Lär-än´-lär-ee´-to.)
A musical group of syllables for a ringing refrain, as Tra-la-la or
Trolly-lolly.
=Leandro.= (Lay-ahn´-dro.)
Leander. A boy’s name meaning Lion-Man.
=Leon.= (Lay-ōn´.)
The name of a province lying west of Old Castile and also of its capital
city.
=Lobina.= (Lo-bee´-na.)
She-wolf. See pages 235-236.
=Lorenzo.= (Lo-rĕn´-zo.)
Laurence. A boy’s name meaning Crowned with Laurel. St. Laurence was a
Spaniard and bore himself with true Spanish nonchalance even when
suffering the martyrdom of being roasted on a gridiron. “I am done on
this side,” he said. “Turn me over.”
=Lorito.= (Lō-ree´-to.)
A pet name from =loro= (lō´-ro), parrot, like our Polly. Parrots are
very common pets in Spain, especially in Andalusia, where they sometimes
mock the schoolboys by shrieking from their balcony perches:
“I hate to go to school.
Oh, oh, oh!
For I am such a fool,
And Master beats me so.”
=Madrid.= (Mah-dred´.)
The capital city of Spain, almost at the geographical centre of the
Peninsula.
=Malaga.= (Mah´-lah-gah.)
A fine old seaport on the southern coast of Spain. Malaga grapes go the
world over.
=Mambrú.= (Mahm-broo´.)
A folk-song name for a soldier.
=Manta.= (Mahn´-tah.)
A horse-cloth.
=Manuel.= (Mah-noo-āl´.)
Emanuel, Emmanuel. This sacred name, meaning God With Us, is often given
to Spanish boys.
=Maria.= (Mah-ree´-ah.)
Mary. This beautiful name, variously interpreted as meaning Bitter,
Rebellion, Star of the Sea, is a favorite for girls in all Christian
lands, and in Spain, which believes itself under the special protection
of the Madonna, is often given to boys as well, being in such cases one
among the several names that a Spanish child usually carries. See page
89.
=Mariana.= (Mah-ree-ah´-nah.)
Marian, Marion. Another form of Mary.
=Marta.= (Mah´-tah.)
Martha. A girl’s name meaning The Ruler of the House; also, Melancholy.
=Melampo.= (May-lam´-po.)
See pages 235-236.
=Mercedes.= (Mer-thā´-des.)
Mercy. Not unusual among the names of Spanish girls.
=Milagros.= (Mee-lah´-grōs.)
Miracles. The full name would be Maria de los Milagros.
=Moreto y Hernandez.= (Mo-ray´-to ee Er-nahn´-deth.)
It is customary in Spain for one to keep, as here, the surnames of both
father and mother, united by =y= meaning =and=. See page 89.
=Murillo.= (Moo-ree´-lyo.)
A famous Spanish painter of the seventeenth century. See page 168.
=Patio.= (Pah´-te-o.)
An open court. See pages 90 and 102.
=Pedrillo.= (Pay-dree´-lyo.)
Little Peter. From =Pedro= (Pay´-drō), Peter, meaning A Rock.
=Peligros.= (Pay-lee´-gros.)
Perils. The full name would be Maria de los Peligros.
=Pepito.= (Pay-pee´-to.)
Little Joe. A pet-name from =José=.
=Peregrina.= (Pay-ray-gree´-nah.)
Pilgrim. In this story, the name of a mule.
=Peseta.= (Pay-say´-tah.)
A silver Spanish coin, looking much like our quarter dollar, but worth
only about twenty cents.
=Pilar.= (Pe-lar´.)
Pillar. Many Spanish girls are called Pilar, the full name being Maria
del Pilar, after the Madonna of Saragossa. See pages 221-222.
=Pilarica.= (Pe-lah-ree´-kah.)
Little Pilar.
=Pinta.= (Pin´-ta.)
In the circle-dances, the name of a bird.
=Puchero.= (Poo-chay´-rō.)
A stew made up of beef or lamb, ham or bacon, chickpeas and other
vegetables,--a standing dish in all Spanish countries. See page 173.
=Quixote.= (Ke-hō´-tā.)
Don Quixote is the hero of a celebrated Spanish romance by Cervantes
(Ther-vän´-tes). See page 76. Our word quixotic is derived from Don
Quixote.
=Rafael.= (Rah-fah-el´.)
Raphael. A name, meaning The Healing of God, often given to boys in
Italy and Spain. Raphael the Archangel, deemed the guardian of all
humanity and especially of the young and of travellers, is a saint of
the church calendar.
=Rita.= (Ree´-tah.)
See page 3.
=Rodrigo.= (Ro-dree´-go.)
Roderick. A boy’s name meaning Rich in Fame,--a name famous in the early
history of Spain.
=Rocinante.= (Rō´-the-nahn´-tay.)
A name, meaning a wornout old cab-horse, that Don Quixote gave to his
gaunt steed.
=Rosita.= (Rō-see´-tah.)
Little Rose. A pet-name from =Rosa= (Rō-sah.)
=Roxa.= (Rō-xah.)
Roxana, meaning Dawn of Day. In this story, the name of a cat.
=San.= (Sahn.)
Saint. The feminine form is Santa (Sahn´-tah.)
=Sancho Panza.= (Sahn´-ko Pahn´-thah.)
The name, suggesting a round body set on spindle-shanks, is that of Don
Quixote’s esquire. Don Quixote, the very soul of romance, arming himself
in what seemed to everybody else a ridiculous fashion, rode forth on his
lean nag to redress the wrongs of the world, and after him jogged Sancho
Panza, on his donkey Dapple, a goblin of commonsense.
=Santiago.= (Sahn-te-ah´-gō.)
St. James; also the city called by his name. The full name of this
Galician city is Santiago de Compostela.
=Señor.= (Say-nyōr´.)
Sir. Used as Mr. before the surname, not, like Don, before the Christian
name. In this story, the children’s father would be addressed by friends
as Don Carlos; by strangers as Señor Moreto.
=Señora.= (Say-nyor´-ah.)
Madame. Used as Mrs. before the surname, not, like Doña, before the
Christian name.
=Señorito.= (Say-nyōr-ee´-to.)
Young sir.
=Serení.= (Say-ray-nee´.)
See pages 33-34.
=Sierra Nevada.= (Se-er´-rah Nay-vah´-dah.)
=Nevada= is an adjective from =nieve= (ne-ay´-vay), snow; the first meaning
of =sierra= is saw; so that Snowy Saw is the literal name given to the
white, keenly cleft mountain-range of southern Spain.
=Siesta.= (Se-es´-tah.)
The nap after the midday meal, in the heat of early afternoon.
=Sombrero.= (Som-bray´-ro.) Hat.
=Sultan.= (Sool-tahn´.)
In Moorish and Turkish lands, Sultan is the title given to the emperor.
=Sultana.= (Sool-tah´-nah.) Empress.
=Teresa.= (Tay-ray´-sah.)
Theresa. This name, which means Carrying Ears of Corn, is often given to
Spanish girls, because of the sixteenth-century mystic and reformer,
Santa Teresa, who was born in Castile.
=Tia.= (Tee´-ah.) Aunt.
=Titirinela.= (Te-te-re-nay´-lah.)
A group of singing syllables much like Hey diddle diddle.
=Toledo.= (To-lay´-dō.)
The oldest and most wonderful city of Castile. See page 186.
=Tenorio.= (Tay-nō´-re-oh.)
In this story, the name of a tall, thin muleteer.
=Ventera.= (Ven-tay´-rah.) The woman who keeps an inn. The =venta=
(ven´-tah) in Spain is a poor tavern by the wayside, not so good as the
=posada= (po-sah´-dah) and far inferior to the hotel.
=Vigo.= (Vee´-go.) A seaport of Galicia.
=Virgen.= (Veer´-hen.)
Virgin. The Madonna of Saragossa is known as Virgin del Pilar.
=Xarifa.= (Xah-ree´-fah.)
Xarifa is a Moorish name for a woman. It is used with fine musical
effect in Lockhart’s ballad =The Bridal of Andalla=. There is nothing
better than Lockhart’s =Spanish Ballads= to fill one’s mind with the
romance of Spain.
=Zinga.= (Zin´-gah.) A general name for gypsies in Spain is =Zingari=
(Zin´-gah-e). In this story, Zinga is the name of a gypsy-girl.
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Typographical error corrected by the etext transcriber:
fragant air=> fragrant air {pg 102}