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the original settlers were most likely Iberian and later Roman, the roots of Madrid’s name actually come from the Arabic culture, which isn’t surprising considering parts of Spain were under Muslim rule for hundreds of years.

Some say Madrid’s name dates back to the 2nd century BC when the Romans were occupying Madrid. They named their settlement which they founded along the river ‘Matrice’. Later, the territory went to the Visigoths and the Barbarian tribes and eventually the Moors. Although the Romans were said to give the city the name of Matrice, the word is actually a pre-Muslim word meaning water.

Others say the Moors named the city in the 8th century. Apparently, the River Manzanares was called ‘al-Magrit’, which means water source in Arabic. The surrounding area was then called Mayrit, which comes from the Arabic term Mayra (meaning water or giver of life), which later changed to Magerit, which means ‘place of water’ in Arabic. The name then evolved to Matrit and then eventually, Madrid. This may be the most likely theory, as the name Matrit is still found as a Spanish gentilic.

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