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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French and Latin Acre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko), of unknown origin.

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Acre

  1. A port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith.
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Etymology 2

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From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

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Acre

  1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco
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Divisions of the Federative Republic of Brazil in English (layout · text)
States: Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Espírito Santo · Goias · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Roraima · Santa Catarina · São Paulo · Sergipe · Tocantins
Federal District: Federal District

Etymology 3

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Probably a variant of Acker or Acree/Ackary, though also possibly Americanization of Norwegian Aakre or Low German Egger.

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Acre

  1. A surname.

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  1. ^ Acre”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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French

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Etymology 1

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From Latin Akre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko), of unknown origin.

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Acre m

  1. Acre (a city in Israel)

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From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

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Acre m

  1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco

Galician

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Acre, ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

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Acre

  1. Acre (a city in Israel)

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Borrowed from Portuguese Acre.

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Acre m

  1. Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Rio Branco)

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

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Acre

  1. Acre (a city in Israel)
    • 13th century, Martin Soarez, Pero non fui a Ultramar[1]:
      Pero non fuy a ultra mar
      muyto sey cu a terra bem
      per soeyreanēs qȝ ē uem
      segūdo lheu oy cōtar
      diz q̄ marcelha iaz alem
      domar e Acre iaz aquem
      e pom ror tes loguy arar
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 13th century, Pero Gomes Barroso, Pero d'Ambroa, se Deus mi perdom[2]:
      Se deus mi ualha uedes pe q̄ nõ
      Uos trobei dacri nẽ desſe logr̃
      Pe q̄ nõ uirõ quãtos aqui son
      Que nũca uos pasſaſtes alen mar
      E da tr͡ra hu nõ fostes nõ sey
      Como uos trobey mays saberuos ey
      As manhas q̄ uos auedes contar
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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  • Galician: Acre
  • Portuguese: Acre

Further reading

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  • Manuel Ferreiro (20142024) “Acre”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC, →ISSN

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Acre, ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

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Acre

  1. Acre (a city in Israel)
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:Acre.

Etymology 2

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The state was named after the hydronym, of unknown origin.

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Acre m

  1. Acre (a river in northern South America)
  2. Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Rio Branco)
    Synonym: (abbreviation) AC
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