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Covadonga

/kobaˈdonɡa/

proper noun/kobaˈdonɡa/

a female given name; a village in Asturias

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *Cova Dominica ("Cave of Our Lady", in reference to the Virgin Mary), from Latin cavus (“hollow”) and dominicus 'lord (relational)'. From the same *cova derives Spanish cueva.