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Lucena, Cordoba Spain
Araceli is a Spanish feminine name that is derived from the Latin ‘ara,’ meaning ‘altar,’ and ‘coeli’ meaning sky. The combined words may be interpreted as ‘altar of heaven,’ ‘the altar in heaven,’ or ‘altar of the sky.’ Araceli has been shortened from María (de) Araceli, which is the Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the patron of Lucena, Andalusia.
Some cute nicknames for the name Araceli are Ara, Cheli, Ary, Arita, and Celi. First Last Name "Adalid" my Dad's family last name Second Last Name "Alarcon" my Mom's family last name Both from Spain too.
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