Also Portuguese (Brazilian) (see https://www.behindthename.com/name/alcina/top/brazil and https://censo2010.ibge.gov.br/nomes/#/search).Not only it is spelled the same, it actually has the same origin as the Carolingian Cycle name. Alcina became popular in Brazil at the same time as its male variant Alcino, which in turn comes from Greek Alkinoos. Similarly, the name in the Carolingian Cycle comes from Alcinoe, which is the feminine form of Alkinoos.
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Not only it is spelled the same, it actually has the same origin as the Carolingian Cycle name. Alcina became popular in Brazil at the same time as its male variant Alcino, which in turn comes from Greek Alkinoos. Similarly, the name in the Carolingian Cycle comes from Alcinoe, which is the feminine form of Alkinoos.