Thename denotes the PLACE OFORIGIN, which also carries with it certain understood qualities such as types of grape used in the region, or breeds and farming practices from the region.
Thenameofthe tournament derives from this alka or ring, a word whose Turkish origin reflects the historical co-existence and cultural exchange between two different civilizations.
Theoriginofthe road's regal name is said to stem back to a league of kings who advanced this way to wage war with the wicked Cities ofthe Plains -- the Old Testament cities of Sodom and Gomorrah -- which are thought to have lain along the Dead Sea.
Biltmore (a name derived in part from Bildt, the Vanderbilts' Dutch town oforigin) has been receiving guests since its completion, and paying ones since 1930.