In Ornithology it is the name of the genus of the common kingfisher. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae. Its scientific name is Alcedo atthis and it is also called altion or archdeacon. Name of a municipality in Spain, which belongs to the municipality of Lantarón, in the Province of Álava, Basque Country. Spanish surname of Basque origin . Surname of a Spanish historian and geographer who was President of Quito and Governor of Panama. His full name was Dionisio de Alcedo Ugarte y Herrera. He had a son named Antonio de Alcedo, who was also a historian and geographer.
