 The name is Alfarnate, like its younger brother Alfarnatejo, is a term originally formed from Arabic "Al-farnat" meaning flour mill.It can also identify with the old adjective "alfarnate" meaning rascal or scoundrel.Both the term and the current settlement Alfarnate were inhabited since prehistoric times by the first settlers of the region, as is evidenced by the remains found in the terraces of the Palancar and Morales streams, and at the confluence of both, where lies the village, dating back to the Mousterian period.