Who is the Spanish state of Andalucia named after?

Question

Who is the Spanish state of Andalucia named after?

Answer 1

Here is an interesting site, starting off talking about Andalusia, Alabama, but then it moves on to Andalucia, Spain.

it says that  Andalucia come from the Arabic al-Andalus, meaning "The Vandals," a Germanic tribe that invaded the Roman empire and settled in  Spain and north Africa.

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Park/...

look at this site, and go down to where it talks about the Vandals and Visigoths.

http://www.answers.com/topic/andalusia

Answer 2

Look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Andalus