The Latinized name of the city is a Portuguese word combination meaning "White House" (branca "white", casa "house"). The modern Spanish version of the name came later. The city is now nicknamed Casa by many locals.
The original Berber name, Anfa (meaning: "hill" ), was used by the locals, and Berber-speaking, city dwellers until the French occupation army entered the city in 1907 and adopted the Spanish name, Casablanca. "Anfa" now refers to the original old city quarters of Casablanca.
Legally speaking, Anfa is a prefecture (a district) with half a million city inhabitants, and thus is part of Grand Casablanca region. Anfa is generally considered as the "original city" or "old city" of Casablanca.
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