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The names listed here are used in the Basque Country (northern Spain and southern France).

AGURNE   f   Basque
Means "greeting, salutation" in Basque.

AINGERU   m   Basque
Basque form of Angelus (see ANGEL).

AINHOA   f   Basque
From the name of a town in southwest France where there is a famous image of the Virgin Mary.

AINTZA   f   Basque
Means "glory" in Basque.

AINTZANE   f   Basque
Variant of AINTZA

AITOR   m   Basque
Possibly means "good fathers" from Basque aita "father" and on "good"... [more]

ALAIA   f   Basque
Means "joyful, happy" in Basque.

ALAZNE   f   Basque
Means "miracle" in Basque.

ALESANDER   m   Basque
Basque form of ALEXANDER

AMAIA   f   Basque
Means "the end" in Basque... [more]

AMAYA   f   Basque, Spanish
Variant of AMAIA

AMETS   m & f   Basque
Means "dream" in Basque.

ANDER   m   Basque
Basque form of ANDREW

ANDONI   m   Basque
Basque form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ANNE (1)   f   French, English, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Basque
French form of HANNAH... [more]

ANTTON   m   Basque
Basque form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ARANTXA   f   Basque
Means "thornbush" in Basque.

ARGI   m   Basque
Means "light" in Basque.

ARGIDER   m   Basque
Derived from Basque argi "light" and eder "beautiful".

ARGIÑE   f   Basque
Feminine form of ARGI

ARRATS   m   Basque
Means "afternoon, dusk" in Basque.

BAKAR   m   Basque
Means "alone" in Basque.

BAKARNE   f   Basque
Feminine form of BAKAR

BALENDIN   m   Basque
Basque form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

BASAJAUN   m   Basque
Means "lord of the woods" from Basque baso "woods" and jaun "lord"... [more]

BEÑAT   m   Basque
Basque form of BERNARD

BEREZI   f   Basque
Means "special" in Basque.

BIDANE   f   Basque
Means "way" in Basque.

BIKENDI   m   Basque
Basque form of VINCENT

BITTOR   m   Basque
Basque form of VICTOR

DANEL   m   Basque
Basque form of DANIEL

EDER (2)   m   Basque
Means "handsome, beautiful" in Basque.

EDERNE   f   Basque
Feminine variant of EDER (2)

EDORTA   m   Basque
Basque form of EDWARD

EDUR   m   Basque
Means "snow" in Basque.

EDURNE   f   Basque
Feminine form of EDUR

EGUZKI   m   Basque
Means "sun" in Basque.

EGUZKIÑE   f   Basque
Feminine form of EGUZKI

EIDER   f   Basque
Feminine form of EDER (2)

EKAIN   m   Basque
Means "June (the month)" in Basque.

EKAITZ   m   Basque
Means "storm" in Basque.

ELIXABETE   f   Basque
Basque form of ELIZABETH

ENDIKA   m   Basque
Basque form of HENRY

ENEKO   m   Basque
Possibly derived from the old Basque name Ennecus (of unknown meaning)... [more]

ERLANTZ   m   Basque
Basque form of FERDINAND

ERLEA   f   Basque
Means "a bee" in Basque.

ERRAMUN   m   Basque
Basque form of RAYMOND

ESKARNE   f   Basque
Means "mercy" in Basque.

ESTEBE   m   Basque
Basque form of STEPHEN

ESTI   f   Basque
Means "sweet, honey" in Basque.

ESTIÑNE   f   Basque
Variant of ESTI

EUKENE   f   Basque
Basque form of EUGENIA

EURIA   f   Basque
Means "rain" in Basque.

EZTEBE   m   Basque
Basque form of STEPHEN

FRANTZISKA   f   Basque
Basque feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRANTZISKO   m   Basque
Basque form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

GAIZKA   m   Basque
Means "saviour" in Basque.

GANIX   m   Basque
Basque form of JOHN

GARAILE   m   Basque
Means "victor" in Basque.

GARBI   f   Basque
Means "clean, pure" in Basque.

GARBIÑE   f   Basque
Variant of GARBI

GARDEN   f   Basque
Means "transparent, clear" in Basque.

GOIZANE   f   Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning".

GOIZARGI   f   Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and argi "light".

GOIZEDER   f   Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and eder "beautiful".

GORKA   m   Basque
Basque form of GEORGE

GOTZON   m   Basque
Means "angel" in Basque.

GOTZONE   f   Basque
Feminine form of GOTZON

GURUTZ   m   Basque
Means "cross" in Basque.

GURUTZE   f   Basque
Feminine form of GURUTZ

GUTXI   m   Basque
Possibly means "little" in Basque.

HAIZEA   f   Basque
Means "wind" in Basque.

HARKAITZ   m   Basque
Means "rock" in Basque.

HILARGI   f   Basque
Means "moon" in Basque.

HODEI   m   Basque
Means "cloud" in Basque.

IGON   m   Basque
Means "ascension" in Basque.

IGONE   f   Basque
Feminine form of IGON

IHINTZA   f   Basque
Means "dew" in Basque.

IKER   m   Basque
Means "visitation" in Basque.

IMANOL   m   Basque
Basque form of EMMANUEL

IÑAKI   m   Basque
Basque form of IGNATIUS

ION   m   Basque, Romanian
Basque and Romanian form of JOHN

IRUNE   f   Basque
Means "trinity" in Basque.

ITSASO   f   Basque
Means "ocean" in Basque.

ITXARO   f   Basque
Means "hope" in Basque.

ITZAL   m   Basque
Means "shadow" in Basque.

ITZIAR   f   Basque, Spanish
From the name of a Basque village, which contains an important shrine to the Virgin Mary, possibly meaning "old stone".

IZAR   f   Basque
Means "star" in Basque.

IZOTZ   m   Basque
Means "ice" in Basque.

JAKES   m   Basque
Basque form of JACOB

JOKIN   m   Basque
Basque form of JOACHIM

JON (1)   m   Scandinavian, Basque
Scandinavian and Basque form of JOHN

JONE   f   Basque
Basque feminine form of JON (1)

JOSEBA   m   Basque
Basque form of JOSEPH

JOSEPE   m   Basque
Basque form of JOSEPH

JOSU   m   Basque
Basque form of JESUS

JULEN   m   Basque
Basque form of Julianus (see JULIAN).

KATALIN   f   Hungarian, Basque
Hungarian and Basque form of KATHERINE

KEMEN   m   Basque
Means "courage, vigour" in Basque.

KEPA   m   Basque
Basque form of CEPHAS

KERMAN   m   Basque
Basque form of Germanus (see GERMAN).

KISTIÑE   f   Basque
Basque form of CHRISTINA

KOLDO   m   Basque
Short form of KOLDOBIKA

KOLDOBIKA   m   Basque
Basque form of LOUIS

LORE (2)   f   Basque
Means "flower" in Basque.

LOREA   f   Basque
Variant of LORE (2)

LUKEN   m   Basque
Basque form of Lucianus (see LUCIAN).

MAIA (3)   f   Basque
Basque form of MARY

MAITE (2)   f   Basque
Means "lovable" in Basque.

MARKEL   m   Basque
Basque form of Martialis (see MARTIAL).

MARKO   m   Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Finnish, Basque
Cognate of MARK

MARTZEL   m   Basque
Basque form of MARCELLUS

MATIA   m   Basque
Basque form of MATTHEW

MATTIN   m   Basque
Basque form of Martinus (see MARTIN).

MATXIN   m   Basque
Basque form of Martinus (see MARTIN).

MIKEL   m   Basque
Basque form of MICHAEL

MIREN   f   Basque
Basque form of MARY

MITXEL   m   Basque
Basque form of MICHAEL

NAHIA   f   Basque
Means "desire" in Basque.

NAIARA   f   Basque
From the Basque name of the Spanish city of Nájera, which is Arabic in origin... [more]

NAYARA   f   Basque
Variant of NAIARA

NEKANE   f   Basque
Means "sorrows" in Basque... [more]

NERE   f   Basque
Means "mine" in Basque.

NEREA   f   Basque
Variant of NERE

NIKOLA (1)   m   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Basque
Cognate of NICHOLAS

OIHANA   f   Basque
Means "forest" in Basque.

OROITZ   m   Basque
Means "memory" in Basque.

ORTZI   m   Basque
Means "sky" in Basque.

OSANE   f   Basque
Means "cure, remedy" in Basque.

PATXI   m   Basque
Basque form of FRANCIS

PEIO   m   Basque
Basque form of PETER

PERU   m   Basque
Basque form of PETER

SENDOA   m   Basque
Means "strong" in Basque.

SORNE   f   Basque
Means "conception" in Basque.

TERESE   f   Basque
Basque form of TERESA

TXOMIN   m   Basque
Basque form of DOMINIC

UNAI   m   Basque
Means "shepherd" in Basque.

USOA   f   Basque
Means "dove" in Basque.

XABIER   m   Basque, Galician
Basque and Galician form of XAVIER

XANTI   m   Basque
Basque form of SANTIAGO

XIMUN   m   Basque
Basque form of SIMON

ZERU   m   Basque
Means "sky" in Basque.

ZIGOR   m   Basque
Means "punishment" in Basque.

ZORION   m & f   Basque
Means "happiness" in Basque.

ZORIONE   f   Basque
Feminine form of ZORION

ZURIÑE   f   Basque
Derived from Basque zuri "white".

ZUZEN   m   Basque
Means "just, fair" in Basque.

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