the etymology and history of first names
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Basque Names
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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.
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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