This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Basque or Italian.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abaco m Italian (Rare)Variant of
Abacucco. It concides with the Italian word for
abacus, a calculating tool that was in use in the ancient Near East, Europe, China, and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu–Arabic numeral system.
Aberria f Basque (Archaic)Coined in the 19th century by Sabino Arana Goiri who based it on Basque
aberri "fatherland; homeland" (ultimately derived from Basque
aba "father" and
herri "country; village; people, nation")... [
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Abesti f Basque (Rare)Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri who based the name on Basque
abes "to sing" and the suffix
-ti. According to R. M. Azkue, by 1927
abesti had acquired the meaning "song" and has been in everyday use as a synonym for the older
kanta ever since.
Achillea f ItalianFeminine form of
Achille. It is also the botanical name of the genus of flowering plants (Yarrow).
Achiropita f Italian (Rare)Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Maria Santissima Achiropita, this name is typically and predominantly found in the province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region in Southern Italy.
Adartza f Basque (Rare)From the name of a mountain in the Basque region of France. The name of the mountain itself is derived from Basque
adar "branch; horn" and the quantifying suffix
-tza.
Adige m & f Italian (Archaic)Name of an Italian river that runs through the regions of Trentino-Alto-Adige-Südtirol and Veneto.
Adiuto m Italian (Rare)From the Latin
adiutus meaning "help", in this case referring to divine assistance in a Christian context. ... [
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Ado m Germanic, ItalianOriginally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element
adal meaning "noble". This was the name of a 9th-century Frankish saint, an archbishop of Vienne in Lotharingia... [
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Aduna f BasqueFrom the name of a town in the Basque Country. The origin is unclear, although it may com from Old Basque
adun ("new wheat").
Afro m ItalianMeans "African" in Italian. A known bearer was artist Afro Basaldella (1912-1976).
Ager m BasqueDerived from the nickname of Basque writer Balentin Aurre-Apraiz (Valentín Aurre Apraiz in Spanish), who was also known as
Agerrekoa. His nickname was likely derived from the name of the farmstead where he grew up,
Mendieta-Agerre.
Agerne f Basque (Modern, Rare)Derived from Basque
agertu "to reveal; to appear", this name is a fairly recent coinage (most likely by Sabino Arana) intended as a variant of
Agerkunde.
Aginaga f Basque (Rare)Derived from Basque
hagin "yew (tree)" and the suffix
-aga. It is also the name of a town in the Basque region of Spain, which is occasionally the inspiration behind this name.
Aginarte f Basque (Rare)Taken from the name of an ancient monastery near Ihabar (in the general area of Navarre). This monastery doesn't exist anymore, however it is known that García Sánchez III of Navarre made a donation to it in 1025.
Agirre f BasqueFrom the name of a town in the Basque region of Spain.
Agnello m ItalianFrom Italian
agnello "lamb", given either as a nickname for a meek and mild person or as a personal name, which was popular because the lamb led to the slaughter was a symbol of the suffering innocence of Christ.
Ahuña f Basque (Rare), Basque MythologyFrom the name of a mountain in the Basque region of Spain whose Basque name
Ahuñamendi is derived from Basque
ahuña "small goat" and
mendi "mountain".... [
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Aia f BasqueFrom the name of a town situated on the slopes of Mount Pagoeta in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Aiala f BasquePossibly related to
Aiara. This is the name of an hermitage in the town of Alegría-Dulantzi in Álava, Spain, located in the famous pilgrimage route of St... [
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Aiara f Basque (Modern)Possibly derived from Basque
aiher "slope" or
alha "pasture" (see
Ayala). This is the name of a town in the Basque Country.
Aica f ItalianFrom the Germanic element
ag, possibly meaning "edge" or "sharp".
Aide m Basque Mythology, Basque (Modern, Rare)Derived from Basque
aide "air", Aide is a supernatural entity that either helps or hinders the living. He could manifest herself in both good (gentle breeze) and evil (storm wind) forms.
Aimone m ItalianItalian form of
Haimo. This name has been often used by members of the House Savoy.
Ainhara f BasqueDerived from Navarro-Lapurdian Basque
ainhara "swallow (the bird)" (compare
Ainara).
Ainhize f BasqueTaken from the name of a town,
Ainhize-Monjolose, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre, not far from the "Croix de Galcetaburu", and used to be the town where meetings were held in Lower Navarre... [
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Ainize f Basque (Modern)Variant of
Ainhize. Ainize Barea Nuñez (born 25 January 1992), often known as Peke Barea, is a Spanish footballer from the Basque Country.
Aitane f Basque (Modern)Basquified form of
Aitana using the modern feminine suffix
-e. It is often reinterpreted as derived from the word
aita ("father").
Aitzol m BasqueUsed by the Basque writer and Catholic priest José de Ariztimuño Olaso (1896-1936), who was killed by the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War. Aitzol was a pseudonym possibly taken from letters in his surname,
(A)r(iz)timuño (Ol)aso; or perhaps Aitzol came from the hypothetical Basque place name
h(aitz ol)a meaning "quarry, stonemason's workshop" from the words
haitz "rock, stone" and
ola "workplace, factory".
Aizkorri f Basque, Basque MythologyDerived from Basque
aitz, a local variant of
haitz, "stone, rock" and
gorri "red; bare, naked". Aizkorri is a massif, the highest one of the Basque Autonomous Community (Spain)... [
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Aizpea f BasqueName taken from an eremitage dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Alagia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Archaic)Contracted form of
Adelagia. The Genoese noblewoman Alàgia dei Fieschi, who Dante praises in his 'Purgatorio' (c.1318), was a niece of Pope Adrian V and the wife of Dante's friend Moroello III Malaspina.
Alaine f BasqueDerived from Basque
alai "joyous, happy" and the suffix
-ne. This name is borne by Basque writer Alaine Agirre Garmendia (born 11 December 1990 in Bermeo, Bizkaia).
Alaitz f & m BasqueFrom the name of a mountain range in Navarre, Spain.
Alaiza f BasqueTaken from the name of a Marian church in the greater Álava area.
Albia f Basque, Spanish (Latin American)Taken from the name of a grotto in the Aralar Range in the Basque Mountains where a dolmen was discovered in 1915, as well as from the name of a suburb of Bilbao where Sabino Arana Goiri was born. Goiri was a writer, creator of the Basque flag, founder of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and is generally considered "the father of Basque nationalism".
Alda f BasqueFrom the name of a town in the Basque region of Spain.