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.
Gizane f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque
giza "human". This name was intended as a Basque equivalent of
Encarnación.
Goiatz f BasqueFrom the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country. This is also an obscure title of the Virgin Mary from the same town, Our Lady of Goiatz.
Gonario m Italian, SardinianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Possibly related to the Late Greek name
Gunnarius meaning "fur trader" or related to the Medieval Italian name
Gunnari derived from
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Gorane f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Exaltación. The name was probably based on Basque
gora "up; (as an interjection) long live" or
goratze "rise, exaltation".
Grazio m ItalianItalian form of
Gratius. A known bearer of this name was the Italian painter Grazio Cossali (1563-1629).
Greca f Italian (Rare)Italian feminine form of
Graecus. This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred under Diocletian.
Guerrino m ItalianVariant of
Guerrino combined with the word guerra "war". It was rather often given to boys born during the First World War (1915-1918). It's very old-fashioned today.
Guia f Italian (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of
Guido, a variant of
Gaia and an adoption of the Spanish name
Guía.
Gure f & m BasqueDerived from Basque
gura, meaning "desire, wish".
Guruzne f BasqueDerived from Basque
gurutze "cross", this name is considered the Basque equivalent of Spanish
Cruz.
Hedoi m BasqueVariant of
Hodei. This name is borne by Hedoi Etxarte Moreno (*1986), a Basque writer and violinist.
Ibón m BasqueIbón is the Aragonese term for small mountain lakes of glacial origin in the Pyrenees, generally above 2,000 m.
Ibón stems from the Basque word
ibai (river), which originally designated hot springs.
Igaro f BasqueDerived from Basque
igaro "to pass, to cross", this name is the Basque equivalent of
Tránsito.
Ikuska f Basque1920s coinage based on Basque
ikusi "to see, to look, to watch" and the suffix
-ka (which usually indicates repetition), intended as an equivalent to Spanish
Visitación.
Illare f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Hilaria.
Iluna f Basque (Rare)Ancient Basque name that was first found on inscriptions in Aquitaine dating back to the 1st to 3rd centuries.... [
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Ilva f Italian, German (Modern)Adoption of
Ilva, the Latin name of the island of
Elba. The island's name has been speculated to be of Etruscan origin and as such to be derived from a word meaning "iron".
Inar m BasqueDerived from Basque
inar "spark; sunray, ray of light".
Incoronata f ItalianMeans "crowned" in Italian. This name is given in reference to the Virgin Mary in her role as queen of heaven.
Indro m Indian, ItalianPossibly a form of
Indra. In was popularized in Italy as well by Indro Montanelli (1909-2001), Italian journalist, historian and writer.
Inge f BasqueMaybe from a Basque word meaning "cane, reed", though it may also be a Basque form of
Inge.
Iorio m Medieval Italian, Italian (Tuscan)Medieval Italian form of
Giorgio originally used in Southern Italy. After Gabriele D'Annunzio used this name in his tragedy
La figlia di Iorio (1904) the name has been used mostly in Toscana (Tuscany) and Emilia-Romagna (both in central Italy).
Ioritz m BasqueVariant of
Joritz. This name is borne by professional soccer player Ioritz Landeta Batiz (born 10 October 1995).
Ipar m Basque, Basque MythologyDerived from Basque
ipar "north; north wind". In Basque mythology, Ipar, the north wind, is married to the daughter of the north-easterly wind who calms his anger.
Ira f BasqueDerived from Basque
ira "fern". Ira is one of the Basque nature names that have been rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century.
Irai m BasqueName of a natural setting in the town of Etxarri (Navarre).
Irantzu f BasqueDerived from Basque
ira, meaning "fern", and the abundancy suffix
-tzu. It roughly translates as "fernland".... [
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Iratxe f BasqueFrom the name of a monastery located in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque
iratze, meaning "fern grove".
Iraultza m & f BasqueMeans "revolution" in Basque. It was coined at the beginning of the 21st century and used in Pamplona before the Spanish Civil War. During the dictatorship it was prohibited for two reasons: because the use of Basque names was forbidden and due to its 'subversive' meaning... [
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Italia turrita f Obscure, Italian (?)Means "turreted Italy" in Italian. She is the national personification of Italy, which is represented with a woman wearing a turret crown. She might be a reference to the Greek goddess
Cybele, whose represented wearing a wall crown... [
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Itoitz m & f BasqueUsed in reference to a village in Navarre.
Itzea f Basque (Modern, Rare)Possibly from Basque
itzea meaning "the nail", itself from
itze ("metal nail"). This is the name of a house in the Navarran town of Bera belonging to Spanish writer Pio Baroja (1872-1956).
Ivanoe m ItalianVariant of
Ivanhoe; a famous bearer was Ivanoe Bonomi, that was Prime Minister of Italy three times (one in 1921-1922, and other two, short lived, in 1944 and 1945).
Ixone f BasqueThis name was recorded in Vitoria/Gasteiz in 1513, with its original meaning unknown. However, it has been revived since the 1970's, probably interpreted as a combination of Basque
ixo (meaning "hush") and the modern feminine suffix
-ne.
Izarbe f Aragonese, BasqueFrom Basque
izar "star" and
-be "beneath, under", taken from the Marian title
Nuestra Señora de Izarbe, meaning "Our Lady of Izarbe". Izarbe is a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in the province of Huesca, Spain.