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.
Eleder m BasqueFrom Basque
ele ("word") and
eder ("beautiful"), thus meaning "eloquent". This name was coined by Nikolas Ormatxea (1888-1961) in his poem 'Euskaldunak'.
Eletta f ItalianItalian form of
Electa, or directly from the Italian vocabulary word meaning "elected, chosen". It belonged to the mother of Petrarch.
Elide f ItalianItalian name of the Ancient Greek region
Elide, in Greek 'Hλις Elis.
Elorri f BasqueDerived from Basque
elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.
Elorria f BasqueDerived from Basque
elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.
Enaitz m BasqueTaken from the name of a mountain in Basque Country.
Eneritz f BasqueDerived from the name of the town and municipality (
Enériz in Spanish) located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.
Enula f Italian (Rare)Italian word for the Elecampane (
Inula helenium), a widespread plant species in the sunflower family
Asteraceae.
Epigmenio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Mexican)Italian and Spanish form of
Epigmenius. Most known bearers of this name are Mexican, and they include the insurgent Epigmenio González Flores (1781-1858), the priest and politician Epigmenio de la Piedra (1792-1873), the judoka Epigmenio Exiga (b... [
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Eratsune f Basque16th-century coinage derived from Basque
eraitsi "to decrease, to reduce, to lower". This name was intended as a Basque equivalent of
Modesta.
Erdiñe f BasqueDerived from Basque
erdi "to give birth; middle, center; half".
Erina f Italian (Swiss), ItalianOriginally a Swiss-Italian variant of
Irene, its modern usage in Switzerland might be influenced by the name of the flower
erinus alpinus, known in English as "fairy foxglove", "starflower" and "alpine balsam".... [
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Erkaitz m Basque (Rare)Possibly from the name of a mountain in Gipuzkoa (thus a variant of
Arkaitz) or from Basque
irkaitz meaning "smile".
Erlaitz m Basque (Modern, Rare)Name of various mountains in the Basque Country and Navarre, likely from the Basque word
erlaitz ("cornice").
Errose f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Rosa 1. This name was borne by Errose Bustintza Ozerin (1899-1953), a Basque writer, journalist and ethnographer.
Errukia f Basque (Rare)Derived from Basque
erruki "mercy; compassion; sympathy", this name is used as one of the Basque equivalents to Spanish
Piedad.
Ersilio m ItalianMasculine form of Ersilia, Italian variant of the Latin Hersilia, of unknown meaning.... [
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Estepan m BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Esteban and
Étienne. This name is borne by Estepan Aldamiz-Etxebarria Leizaola (*1956), a Basque journalist and television presenter.
Etorne f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of
Pentecostés. They most likely based the name on Basque
etorri "to come".
Eufemiano m Italian, SpanishItalian and Spanish form of
Euphemianus. An infamous bearer of this name is the Spanish sports doctor Eufemiano Fuentes (b. 1955), who was involved with doping in road bicycle racing.
Eunate f BasqueFrom the name of a town in Navarre, Spain where there is a Romanesque church dedicated to the Virgin Mary (the Church of Santa María de Eunate), located on the Way of St. James, a Catholic pilgrimage route.
Eunico m Italian (Rare, Archaic)Italian variant of the Greek diminutive variant of the Greek adjective εὐνοικός (eunoikos) meaning "well-disposed, kindly, favorable". Also compare the very similar-looking Greek adjective ἔνοικος (enoikos) meaning "inhabitant", which is derived from the Greek verb ἐνοικέω (enoikeo) meaning "to dwell in", itself ultimately derived from the Greek noun οἶκος (oikos) meaning "house".
Eurosia f Italian, SpanishA famous bearer was Eurosia Fabris, also known as Mamma Rosa, who was beatified in 2005.
Eztia f Basque (Rare)Derived from Basque
ezti "honey; sweet" and, by extension, "gentle; pleasant; melodious".
Eztizen f Basque16th-century coinage derived from Basque
ezti "honey; sweet" and, by extension, "gentle; pleasant; melodious" and
izen "name". This name was intended as a Basque equivalent of
Dulce Nombre.