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36 Basque Boy Names with Meanings

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Basque boy names starting with A

• AimarAimar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, common in mainly the Basque Country and Estonia (with 5,500 resp. 600 name bearers).
• AitorAitor is a Basque masculine given name, created by Agosti Xaho for a Basque ancestral patriarch descending from the Biblical Tubal in his work "The Legend of Aitor" (published in French in the journal Ariel, 1845).
• AndoniAndoni is the Basque adaptation of the given name Anthony in use in the Basque Country. Andoni may also be a Romanian-language surname (a variant of Andone) or found among Albanians.
• AntolinAntolin is the Basque form of the masculine given name Antonio in use in the Basque Country. Notable people with this name include the following:
• AntxonAntxon or Antxón is the Basque form of the masculine given name Antton in use in the Basque Country.
• AsierAsier is a male given name of Basque origin, meaning 'the beginning' (hasiera in Standard Basque). It was created for a character in Fernando Navarro Villoslada's 1877 novel Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII.

Basque boy names starting with B

• BeñatBeñat is a Basque masculine given name, a variant of Bernard, which is of Germanic origin. There are variants in other languages including the Spanish and Italian name Bernardo.

Basque boy names starting with E

• EnekoEneko is a Basque masculine given name, derived from the hypocoristic, old Basque name Enneco, "my little/dear", from ene (my) + ko (little). Variants of the name rendered in Spanish include Inigo and the most widespread form Íñigo or Iñigo.

Basque boy names starting with G

• GaizkaGaizka is a male given name of Basque origin, meaning saviour and therefore similar to the (Castilian) Spanish name Salvador or Jesús (The Saviour). Notable people with the name include:
• GorkaGorka is both a given name and a surname, the Basque form of the given name George. Notable people with the name include:
• GotzonGotzon is a Basque masculine given name that may refer to the following people: Given name Gotzon Garate Goihartzun (1934–2008), Spanish writer and linguist Gotzon Mantuliz (born 1988), Spanish designer and model Gotzon Martín (born 1996), Spanish cyclist…

Basque boy names starting with I

• IbaiIbai is a Basque male name. Notable people with the name include: Ibai Llanos (born 1995), Spanish internet celebrity, streamer, and esports announcer, best known mononymously Ibai Aguirre (born 2007), Spanish footballer Ibai Azurmendi (born 1999), Spanish…
• IkerIker is a Basque male given name. The corresponding female name is Ikerne.
• ImanolImanol is a given name and the Basque language equivalent of Immanuel. It is the first name of several notable people: Imanol Agirretxe (born 1987), Spanish football forward Imanol Alguacil (born 1971), Spanish footballer and manager Imanol Arias (born 1956),…
• IñakiIñaki is a male given name. It is a neologism created by Sabino Arana meaning Ignatius, to be a Basque language analog to "Ignacio" in Spanish, "Ignace" in French, and "Ignazio" in Italian, and an alternative to the names Eneko and Íñigo.

Basque boy names starting with J

• JimenoJimeno (also Gimeno, Ximeno, Chemene, Exemeno) is a given name derived from Ximen, a variant of the medieval Basque given name Semen, the origins of which arose in the Basque regions, then its use spread west across northern Spain into Castile and Galicia,…
• JokinJokin is a masculine given name. It is the Basque name for Joachim, or Joaquín in Spanish.
• JosebaJoseba is a Basque name meaning Joseph. It is also a Basque translation of the Spanish name Jose.
• JosetxuJosetxu is a Basque form of given name José (Joseph). A similar form is Josetxo.
• JosuJosu is a masculine given name which is mostly used in the Basque Country. It is also used as a surname.
• JoxeJoxe is a Basque masculine given name (equivalent to José) and a French surname. Notable people with the name include:
• JulenJulen (Basque pronunciation: [julen], Spanish pronunciation: [ɟulen]) is a Basque and Spanish masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Basque boy names starting with K

• KarloKarlo is a Croatian, Basque, and Esperanto masculine given name as well as a Slovene masculine given name that serves as a Slovene diminutive form of Karel.
• KarlosKarlos is a Basque masculine given name. Notable people referred to by this name include the following
• KarolKarol is a Basque, Polish, Slovak, and Slovene given name that is a form of Karl or Karolus. Notable people with the name include the following:
• KoldoKoldo is a Basque masculine given name. Notable people with this name include: Koldo Aguirre (1939–2019), Spanish football player Koldo Álvarez (born 1970), Andorran footballer and manager Koldo Fernández (born 1981), Spanish cyclist Koldo Gil (born 1978),…

Basque boy names starting with M

• MikelMikel is the Basque adaptation of the given name Michael. The name Mikel has its roots in the Hebrew word Mikha'el, which means "Who is like God".

Basque boy names starting with O

• OierOier is a masculine Basque given name of medieval origin. It means "twisted".

Basque boy names starting with P

• PatxiPatxi is a male given name in the Basque language area in northern Spain and south-west France, but more commonly a nickname for those officially named Francisco (or François in the French zone, ultimately cognates of Francis); the original Basque equivalent…

Basque boy names starting with S

• SanchoSancho is an Iberian given name. Sancho stems from the Latin name Sanctius.

Basque boy names starting with T

• TxikiTxiki (Basque, 'small' or 'youngster') is used as a nickname. Notable people with the nickname include:
• TxominTxomin is a Basque translation of the name Dominic.

Basque boy names starting with U

• UnaiUnai is a Basque male given name, which means "cowherd". It is one of the most popular first names for boys in the Basque Country.
• UrkoUrko is a Basque male given name. Notable people with the name include: Urko Arroyo, Spanish footballer Urko Berrade, Spanish cyclist Urko González de Zárate, Spanish footballer Urko Izeta, Spanish footballer Urko Olazabal, Spanish actor Urko Pardo,…
• UrtziUrtzi (also ortzi) is an ancient Basque language term which is believed to either represent an old common noun for the sky, or to have been a name for a pre-Christian sky deity.

Basque boy names starting with X

• XavierβThe given name Xavier (, Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe, ʃaviˈeɾ, tʃaviˈeɾ], Galician: [ʃaˈβjeɾ], Portuguese: [ʃɐviˈɛɾ], French: [ɡzavje, ksavje]; Spanish: Javier [xaˈβjeɾ]; Basque: Xabier [ʃaβier]) is a masculine name derived from the 16th-century Navarrese Roman Catholic…

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