Leire is a Basque feminine given name that is derived from the name of the Monastery of San Salvador of Leyre in Navarre, Spain. [1] It was among the top 10 most popular names given to newborn girls in Basque Country in Spain in 2011.
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Igor is a common East Slavic given name derived from the Norse name Ingvar, that was brought to ancient Rus' by the Norse Varangians, in the form Ingvar or Yngvar. Igor, the son of the Varangian chief Rurik, was left with Rurik's distant relative, first Grand Prince of Kiev Oleg, as a child. Igor after the death of Oleg replaced him on Kiev's throne.
Javier is the Spanish spelling of the masculine name Xavier.
Lumbier is a village and municipality in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, in the north of Spain, 38 km from the capital of the community, Pamplona. It has a population of about 1400. It stands on the River Salazar in a region of natural interest. It also has interesting historical connections.
Mikel is the Basque adaptation of the given name Michael. Notable people with the name include:
Ochoa is a Spanish surname of Basque origin common throughout Spain, France, the Americas, and the Philippines. It is a surname of patronymic origin; it was originally a given name in Medieval Spain.
Aitor 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" . Koldo Mitxelena believes that Xaho created it from the Souletin Basque expression aitoren semeak or aitonen semeak After Xaho, it was popularized by the Spanish-language novel Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII. Nowadays it is a common name among Basque males.
Beñat is a Basque masculine given name variant of Bernard, which comes from Germanic origin. There are variants in other languages including the Spanish and Italian Bernardo. While the Basque language does not have a feminine given name equivalent, other languages do, such as the French Bernardine. Beñat is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Beñat include:
Arancibia is a surname of Basque origins. Spelling variations include Arencibia or Aranzubia. Notable people with the surname include:
Leire Olaberria Dorronsoro ; born 17 February 1977) is a Spanish racing cyclist from the Basque Country. She won the Bronze medal in the Women's points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing behind Marianne Vos (Netherlands) and Yoanka González (Cuba).
Maite is a female given name of Basque origin meaning love, popular throughout the Hispanic world and Brazil.
Olaizola is a Basque surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Iker is a Basque male given name. The corresponding female name is Ikerne. It was created by the Spanish Basque writer Sabino Arana in his book Deun-Ixendegi Euzkotarra —an effort to provide neologistic Basque versions of names instead of the traditional adaptations of Romance names. The name may refer to:
Ayala is a toponymic surname, originally de Ayala, deriving from the town of Ayala/Aiara in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.
Izaguirre is a surname of Basque origin with roots in the Basque Country, especially Gipuzkoa and Navarre (Spain). It means 'prominence/clearing exposed to the wind'. "Eizaguirre" is a variant of the same form.
Eneko 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 most widespread form Íñigo. The name may refer to:
Asier is a male given name of Basque origin, meaning 'the beginning' . It was created for a character in Fernando Navarro Villoslada's 1877 novel Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII. Notable people with the name include:
Antolin is the Basque form of the masculine given name Antonio in use in the Basque Country. Notable people with this name include the following:
Otaegi may refer to:
Leire Baños Indakoetxea is a Spanish footballer who plays for Levante, mainly as a midfielder.
Josu is a masculine given name which is mostly used in Spain. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name include: