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Basque Baby Names

14 Basque baby names for boys and girls, each with its meaning, pronunciation and variant spellings.

Updated October 19, 2026

Basque names come from Euskara, a language unrelated to its neighbours. Many were standardised in the twentieth century, and several honour places and Marian shrines in the Basque Country.

All names (14)

A

Amaia the end
Andoni Basque form of Anthony
Arantxa thorny

B

Begoña from a Basque place name, possibly 'place of the dominant hill'

E

Edurne snow

I

Iker visitation or visitor
Itziar from a Basque place name of uncertain meaning

J

Javier new house
Jimena meaning uncertain; possibly derived from Basque
Jone God is gracious

L

Leire from the name of a Navarrese monastery

X

Xavier the new house
Ximena uncertain; possibly son or listener

Z

Zavier new house

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