Basque · Girl name
Begoña
“from a Basque place name, possibly 'place of the dominant hill'”
About the name Begoña
Begoña is a Spanish feminine name taken from a Basque place name, now part of the city of Bilbao, which is often explained as meaning place of the dominant hill. It is given in honour of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Begoña, the patroness of Biscay, whose basilica stands on a hill above the old town of Bilbao. Like Itziar and Arantxa, it belongs to the group of Basque Marian names used throughout Spain.
- Meaning
- from a Basque place name, possibly 'place of the dominant hill'
- Origin
- Basque
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- beh-GOH-nyah(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Begoña
- Begoña María
- Begoña Carmen
- Begoña Isabel
- Begoña Teresa
- Begoña Lucía
Questions about Begoña
- What does Begoña mean?
- Begoña is a Basque name meaning "from a Basque place name, possibly 'place of the dominant hill'".
- How do you pronounce Begoña?
- Begoña is pronounced beh-GOH-nyah, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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