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Basque names - Baby names with the origin Basque

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Arrate From the Basque place name Arrate - a sanctuary/place linked to the Virgin of Arrate; roughly 'rocky place' or 'stone slope'. Basque Girl
Baina If derived from Veena/Beena: 'musical instrument' (veena). Other origins have no well-established single meaning. Basque, Slavic Girl
Barea Uncertain; may derive from a surname or place name. In Malagasy 'Barea' is the nickname of Madagascar's national football team and refers to the zebu. Basque, Latin Unisex
Begi Eye, sight (Basque). In Southeastern Europe the form can be associated with 'beg' meaning 'chieftain' or 'lord'. Basque Unisex
Begonya From the place Begoña; often interpreted as 'lower place' or 'place of the lowlands' Basque Girl
Belda Unclear: possibly 'dark' (Basque) or related to Germanic root meaning 'bold/brave'; in Turkish contexts the form may be linked to place-name vocabulary Basque Girl
Benat Blessed Basque Boy
Berde Green (the color); verdant Basque Unisex
Berdin Equal, same Basque Unisex
Beria Possibly 'creation' (Hebrew) or 'new' (Basque); also appears as a Georgian surname Basque, Georgian, Hebrew Girl
Beti's Diminutive of Elizabeth ('pledged to God'); in Basque, means 'always'. Basque Girl
Bittor Victor, conqueror; winner Basque Boy
Bittore Victory; she who is victorious Basque Girl
Burdin Iron Basque Boy
Carmele Vineyard; garden Basque, Catalan, Hebrew Girl
Digorri Probably related to Basque 'gorri' meaning 'red' - 'red one' or a toponym meaning 'from the red (place)' Basque Boy
Edorta Wealthy guardian / guardian of riches Basque Boy
Edur Likely 'snow' or 'frost' (from Basque root related to snow) Basque Boy
Edurne Snow Basque Girl
Egin Basque: "to do, make"; Germanic element: "edge/sword" Basque Unisex
Egun Yoruba: 'ancestors' or 'ancestral spirits' (also referring to the Egungun masquerade); Basque: 'day'. Basque, Yoruba Unisex
Eguskina From Basque eguzki 'sun' - 'sun' or affectionate/diminutive 'little sun' Basque Girl
Eina Possible meanings: 'one, unity' (from Old Norse/Germanic 'ein'); in Japanese the meaning depends on kanji (commonly elements like 'excellent', 'flower' or 'beauty'); also used as a regional/variant form of Aina. Basque, Catalan, Germanic, Japanese, Norse, Norwegian Girl
Elaia Basque: 'bird' (often cited as swallow/jay); Greek: 'olive' (olive tree) Basque, Greek Girl
Eneco My little one / my dear Basque Boy
Eneki My little one / my dear Basque Boy
Enne Likely a diminutive or variant name. If linked to Enno/Enn (from Germanic Heinrich) it carries the sense 'home ruler'; if a variant of Anne/Enni it relates to 'grace'. In Basque contexts 'ene' means 'my'. Basque, Finnish, Frisian, Germanic, Scandinavian Unisex
Eraman To carry; to bring Basque Boy
Erela Basque: "the bee"; in Hebrew usage sometimes treated as a form of Ariela/Erelah (associated with 'lioness of God' or 'watchful') Basque Girl
Erramun Counsel protector (from elements meaning 'advice/counsel' + 'protector') Basque Boy
Etchika House Basque, French Girl
Fortun Fortunate; lucky; blessed Basque, Latin Boy
Gaina Basque: “summit, top”; Romanian: “hen” (găină - female chicken). Basque, Romanian Girl
Galder Likely linked to Old Norse 'galdr' meaning 'incantation' or 'spell'; also used as a Basque given name and occurs as a Dutch place-name, so meanings can vary by origin. Basque, Dutch, Norse Boy
Gara Basque: 'we are'. Irish: from the personal name Gadhra (via Ó Gadhra/O'Gara), with Gadhra often rendered as 'dog' or 'hound'. In Japanese the meaning varies by kanji. Basque, Irish Unisex
Garai From Basque 'garai' meaning 'high', 'tall', or 'era/period' (Hungarian usage is primarily a surname) Basque, Hungarian Boy
Garaitz Rocky height / high rock (from Basque elements gara 'height' + aitz 'rock') Basque Boy
Garbi Clean, pure Basque Girl
Garbiñe Clean, pure Basque Girl
Garsya From García; etymology uncertain - often interpreted as 'young' (Basque gaztea) or possibly related to 'bear' (Basque hartz). Basque, Spanish Unisex
Gogo In Zulu/Xhosa, a colloquial word for 'grandmother'. In Basque, 'gogo' means 'desire' or 'longing'. Also used as an affectionate nickname or diminutive (e.g., of Gheorghe/George) in Romanian. Basque, Romanian, Xhosa, Zulu Unisex
Gotzon Sweet, sweet one Basque Boy
Gotzone Sweet, pleasant Basque Girl
Goya The high place Basque, Spanish Girl
Gurite Likely 'cross' or 'little cross' (from Basque Gurutze) Basque Girl
Gurutz Cross Basque Boy
Gurutze Cross (Christian symbol) Basque Girl
Hizki Letter; written character (an alphabet letter) Basque Unisex
Huyete Unknown or not well-established; no widely accepted meaning. May be a variant/transliteration of names meaning 'life' (e.g., Arabic Hayat) or simply a rare/local form Basque Girl
Idurre Likely 'moonlight' or 'light' (Basque) Basque Girl

Basque name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Basque-origin name in our dataset.

228
Names in this origin
3
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
14,375
Peak year 2020