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Sorry about the overly-enthusiastic title, but people hardly ever ask about Basque names, so there's rarely an opportunity for me to talk about one of my actual favorite names, across cultures: Maialen!

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I believe it's pronounced just like Maia / Maya, but with "len" (short-E) attached. It's the Basque version of Magdalene, and it's gorgeous. I feel like it would still work well outside Spain / southwest France, despite being an uncommon Basque name, due to its similarity to another popular name.

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Other Basque names I like / find intriguing:
Asier
Balendin
Beñat
Erramun
Julen
Kemen
Luken
Xabier
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Alaia
Alazne (like you)
Amaia
Elixabete (like you)
Enara (very similar to Inara from Firefly)
Erlea
Esti (though I've usually heard this as a nickname for Esther)
Katalin
Lorea
Miren
Nahia
Naia
Naiara
Nerea
Zuriñe

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Aramis can be considered a Basque name I think, or at least Basque-derived (from the surname d'Aramitz, which is Basque).

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