MorganaQueen's Personal Name List

Medieval Basque calque of Blanca and Blanche, derived from Basque zuri meaning "white". During the Middle Ages, this name was popular in all regions of the Basque Country. Although the form Zuriñe (created by Sabino Arana) is more common nowadays, Zuria has also been revived in modern times.

From the name of a Spanish town, formerly named Estuniga in Basque, possibly derived from Basque istuin "channel, strait".

Means "happiness" in Basque.

Basque form of Cyrus.

Modern coinage derived from Basque zeru "sky; heavens; heaven".

From the name of a hamlet in Álava province, Spain, possibly derived from Basque zara "thicket".

Possibly a habitational name for someone from Zambrana, a town in the province of Álava in Spain.

Originally denoted someone who lived in a place of this name in Biscay. It is derived from Basque zabal meaning "large, wide".

Basque and Galician form of Xavier.

Habitational name derived from Basque uri "town, city" and zahar "old, aged".

Probably a topographic name formed with Basque ur "water".

Derived from Basque urdin "blue".

Derived from Basque ur "water" and bi "two", indicating a place where two waterways met.

Basque form of Theobald.

Medieval Basque form of Adelheid.

Basque form of Thalassa.

Means "rural estate" in Basque.

Feminine form of Sanduru, derived from Basque saindu/santu "saint".
It is considered the Basque equivalent of Toussainte, the feminine form of Toussaint, and is celebrated on November 1.

To get even closer to the meaning of "All Saints", two newer "forms" of this name were created: Deunore and Deunorone, from Basque deun "saint" and oro "all". They are now considered quasi-variants of Sandora.

From Spanish sala meaning "hall" and Basque zahar meaning "old". It can also refer to the town of Salazar in Burgos, Spain, which is of the same origin.

From Saioa, the name of a mountain located in Navarre, Spain.

Possibly from Basque otso "wolf" (which would make it a variant of Otso) or from otzan "tame".

From the name of a valley in the Basque region of Spain.

From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Basque Country, derived from ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut cabin" and the diminutive suffix -no.

From Basque ola meaning "hut, small house, forge".

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the place name Navarre and a derivation from Basque nabar "multicolored".

From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, possibly derived from the personal name Munio combined with the locative suffix -(t)egi.

From the name of a village in the province of Álava in Spain. It is possibly of Basque origin, or possibly from Latin mons "mountain, hill".

Probably a diminutive of Montagne.

Means "miracle" in Basque. It is equivalent to Alazne and Milagros.

From a Basque place name derived from mendi "mountain" and hotz "cold".

Epithet for the moon. This name is possibly derived from a combination of the name of Mari 3, one of the key figures in Basque mythology, and the adjective gorri "red, rosé, Virginian, fierce".

Basque contracted form of Madalen.

Derived from the Basque adjective maitagarri "lovable; nice; affable".

In Basque mythology, a maitagarri is a fairy.

From the name of a place name near the town of Azpeitia in the Basque Country of Spain, derived from Basque loi meaning "mud". This was the birthplace of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of Jesuits.

It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality with the coordinates 43° 03′ 18″ N, 2° 20′ 06″ W.

It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Of debated origin and meaning.
While some scholars consider this name a Basque form of Leander, others theorize that it might in fact be derived from Basque lander "poor; pilgrim".
As a given name, it was first recorded in 1284.

Basque form of Cristóbal.

Feminine form of Jenaro.

Variant of Jaso.

Means "free, release" in Basque.

In the Basque country and French-speaking areas, this name is now generally considered a variant of Izar and Izarra. There is, however, another theory which derives Izara from izar, the Pyrenean French cognate of French isard "chamois".
Whichever theory might be true, this name is extremely rare in the French-speaking world with 7 births in France between 1916 and 1990 and 5 births in French-speaking Belgium from 2002 to present.

Means "nature, forest" in Basque.

Means "shadow, protection" in Basque.

Probably a variant of Iraola.

Modern Greek form of Hera.

Ancient Basque name that was first found on inscriptions in Aquitaine dating back to the 1st to 3rd centuries.
Its origin and meaning are uncertain; there is, however, a theory that it might be derived from the Basque adjective ilun (illun in Old Basque, ilunn in Aquitain), meaning "darkness; dark; sombre; gloomy; mysterious; obscure".

Means "visitation" in Basque. It is an equivalent of the Spanish name Visitación, coined by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.

Derived from Basque gizon "man".

Derived from Basque gari "wheat".

Means "height, summit, peak" and "high, tall; prominent, outstanding" in Basque.

Habitational name of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque gain "height, summit, peak; over, above", or from the hypothetical archaic word *ganbo "hot spring, sulphurous water".

Derived from Basque ezti "honey; sweet" and, by extension, "gentle; pleasant; melodious".

Possibly from Greek ἐνηδύνω (enedýno) meaning "to cheer, to gratify". This was the name of an early Christian saint from Sardinia, known as Henedina in Latin; she was martyred with Saints Justa and Justina in the year 130 AD. This name has also been documented in Medieval Basque in Navarre, and according to local folklore this name belonged to the most beautiful woman in the shire of Sakana.

From Basque eleiza meaning "church" combined with the suffix -alde "by". This could be either a habitational name for a person who was from the town of Elizalde in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, or a topographic name for someone living near a church.

From the name of a location in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology.

Derived from Basque egia "truth; verity".

Non-Castilianized form of Viteri.

Derived from Latin aurum "gold" and aureus "golden, gilded". Auria was an early consort of Pamplona.

Castilianized form of a Basque topographic name, derived from (h)arri "stone, rock; glass" combined with -tza "large quantity, abundance" and -ola "location, place of".

Derived from Basque argi "light" and eder "beautiful".

In Basque mythology, Amilamia is a benevolent being who helps those in need.
She is known to sit by the mountain brooks combing her hair.

Taken from the name of a massif on the Basque Mountains range.
According to Basque folklore, there is a refuge of Mari 3, one of the key characters in Basque mythology, on the Aloña massif.

Ancient Greek form of Alcmene.

From the name of a Basque town, derived from aldats meaning "slope".

From Basque alatz meaning "miracle". It is an equivalent of Milagros, proposed by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.