Var: | Amorexea. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.c.201]
Amorosa (f) -- From the Latin amor ("love"). 13th-14th centuries. [EUSW s.n. Amorosa; CPPN VIII.D.c.196]
Amuna (f) -- 10th-16th centuries. [ARZA s.n. amona; EUSW s.n. Amuna]
- Vars: Amune (Amune Acenarz). 1072. [ARZA s.n. amona]
- Amunna. 8th-13th centuries. [ARZA s.n. amona; DMCL 45; SSMC p. 1; UAJP 165]
- Anmunea (et uxor mea Anmunea). 1189. [ARZA s.n. amona]
- Amunnia (filia mea Amunnia). 1068. [ARZA s.n. amona]
Amusko (m) -- 10th-11th centuries. [ARZA s.n. amusko; EUSW s.n. Amusko]
- Vars: Amusco. 10th-11th centuries. [DMCL 189; LMAV 45; SSMC p. 35]
- Hamusco. 972. [LMAV 45; SSMC p. 68].
- Musko. 14th century. [EUSW s.n. Musko]
- Pats: Famusco (Garcia Famusco). 1107. [DMCL 109]
- Musco. 12th-14th centuries. [ARZA s.n. musco; CPPN VIII.A, VIII.B; JJMA Doc. 86]
Anaia (m) -- from the Basque anai(a) ("brother"). In this spelling in the 11th-12th centuries [ARZA s.n. anaia; EUSW s.n. Anaia; DMCL; JJMA]. Lope de Isasti writes: "Anaya, hermano" (p. 179).
- Vars: Anai (Anai Obecoz). 972. [DMCL 189]
- Anaie. 12th-13th centuries. [ARZA s.n. anaia; JJMA Doc 107, 108]
- Anaya (et Anaya et Oria Bita de Latrasoe). 900. [ARZA s.n. anaia]
- Annaia. 10th-15th centuries. [ARZA s.n. anaia; EUSW s.n. Anaia; DMCL 142; SSMC p. 130]
- Annaya. 11th century. [DMCL 58, 142]
- Pats: Anaat (Monio Anaat). 1126. [DMCL 120]
- Anaya. 11th-14th centuries. [DMCL 80, 109; CPPN VIII.A.2, VIII.B.4.1]
- Anayaz. Second half of the 11th century. [DMCL 120]
- Annai (Pedro Annai). 1107. [DMCL 109]
- Annaia (Dolquite Annaia de Valeria). 1028. [DMCL 109]
- Annaiaz. 11th-13th centuries. [DMCL 120; SSMC p. 256, 280]
- Annaiz. 12th century. [DMCL 152]
- Annaya (Domingo Annaya). 1282. [DMCL 109]
- Annaz (Johan Annaz). 1213. [DMCL 120]
Anderazu (f) -- medieval name, from the Basque andere ("lady"). Appears in this spelling in the 10th-11th centuries. [ARZA s.n. andere; LMAV 52]
- Vars: Aderazo (uxor mea Aderazo). 1062. [ARZA s.n. andere]
- Anderaço (et uxor mea Anderaço). 1107. [ARZA s.n. andere]
- Anderazo. 8th-13th centuries. [ARZA s.n. andere; EUSW s.n. Anderazu; LMAV 52; SSMC p. 1]
- Anderezu. 11th-12th centuries. [ARZA s.n. andere; EUSW s.n. Anderazu]
- Andereçu (Andereçu femina). 1211. [ARZA s.n. andere]
Andere (f) -- from the Basque andere ("lady"); appears as both a given name, and as a title or apposition, from the 10th to the 16th centuries. [ARZA s.n. andere; CPPN VIII.A.35.3; EUSW s.n. Andere; JJMA Doc 126; MDML 12] http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/users/larryt/basque.words.html says that "the female name Andere is attested in the Aquitanian ancestor of Basque and is surely the same word."
- Dims: Andereco. 11th century. [JGBN]
- Anderete. 13th century. [JLOV]
- Anderchina (domna Anderchina). 1102. [ARZA s.n. andere]
- Anderguina (domna Anderguina). 1102. [ARZA s.n. andere]
- Andreguiña (Andreguiña Dias). 1475. [ARZA s.n. andere]
- Anderkina (Anderkina Dominicoz). 1101. [EUSW s.n. Anderkina]
- Anderoto (Anderoto su mujer). 1362. [ARZA s.n. andere]
- Anderquina. 759. [SSMC p. 1]
- Andoroto (la de Andoroto). 1290. [ARZA s.n. andere]
- Andrekina. 1282. [EUSW s.n. Anderkina]
- Andreota. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.d.134.xxi]
- Andrequina (Andrequina Alfonsez). 1065. [DMCL 127]
- Vars: Andre. 12th-13th centuries. [ARZA s.n. andere; EUSW s.n. Andere; JJMA Doc. 31, 60]
- Andree (Andree Oneca). 1209. [JLIR 247]
Andolin (m) -- from the Latin Antoninus, a Roman family name.
- Var: Antolin (Antolin Nunniç). 1077. [DMCL VIII.169]
Andreantsa (f) -- combination of Andere and Antsa. Antsa is a var of Santxa.
- Vars: Andranssa. 1226. [EUSW s.n. Andreantsa]
- Andrransa (Andrransa de Çeberyo). 1464. [EUSW s.n. Andreantsa]
Andreausa (f) -- combination of Andere and some name, or perhaps a fem of Andres? Appears in 1366 [CPPN VIII.D.d.134.iii]
Andrebelasquita (f) -- combination of Andere and Belasquita. Belasquita is a var of Beraskita. Found in this spelling in 1346. [LMAV 52]
Andrebita (f) -- combination of Andere and Bita. Found in this spelling in 1033. [EUSW s.n. Bita]
Andreçuria (f) -- combination of Andere and Zuria.
- Andreçuria femina. 1277. [ARZA s.n. zuri]
Andredauneta (f) -- mater sua Andredauneta. 1208. [ARZA s.n. andere]
Andregailla (f) -- combination of Andere and Gailla. Gailla is a var of Gaila. 12th-14th centuries. [ARZA s.n. andere; EUSW s.n. Gaila; CPPN VIII.D.b, VIII.D.c.196]
- Var: Anderegalla (et uxori tue Anderegalla). 1138. [ARZA s.n. andere]
Andregoto (f) -- combination of Andere and Goto. 9th-16th centuries. [ARZA s.n. aiorotz, andere; JLOV; CPPN VIII.D.b.315.4]
- Vars: Adregoto (ego Adregoto Uelaz). 1099. [ARZA s.n. andere]
- Endergoto. 970. [MDML 8]
- Endregoto. 10th-12th centuries. [ARZA s.n. andere; MDML 8; UAJP 64]
- Endrigoto. 1075. [SSMC pp. 228-229]
- Entragot (domna Entragot). 1148. [ARZA s.n. andere]
Andremancia (f) -- combination of Andere and Mancia, a var of Mantzia.
- Andremancia de Coien. 1110 [ARZA s.n. andere]
Andremaria (f) -- comination of Andere and Maria.
- Andremaria de Agorreta. 1541. [EUSW s.n. Andremaria]
Andreona (f) -- combination of Andere and the Basque word on ("good").
- Var: Andrehona. 14th century. [ARZA; EUSW s.n. Andrehona]
Andres (m) -- from the Greek name Andreas (deriving from the Greek word andrós, "man"). (Andre and Endre are generally forms of Andere.) Appears in this spelling in the 14th-15th centuries [ARZA sn. aldatz; CPPN VIII.B.49]
- Vars: Andreas (Andreas d'Aldaz). [ARZA s.n. aldatz]
- Andreo. 13th-16th centuries. [EUSW s.n. Andres, CPPN VIII.D.a.126]
- Andreu. 13th-15th centuries. [ARZA; EUSW s.n. Andres; CPPN VIII.D.b.9]
- Pat: Andres (Pero Luchas Andres). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.16]
Andresa (f) -- fem of Andres. 14th century. [CPPN VIII.A, VIII.D.d.156]
Andresansa (f) -- combination of Andere and Sansa, a var of Santxa.
- et uxor sua Andresansa. 1208. [ARZA s.n. andere]
Andretota (f) -- combination of Andere and Tota.
- Andretota (Andretota de Murelo). 1003. [EUSW s.n. Andredota]
Andreumea (f) -- combination of Andere and Umea.
- Andreumea et Maria Arçeiz sa seror. 1288. [ARZA s.n. andere, ume]
Aner (m) -- 1249. [EUSW s.n. Aner]
Anglesa (f) -- from the Latin anglus ("English person"). 13th-14th century. [EUSW s.n. Anglesa; CPPN VIII.D.b.446]
Anto (m) -- 1412. [EUSW s.n. Anto]
Antonio (m) -- from the Latin Antonius, a Roman family name.
- Var: Anton. 14th-16th centuries. [ARZA; LMAV 252; CPPN VIII.D.b.315.3, VIII.D.c.253]
Antselmo (m) -- from the Old German Ansehelm ("god-helmet"). Euskaltzaindia (s.n. Antselmo) indicates that this name was used in 12th century Navarre.
Apala (f) -- fem of Apalo. 12th-15th centuries. [ARZA s.n. apal; EUSW s.n. Apala]
- Vars: Apalla (domna Apalla). 1079. [ARZA s.n. apal; LMAV 63]
- Appalla. 11th century. [ARZA s.n. apal; LMAV 63]
Apalo (m) -- from the Basque ap(h)al ("humble").
Apalo de Zubelche. 1119. [EUSW s.n. Apalo]
Aper (m) -- Appears in this spelling in the 10th-11th centuries. [DMCL 92, 142; LMAV 147; SSMC 35]. May be related to the Spanish name Aparicio/Aparitio.
- Vars: Abre. 1111. [SSMC p. 301]
- Apper (Apper Menendiz). 944. [DMCL 142]
- Apre. 9th-10th centuries. [SSMC p. 5, 49, 58]
- Pats: Aperrit. 10th century. [DMCL 180; SSMC p. 36]
- Aprez. 11th century. [DMCL 142]
- Apriz (Vincenti Apriz). 956. [LMAV 65; DMCL 180; SSMC p. 61]
- Haperrez (Sancio Haperrez). 1063. [DMCL 142]
Apraze (m) -- 12th century. [EUSW s.n. Apraze]
- Var: Aprez (Aprez Lequentize). 952. [DMCL 112]
Arbela (f) -- 16th century. [EUSW s.n. Arbela]
Arbona (f) -- 1199. [EUSW s.n. Arbona]
Ariçia (f) -- fem of Ariz.
- Dona Ariçia mia muiller. 1274. [EUSW s.n. Arizia]
- Var: Arestia (dompna Arestia). 1195. [ARZA s.n. aritz]
Ariñ (f) -- 1489. [EUSW s.n. Ariñ]
Arixen (f) -- Arixen femina. 1277. [ARZA s.n. arixen; EUSW s.n. Arixen]
Ariz (m) -- considered by some to be a Basque version of the Latin name Felix, though DMCL (159) considers it to be related to the Latin name Erus. ARZA relates this to the Basque word aritz ("oak"). Appears in this spelling in the 13th century [ARZA s.n. meaca].
- Vars: Ariç (Ariç Navarieta). 1100. [ARZA s.n. aritz]
- Eritz. 1046. [EUSW s.n. Eritz]
- Eriz. 11th-12th centuries. [ARZA s.n. bizi; JJMA Doc. 22]
- Pat: Eriz. 11th-13th centuries. [DMCL VIII.159]
Armentari (m) -- Armentari Sanz. 1072. [ARZA s.n. armentari; EUSW s.n. Armentari]
- Latin: Armentarius. 807?-912?. [SSMC p. 4]
- Pat: Armentariz (ego igitur Monnio Armentariz de Zunieta). 1073. [ARZA s.n. zunieta]
Arnaut (m) -- from the Old German Arnald, Arnold, Arnolt ("eagle power/rule"), Latinized as Arnoldus. Found in this spelling in the 14th-16th centuries. [ARZA, EUSW s.n. Arnaut]
- Vars: Arnald. 13th century. [ARZA]
- Arnalt. 14th century. [ARZA; CPPN VIII.C.41, VIII.D.a.112, VIII.D.b.9]
- Arrnalt (Arrnalt d'Ezplan). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.a.104]
- Ernaut (Ernaut de Yribarren). 1539. [EUSW s.n. Ernault]
Arri (m) -- from the Basque (h)arri ("stone").
- Arri Fuera. 1330. [EUSW s.n. Arri]
- Pats: Areiz (Orti areiz de içurçu). 13th century. [JLOV]
- Harraz (Enneco Harraz). 959. [SSMC p. 63]
Asona (f) -- name of a daughter of the king of Pamplona who married Muza in 802.
- Var: Assona. [EUSW s.n. Asona]
Asur (m) -- 1110. [EUSW s.n. Asur]
- Var: Assur (Assur Nuniz). 1027. [DMCL 169]
- Pats: Assurez. 10th-11th centuries. [DMCL 142; SSMC p. 38]
- Assuriz. 10th-11th centuries. [DMCL 180; SSMC p. 67, 121-122]
- Asuriz (Gonsalvo Asuriz). 1083. [DMCL 180; SSMC p. 41]
Asuri (m) -- 919. [EUSW s.n. Asuri]
Ato (m) -- 1144. [EUSW s.n. Ato]
Aton (m) -- 11th century. [EUSW s.n. Aton]
Auria (f) -- from Latin aurea ("golden"). 8th-16th centuries. [ARZA; CPPN VIII.D.c.197.I, VIII.D.c.198; EUSW s.n. Auria; JJMA Doc 126; MDML 8, 12; SSMC p. 1]
- Dims: Aulli (Aulli Echeverri). 16th century. [EUSW s.n. Aulli]
- Aurico (Aurico, es muda et pobra). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.b.254] This could also be a dim form for Auru, but the description uses the feminine version of the adjectives.
- Rom: Oria. 12th-14th centuries. [EUSW s.n. Oria; CPPN VIII.A, VIII.B, VIII.D.b, VIII.D.c; JLIR; JJMA Doc. 63] In some 14th century records, "Doña Oria" was frequently shortened to "doyn(n)'Oria" (see CPPN), though this is not universally consistent; JLIR 123 (12th century) refers to "senior Blasco Blascoiz de Subiça et uxor sua dompna Oria Acenariz ... et in loco iure dedit dona Oria" for example.
Auribita (f) -- combination of Auria and Bita. DMCL (87) indicates that "Auro-Vita" was quite common throughout Iberia in the Middle Ages.
- Vars: Aurivita (Aurivita Didacoz). 984. [DMCL 188; SSMC 18]
- Aurubita. 11th-12th centuries. [ARZA; JLIR 87]
- Orbita. 10th-13th centuries. [EUSW s.n. Orbita; JLIR 320; SSMC p. 188] "Orbita" also appears as a man's name (q.v.).
- Oria Bita (et Anaya et Oria Bita de Latrasoe). [ARZA s.n. anaia]
Auriol (m) -- from Latin aurea ("golden"). Found in this spelling in the early 12th century. [ARZA s.n. berri, eliza; JJMA Doc. 21]
- Var: Oriol. 11th-12th centuries. [JJMA Doc. 21; JLIR 1117; UAJP]
- Pat: Oriol. 12th century. [JLIR 119; JJMA Doc. 42]
Auriola (f) -- from Latin aurea ("golden"), fem of Auriol.
- Tota, filia de dona Auriola. 1111. [EUSW s.n. Auriola]
Auru (m) -- medieval name from Navarre, from Basque auru ("gold"). [EUSW s.n. Auru] The Romance variant is Oro.
- Rom Dim: Orito (Orito Orrilici). 991. [MDML 12]
- Pat: Aurriquez (Per Aurriquez de Herana). 1286. [DMCL 127]
Aurubilitu (m) -- combination of Auru and Bilitu.
- Aurubilitu de Alhegi. 1072. [JGBN]
Avadexe (m) -- May derive from Basque abade ("priest") and etxe ("house").
- Avadexe, fijo de Ochoa Butron. 1475. [ARZA s.n. abade, etxe]
Azeari (m) -- medieval name, from the Basque azeri ("fox"). Trask writes that the word azeri derives "from a Roman personal name, Asenarius or Asinarius ... [which] was borrowed into Basque as the personal name Azenari, which developed regularly into Azeari, a personal name or by-name well attested in the medieval period. This name was given to the fox, and it underwent further reduction to azeri (or azari in some areas)" (http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/users/larryt/basque.words.html).
- Azeari Zalduetaco. ca. 1195. [JGBN]
- Dims: Axearico. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.b.282]
- Aznarot. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.b.290, VIII.D.b.311]
- Vars: Acenaori (senior Acenaori Garçeiz de Essauarri). 1099. [ARZA s.n. barri]
- Accenare (Accenare Sansiz). 1008. [DMCL 174]
- Aceari. 11th-13th centuries. [ARZA; LMAV 119]
- Acenar. 11th-12th centuries. [ARZA; JLIR]
- Acenare. 11th-12th centuries. [ARZA s.n. landa; JJMA Doc. 28]
- Acenari. 10th-11th centuries. [ARZA; LMAV 156; MDML 7, 12; SSMC p. 89, 129]
- Acenarz (Acenarz de Mentineta). 1094. [ARZA s.n. mendi]
- Açari (Açari Ossandoiz). 1222. [ARZA s.n. azeari]
- Açenari (senior Açenari fortunionis). 1028. [ARZA s.n. azeari]
- Aiznar. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.b.127]
- Asenari (Asenari Sanzones de Larron). 992. [ARZA s.n. azeari]
- Asnar (Asnar Garçandoiz). 991. [MDML 12]
- Asnari. 10th century. [ARZA s.n. azeari; MDML 12]
- Asinarii (Asinarii Sanccionis). 991. [MDML 11]
- Azari. 12th century. [EUSW s.n. Azeari; JJMA Doc. 44, 45, 50]
- Azenar. 11th-12th centuries. [ARZA; DMCL 139, 217; JJMA; SSMC p. 122; UAJP]
- Azenare (Azenare Furtuniones de Sabalui). 1004. [UAJP 33]
- Azenarez (sennor Azenarez Sanchiz). 1044. [SSMC p. 133]
- Azenari. 10th-11th centuries. [LMAV 119; SSMC p. 68, 107, 118, 126, 135, 136. 137]
- Azenarius. 1030. [SSMC p. 116]
- Azenariz (sennor Azenariz Garceiz). 1046. [SSMC p. 138]
- Aznar. 12th-14th centuries. [ARZA; JLOV; DMCL 146, 217; CPPN] EUSW notes that this is very common in the Middle Ages, especially in Navarre.
- Latin: Acenarius. 10th-12th centuries. [ARZA; JLIR]
- Pats: Aceari (Bartholomeus Aceari). 1218. [JLIR 296]
- Acenare (Eyta Acenare). 1096. [ARZA s.n. aita]
- Acenaretz (Senior Garcia Acenaretz). 1070. [JJMA Doc. 1]
- Acenari. 11th-13th centuries. [ARZA s.n. azeari; DMCL 14]
- Acenariç (Garsia Acenariç (Garsia Acenariç [same person as is called Garcia Acenaretz in earlier document]). 1077. [JJMA Doc. 2]
- Açenariç (Guillem Açenariç). 1136. [JJMA Doc 81]
- Acenarii (Pelagius Acenarii). 1115. [DMCL 14]
- Acenariz. 11th-12th centuries. [ARZA s.n. iguzki; DMCL 155; JLIR; MDML 14]
- Acenarz (Amune Acenarz). 1072. [ARZA s.n. amona]
- Açariz (Toda açariz quel dezian ardan buru). 13th century. [JLOV]
- Açinari (Jenneco Açinari). 1079. [DMCL 14]
- Açnareç (Furtun Açnareç). 1067. [DMCL 128]
- Açnariz (Miguel Açnariz de Çariqueyen). 1304. [ARZA s.n. çariqueyen]
- Azari (Sanz Azari). 1111. [JJMA Doc. 44, 45]
- Azenar (Garcia Azenar). 1131. [DMCL 42]
- Azenarez. 10th-12th centuries. [DMCL 128; SSMC p. 93]
- Azenariz. 11th-12th centuries. [ARZA; DMCL 155; JJMA Doc. 24, 49]
- Azenarius (Enneco Azenarius). 1073. [DMCL 82]
- Azinari (Munio Azinari de Cordobi). 1052. [DMCL 14]
- Azinariz (Blasco Azinariz). 959. [DMCL 155]
- Aznar. 12th-14th centuries. [DMCL 42; CPPN VIII.A.2.1]
- Aznarez. 11th-12th centuries. [DMCL 128]
- Aznari (Petrus Aznari). 1115. [DMCL 14]
- Aznaritz (Lope Aznaritz de Erasso). 1312. [JJMA Doc. 189]
- Aznariz. 10th-14th centuries. ARZA; [CPPN; DMCL 155; JLIR]
Aziza (f) -- 1244. [EUSW s.n. Aziza]
Azubeli (m) -- dompno Azubeli. 1046. [EUSW s.n. Azubeli]
- Var: Azubele. 1072. [EUSW s.n. Azubeli]
- Pat: Azubeliz (Sancio Azubeliz). 1046. [EUSW s.n. Azubeli]
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