Basque Onomastics of the Eighth to Sixteenth Centuries
Given Names and Patronyms: Dat - Frantzisko
- Dat (m) -- 11th-12th centuries. [JJMA Doc. 17]
- Diagur (m) -- 1506. [EUSW s.n. Diagur]
- Didako (m) -- from a Greek word meaning "learned."
- Vars: Diacos. 10th century. [EUSW s.n. Didako]
- Diago. 11th-14th centuries. [ARZA; DMCL 111; CPPN]
- Diaguo. 14th century. [ARZA s.n. euli, CPPN VIII.D.c.81, VIII.D.c.120]
- Didaco. 9th-12th centuries. [ARZA; LMAV 87; DMCL 111, 128, 137, 187; SSMC p. 9, 11, 12, 16, 19, 50]
- Didago. 12th century. [ARZA; DMCL]
- Diego. 13th-15th centuries. [ARZA; DMCL 111]
- Pats: Diaz. 12th-14th centuries. [DMCL 74, 121; CPPN VIII.A, VIII.B, VIII.D.a]
- Didaz. 10th-11th centuries. [ARZA; SSMC p. 79, 83, 109, 136]
- Diez. 12th-14th centuries. [ARZA; JJMA; JLOV]
- Dolkiti (m) -- May come from the Latin name Dulcitius, Dulcis; DMCL also suggests Dulcidius or Dolcitius. The -ti suffix frequently occurs in the areas where Castilians and Basques mixed (LMAV 556). Found in this spelling in 1118. [EUSW s.n. Dolkiti]
- Vars: Dolquite. 11th-12th centuries. [DMCL VII.109; SSMC p. 294]
- Dolquiti. 10th-11th centuries. [SSMC p. 36, 84, 103]
- Dulquiti. 937. [SSMC p. 37]
- Pats: Dolquiti. 10th century. [DMCL 111; SSMC p. 36]
- Dolquitiz (Vegela Dolquitiz). 947. [SSMC 52]
- Doltza (f) -- from the Latin dulce ("sweet").
- Var: Dolça. 14th century. [EUSW s.n. Doltza; CPPN VIII.A.25, VIII.D.d.134.xxi]
- Domeca (f) -- from the Christian name Dominica ("of the Lord"). Fem of Domicu. Common name, this spelling especially in the 16th century, though it appears as early as the 12th century [ARZA, etc.]. In some 14th century records (CPPN VIII), "Domenga" appears to be used as a title.
- Dim: Domecato. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.c.198]
- Vars: Domenca (Domenca beguy urdina). 13th century. [JLOV]
- Domenga. Common name in the Middle Ages, especially in the 13th-14th centuries. [ARZA s.n. antxe, ko; EUSW s.n. Domenga; JLOV; CPPN VIII.A]
- Domengua (Domengua la fyia de Uenega Martiniz). 13th century. [JLOV]
- Domenja. EUSW [s.n. Domenja] considers this a common medieval name.
- Domequa (Domequa de ariçaleta). 1573-1574. [EUSW s.n. Domeka]
- Dominga (Dominga Yenega). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.4]
- Domicu (m) -- common medieval name. Comes from the Christian name Dominicus ("of the Lord"). In some 14th century records (CPPN VIII.A especially), "Domingo" seems to be used as a title. The spelling "Domicu" appears in the 12th-14th centuries [ARZA; CPPN VIII.D.c; JGBN; JLIR].
- Dims: Dominguet. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.c.329]
- Menco (Menco Sanz). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.2]
- Mengo (Mengo de Bea). 1182. [ARZA s.n. bea]
- Mingolet. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.c.196]
- Txomin (Txomin Garro). 1470. [EUSW s.n. Txomin]
- Vars: Domengo. 13th century. [JLOV]
- Domigu (Domigu filius Garcia Goldaraz). 1200. [ARZA s.n. golde]
- Domingo. 13th-15th centuries. [ARZA; JLOV]
- Dominicu (Dominicu macua). 1156. [JGBN]
- Domjngo (Domjngo Dayerbe). 1381. [ARZA s.n. aier]
- Pats: Domengo (Belasco Domengo). 1070. [DMCL 90]
- Domicuiz (Garcia Domicuiz d'Osinaga). 1200. [ARZA s.n. -aga]
- Domicuytz (dona Maria Domicuytz de Gayçaryn). 1382. [ARZA s.n. gaiçarin]
- Domicuz (Azari, filio Sanz Domicuz). 1111. [JJMA Doc. 44, 45, 51]
- Domingaz (Pero Domingaz). 1350. [CPPN VIII.B.48]
- Dominguiz (Johan Dominguiz). 1350. [CPPN VIII.B.34]
- Mingo (Pero Mingo). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.2]
- Minnguiz (Gonçaluo Minnguiz]. 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.34]
- Domicussa (f) -- fem of Domicu, with the feminizing suffix -(i)ssa. Seen in this spelling in 1206 [JGBN].
- Vars: Domekoitza. 14th century. [EUSW s.n. Domekoitza]
- Domicuça. 16th century. [EUSW s.n. Domikutza]
- Ederra (f) -- medieval name from the Basque eder ("beautiful"). 1036. [EUSW s.n. Ederra]
- Edrigu (m) -- medieval Basque variant of the name Roderick. [EUSW s.n. Edrigu]
- Eilo (m) -- 11th centuries. [EUSW s.n. Eilo]
- Var: Hailo. 962. [EUSW s.n. Hailo]
- Eilo (f) -- 8th-11th centuries. [SSMC p. 1, 120]
- Var: Elo (domna Elo de Muga). 1087. [ARZA s.n. muga]
- Elbira (f) -- from Gothic elements al ("all") and wer ("true").
- Dims: Eluiraco (Eluiraco, fiya de Garcia Sanchiz). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.23.1]
- Eluirona (Eluirona Solla). 1366. [ARZA s.n. soil; CPPN VIII.D.a.126]
- Vars: Albira. 12th-14th centuries. [ARZA; EUSW s.n. Albira; JJMA Doc 97, 132]
- Aluira. 13th-14th centuries. [ARZA; CPPN VIII.A.2.4, VIII.B.4, VIII.D.c.417; JLIR]
- Aluyra (Aluyra de Eliçaondo). 1350. [ARZA s.n. eliza]
- Eluira. 13th-14th centuries. [ARZA; JLOV; CPPN]
- Eluyra. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.a]
- Elvira. 10th-15th centuries. [ARZA; JGBN; DMCL 96, 183; CPPN; SSMC p. 21, 198]
- ?Elfa? (dona Elfa). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.17.1]
- Elduara (f) -- 9th century. [EUSW s.n. Elduara; SSMC p. 15]
- Var: Alduara. 9th-11th centuries. [SSMC p. 1, 120]
- Elisabet (f) -- Elisabet Ederra. 1277. [ARZA s.n. eder]
- Emazteona (f) -- combination of the Basque emazte ("wife") and on ("good").
- et uxor tua Emazteona. 1189. [ARZA]
- Emiri (m) -- medieval Basque variant of the name Emilio. [EUSW s.n. Emiri]
- Endera (f) -- 1305. [EUSW s.n. Endera]
- Eneka (f) -- fem of Eneko.
- Vars: Eneca (Eneca Azenari). 1096. [EUSW s.n. Eneka]
- Nekoitza. 16th century. [EUSW s.n. Nekoitza]
- Oneca. 11th-13th centuries. [ARZA s.n. çurrapiyllo; EUSW s.n. Oneka; CPPN VIII.A.23.2; JLIR]
- Onecha. 12th-13th centuries. [ARZA]
- Onequa. 1200. [ARZA s.n. buru]
- Onneca. 11th century. [SSMC p. 120; UAJP 92]
- Onneka. 11th century. [DMCL 51, 141; UAJP 41, 49]
- Eneko (m) -- possibly from the Basque ene ("my, mine") with the -ko diminutive suffix. This was the name of the first king of Pamplona (spelled in various contemporary accounts as Eneco or Enneco; in MDML 1, for example, he is referred to in both spellings).
- Eneko Garreç de Scabierri. 1062. [ARZA s.n. berri]
- Dim: Enneguxo. 1154. [ARZA s.n. enneguxo]
- Vars: Enecco. 959. [SSMC p. 63]
- Enecho. 13th century. [JLIR]
- Enechot. 1211. [JLIR 256]
- Eneco. 9th-16th centuries. [ARZA; CPPN; EUSW s.n. Eneko; JLIR; JJMA; JLIR; MDML 1]
- Enecone (Enecone de Oriz). 1187. [ARZA s.n. aitzorrotz]
- Enecot. 14th century. [ARZA s.n. irur; CPPN VIII.D.b.210, VIII.D.c.200, VIII.D.d.152]
- Enego. 12th-13th centuries. [ARZA; JLIR 244, 248]
- Enequo. 12th-14th centuries. [ARZA; CPPN VIII.B, VIII.D.b]
- Ennecho (Ennecho presbiter). 968. [ARZA s.n. enneco]
- Enneco. 8th-13th centuries. [ARZA; DMCL; EUSW; JLIR; JJMA Doc. 28; MDML 1, 12; SSMC; UAJP]
- Ennecot. 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.2.5]
- Ennego. 13th century. [ARZA; DMCL 58]
- Enneko. 11th century. [ARZA s.n. eta; DMCL 97]
- Eynnego (Eynnego Periz). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.24.1]
- Genneko (Genneko Milianez). 1072. [DMCL 127]
- Hyniego (Hyniego Lopitz de Erueta). 1351. [ARZA s.n. eta]
- Ienego. 13th-14th centuries. [ARZA; JLIR]
- Ieneqo (Ieneqo Urrequo). 1290. [ARZA s.n. urrequo]
- Iennego (Iennego Mendoça). 1286. [DMCL 112]
- Jenego. 13th century. [ARZA]
- Jenneco. 11th century. [DMCL 14, 128]
- Jenneko (Jenneko Milian). 1079. [DMCL 42]
- Nequo (Nequo de Gracia). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.b.5]
- Onneko (Onneko Aznariz). 1067. [DMCL 155]
- Yenego. 13th-14th centuries. [ARZA; JLOV; CPPN VIII.A]
- Yeneguo. 14th century. [ARZA s.n. loi; CPPN VIII.D.c.81]
- Yenigo (Yenigo Periz de Vxue). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.a]
- Yennego. 14th century. [ARZA; CPPN VIII.A]
- Ynego (Ynego Gapela). 1330. [ARZA s.n. txapel]
- Yniego (don Yniego Ruyz de Lumbierr). 1312. [JJMA Doc. 193]
- Ynjgo (Ynjgo Lana). 1475. [ARZA s.n. lan]
- Latin: Ennecus. 1277. [ARZA]
- Rom: Iñigo. 11th-16th centuries. [ARZA; EUSW s.n. Iñigo; Isasti]
- Iñjgo (don Iñjgo Esquerra). 1475. [ARZA s.n. ezker]
- Pats: Enecoiz. 12th-14th centuries. [CPPN VIII.D.a.26; JJMA Doc. 21, 47]
- Enecones. 10th-12th centuries. [ARZA s.n. altz; EUSW s.n. Urraka; JLIR; JJMA Doc 81]
- Enecos (Santio Enecos de Olalde). 1149. [ARZA s.n. alde]
- Enecoyz (Orti enecoyz). 13th century. [JLOV]
- Enecoz (Garcia Enecoz). 12th-13th centuries. [JLIR 321]
- Eneçon (Amuna Eneçon). 1033. [EUSW s.n. Amuna]
- Enegones (don Lop Enegones de Collantes). 1209. [JLIR 248]
- Enegoz (Fortu Enegoz). 1075. [DMCL 188]
- Eneguiz (Lop Eneguiz in Borouia et Alfaro). 12th century. [JLIR 117]
- Enequiz. 11th-12th centuries. [DMCL 159]
- Enequoyz. 14th century. [ARZA s.n. garrapequo; CPPN VIII.B.166]
- Enequy (Martin Enequy). 1350. [CPPN VIII.B.146]
- Eniguiz (Rodriguy Eniguiz). 1240. [DMCL 159]
- Eniquiz. 11th-12th centuries. [DMCL 159]
- Enechoz (Lope Ennechoz). 1090. [SSMC p. 280]
- Enneci (Lupo Enneci). 996. [DMCL 18]
- Enneco (Veila Enneco). 1016. [DMCL 111]
- Ennecoç (Petro Ennecoç). 1127. [DMCL 188]
- Ennecones. 9th-12th centuries. [DMCL 62; EUSW; JLIR; JJMA Doc. 82; MDML 2; SSMC p. 99, 114]
- Enneconi (Vegila Enneconi). 1015. [DMCL 59]
- Enneconis. 10th century. [DMCL 57; MDML 11]
- Ennecoz. 10th-11th centuries. [DMCL 188; SSMC p. 63]
- Enneget (Petro Enneget). 1104. [DMCL 131]
- Ennegiz (Godesteo Ennegiz). 1144. [DMCL 159]
- Ennegonis (Garsea Ennegonis). 1070. [DMCL 57]
- Ennegoz. 11th-13th centuries. [DMCL 188]
- Ennekones (Eximino Ennekones). 1035. [SSMC p. 122]
- Ennekuiz (Lop Ennekuiz). 1129. [DMCL 159]
- Ennequoz (Frolla Ennequoz). 1048. [DMCL 188]
- Ennequoyz (Pero Enequoyz). 1350. [CPPN VIII.B.160]
- Ennezez (Sarracino Ennezez). 929. [DMCL 131]
- Enniquiz. 11th century. [DMCL 159]
- Eynengones (Belenguer de Domingo Pero Eynengones). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.2.1]
- Eynneguiz. 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.24]
- Genneco. 1080. [DMCL 35, 111]
- Hyeneguiz. 14th century. [ARZA s.n. lerruz, otso]
- Ieneguez (Alfons Ieneguez). 1245. [DMCL 131]
- Ieniguez (Per Ieniguez d’Oxue). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.a.79]
- Iniguiz (Johan Iniguiz). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.c.66]
- Inniguez (Garsia Inniguez). 1119. [DMCL 131]
- Iñez (Rodrigo Iñez). 1268. [DMCL 131]
- Iñiguez. 12th-15th centuries. [ARZA; JGBN; DMCL 131]
- Jenneguez (Veila Jenneguez). 1039. [DMCL 131]
- Necoz (Lope Necoz). 1173. [JJMA Doc 134]
- Negonis (Sango Negones). 1130. [DMCL 62]
- Yenegues (don Martin Yenegues de Briz). 1312. [JJMA Doc. 193]
- Yeneguiz (Xemen Yeneguiz). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.b.35]
- Yeniguiz. 1330. [CPPN VIII.A]
- Yenneguiz (Miguel Yenneguiz). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.4]
- Yniguiz. 14th century. [ARZA; CPPN VIII.D.a, VIII.D.c, VIII.D.d]
- Yniguiz (Martin Yniquiz). 1350. [CPPN VIII.B.162]
- Ynneguiz (Pero Ynneguiz). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.32]
- Enedina (f) -- medieval name found in Navarre. [EUSW s.n. Enedina]
- Ereti (m) -- 940. [EUSW s.n. Ereti]
- Erlantz (m) -- Domingo Erlantz de Yçaguirre. 1301. [EUSW s.n. Erlantz]
- Erlea (f) -- medieval name, from the Basque word erlea ("bee"). [EUSW s.n. Erlea]
- Ermesenda (f) -- From Germanic element ermen ("whole").
- Ermesenda Garceiz. 1109. [EUSW s.n. Ermesenda]
- Ernio (m) -- 1366. [EUSW s.n. Ernio; CPPN VIII.D.c.197.III.1]
- Erramel (m) -- May derive from a Basque word meaning "mutilated" or "crippled." [EUSW s.n. Erramel]
- Vars: Aramello. 956. [LMAV 86]
- Herramelli (senior Herramelli Gundisalbiz). 1065. [LMAV 86]
- Pats: Arrameliz (Alvaro Arrameliz). 1017. [DMCL 182]
- Farramelliz (Sancio Farramelliz). 1048. [DMCL 182]
- Harramelliz (Lope Harramelliz). 1078. [DMCL V182]
- Erramon (m) -- 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.c.201]
- Erramos (m) --
- Var: Herramos (Herramos de Arrillaga). 1559. [EUSW s.n. Erramos]
- Erregu (m) -- Erregu Acorda. 1448. [EUSW s.n. Erregu]
- Estebenia (f) -- fem of Eztebe.
- Estebenia de Berrotaran. 1577. [EUSW s.n. Estebenia]
- Vars: Estebeny (Estebeny miquelerena). 1531. [EUSW s.n. Estebenia]
- Esteuania. 14th-16th centuries. [EUSW s.n. Estebania; CPPN VIII.A, VIII.D.d.44, VIII.D.d.156]
- Esteuaniz (Esteuaniz, la de don Bernalt). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.a.127]
- Esteuannia (Esteuannia d’Alcoz). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.a.127]
- Esteuenia. 14th century. [EUSW s.n. Estebenia, CPPN VIII.D.b.315.3, VIII.D.b.501]
- Latin: Stephania (Stephania Lopiz de Çuça). 1204. [JLIR 234]
- Etxatxu (m) -- 1448. [EUSW s.n. Etxatxu]
- Eztebe (m) -- from the Greek name Stephanos ("crown").
- Var: Esteuan. 14th century. [CPPN VIII.A, VIII.D.a]
- Pats: Esteuan (Pero Esteuan). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.2.5]
- Esteueiz (Johan Esteuiz). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.c.198]
- Fortun (m) -- from the Latin fortunatus ("lucky"). Seen in this spelling from the 10th-13th centuries. [JJMA; JLIR; JLOV; DMCL; Serano p. 117, 122]
- Vars: Fertunio. 880. [MDML 3]
- Fertunius. 901. [MDML 4]
- Fertuynno (Fertuynno de Lafoz). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.a.105]
- ffortun (ffortun de Loça). 1258. [ARZA s.n. loça]
- ffurtunius (ffurtunius Uassoco). 1099. [ARZA s.n. ko]
- Fortu (Fortu Enegoz). 1075. [DMCL 188]
- Fortuyn (Fortuyn Sanz). 13th century. [JLOV]
- Fortuynno (Fortuynno, su cauynnado). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.2.1]
- Furtun. 10th-14th centuries. [DMCL; CPPN VIII.A; SSMC p. 39]
- Pats: Fortungones (Enneco Fortungones). 1129. [DMCL 62]
- Fortuniç (Gomiç fortuniç de formaiçtegui). 1053. [LMAV 499]
- Fortuniones. 10th-12th century. [DMCL 62; LMAV 596; MDML 7]
- Fortuños (Exemen Fortuños de Bastan). 1131. [DMCL 217]
- Fortuynno (Pero Fortuynno). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.28]
- Furtuniones (Azenare Furtuniones de Sabalui). 1004. (UAJP 33)
- Frantzisko (m) -- from the Latin name Franciscus ("a Frank").
- Dim: Pachi (Don Pachi). 1574. [EUSW s.n. Patxi]
- Var: Françisco (Françisco Peris). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.a.106]
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