Basque Onomastics of the Eighth to Sixteenth Centuries
Given Names and Patronyms: Gaila - Hartz
- Gaila (f) -- fem of Gailo. 1025. [EUSW s.n. Gaila]
- Gailo (m) -- medieval name. [EUSW s.n. Gailo]
- Var: Gallo (Gallo Ennecones). 1103. [EUSW s.n. Gailo]
- Gaizko (m) -- Arzamendi derives this from the Basque gaizto ("malicious, bad"). This spelling appears as a given name in the 12th century. [ARZA s.n. gaizto; EUSW s.n. Gaizko]
- Vars: Gaizco. 12th-13th centuries. [JLIR 117, 301]
- Gasto (Gasto Apala de Arandia). 1475. [ARZA s.n. Gaizko]
- Gaxto (Gaxto Apala). 1443. [LMAV 63]
- Gayzco (Don Gayzco). 1258. [ARZA s.n. gaizto; JLOV]
- Gayzquo (Orti el fillo de don Gayzquo). 1195. [ARZA s.n. gaizto]
- Gazco (Gazco de Biota). 1212. [ARZA s.n. gaizto]
- Gazquo (Gazquo, fijo de Johan de Milia). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.d.148]
- Gamiz (m) -- 1366. [EUSW s.n. Gamiz; CPPN VIII.D.d.113]
- Gamiza (f) -- fem of Gamiz.
- Ego Gamiza signum. 1018. [EUSW s.n. Gamitza]
- Garbixo (m) -- from the Basque garbi ("clean") with the -zo suffix.
- Vars: Garbiso (Garbiso Maniz). 1098. [DMCL 111]
- Garbiss (Garbiss Maniz). 1098. [ARZA s.n. garbi; EUSW s.n. Garbixo]
- Garbisso. 10th century. [ARZA s.n. garbi; EUSW s.n. Garbixo; JGBN; DMCL 111; LMAV 261; MDML 12]
- Pats: Garbisen (Gutier Garbisen). 948. [DMCL 111]
- Garbissoaiz (Garsia Garbissoaiz de Navarzato). 1098. [ARZA s.n. garbi]
- Garbissones (Iohannes Garbissones de Lumberri). 970. [MDML 8]
- Garbisxi (Fortes Garbisxi). 1072. [ARZA s.n. garbi]
- Garuixi (Fortes Garuixi). 1072. [ARZA s.n. garbi]
- Garvisi (Gutier Garvisi). 985. [DMCL 19]
- Garviso (Fernando Garviso). 1200. [DMCL 111]
- Gartzea (m) -- common medieval name, possibly related to the Basque (h)arz ("bear"). However, Lope de Isasti writes: "Artza, significa oso. Arce se deduce del ave Garza, que en bascuence llamamos Coarza, de donde se deriban los Lagarzas y Garceses."
- Dim: Garchot. 1366. [ARZA s.n. ko, landa; CPPN VIII.D.b]
- Vars: Garcea. 13th century. [ARZA; JGBN]
- Garci. 11th-13th centuries. [ARZA s.n. aldai; DMCL 62]
- Garcia. 10th-14th centuries. [ARZA; JGBN; JJMA; JLOV; DMCL 109; LMAV; CPPN VIII.A, VIII.B, VIII.D.a; SSMC p. 18]
- Garcie (Garcie Zurie Aldaico). 1157. [ARZA s.n. alde]
- Garçea. 13th century. [ARZA]
- Garçi. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.a]
- Garçia. 14th century. [ARZA; CPPN VIII.A, VIII.B, VIII.D.a]
- Garsea. 10th-11th centuries. [DMCL 30; MDML 11; SSMC; UAJP]
- Garsia. 9th-12th centuries. [ARZA; DMCL 90; JJMA; MDML 3, 7; SSMC p. 26, 68, 70]
- Garssia. 10th century. [MDML 7, 9]
- Gartia. 11th century. [ARZA s.n. eta; UAJP]
- Guarcia (don Guarcia d Atondo). 1341. [ARZA s.n. at(h)e]
- Guarçia. 13th-14th centuries. [ARZA; CPPN VIII.D.c.]
- Pats: Arceiz. 12th-14th centuries. [ARZA; JGBN; JJMA Doc. 40; JLIR]
- Arceyç (Petro arceyç de çulueta). 1160. [LMAV 626]
- Arceytz (Tota Arceytz de Orqueyen). 1309. [ARZA s.n. orqueyen]
- Arceyz. 12th-13th centuries. [ARZA; JLOV]
- Arcez. 12th century. [JJMA]
- Arça (Pascoal Arça). 15th century. [EUSW]
- Arçeiz (Maria Arçeiz). 1288. [ARZA s.n. andere]
- Arçeyz. 1330. [CPPN VIII.A]
- Arzeiz (Semera Arzeiz). 1127. [EUSW s.n. Semera]
- Gaceaz (Esteban Gaceaz). 1112. [DMCL 123]
- Gacesa (Alvaro Gacesa). 1056. [DMCL 111]
- Gacet (Esteban Gacet). 1112. [DMCL 126]
- Garceiç (Senior Xemino Garceiç in Liçarrara). 1082. [ARZA s.n. -aga]
- Garceiz. 10th-13th century. [EUSW; JGBN; SSMC p. 67]
- Garces (Gonçalvo Garces). 1011. [DMCL 126]
- Garceyç (don Pero Garceyç de Egaraineta). 1300. [ARZA s.n. egaraineta]
- Garceytz (Sancho Garceytz de Elcano). 1309. [ARZA s.n. elge]
- Garcez. 12th century. [JJMA]
- Garcia. 9th-15th centuries. [CCPN; DMCL 111; LMAV 249; MDML 12; UAJP]
- Garciaz. 11th-13th centuries. [DMCL 123]
- Garcie (Nunno Garcie). 1076. [DMCL 13]
- Garciez. 10th-13th centuries. [DMCL 126]
- Garciz (Eneco Garciz). 13th century. [JLOV]
- Garçeyç. 11th-12th centuries. [JJMA Doc 81; MDML 16]
- Garçeyz. 13th-14th centuries. [ARZA s.n. barren; CPPN VIII.A.3]
- Garsea. 9th-12th centuries. [DMCL 111; MDML 2]
- Garseanis (Sanccio Garseanis). 991. [MDML 11, 12]
- Garseaz. 10th-11th centuries. [DMCL 123]
- Garsee (Roderico Garsee). 1138. [DMCL 13]
- Garsez. 11th-12th centuries. [DMCL 126]
- Garsiae (Joannes Garsiae). 1246. [DMCL 13]
- Garsie. 10th-11th centuries. [DMCL 13]
- Garsiet (Fernandus Garsiet). 1119. [DMCL 126]
- Garsseanis (Santio Garsseanis). 991. [MDML 9]
- Garssie (Radericus Garssie). 1135. [DMCL 13]
- Gartiaz (Nunno Gartiaz). 974. [DMCL 123]
- Garziez (Blasco Garziez de Villa campa ... Enneco Garzeiz de Gavine ... Sancio Garzeiz de Vergua). 1061. [UAJP 166]
- Garzez. 11th century. [UAJP 67, 102]
- Garziae (Pedro Garziae). 1115. [DMCL 13]
- Gasseça (Bermudo Gasseça). 944. [DMCL 111]
- Garçiala (f) -- fem of Gartzea. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.a.116]
- Garçuela (f) -- fem of Gartzea. 13th century. [JLOV]
- Gardele (m) -- Gardele Accenarz. 1072. [EUSW s.n. Gardele]
- Var: Kardellu (presbiter Kardellu de Bassobauzo). 928. [ARZA s.n. baso]
- Latin: Cardellus (Cardellus abba). 981. [LMAV 262]
- Rom: Cardiel. 11th century. [EUSW s.n. Gardele]
- Pats: Cardelli (senior Galino Cardelli de Bagone). 1025. [UAJP 41]
- Cardiellez (Johan Cardiellez). 1085. [DMCL 130]
- Gardelaynn. 1330. [LMAV 262]
- Gardelaynngo (Sancha Gardelaynngo). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.b.9]
- Gardeliz (Semena Gardeliz). 11th-12th centuries. [EUSW s.n. Semena]
- Garindo (m) -- common medieval name, related to the Germanic name Galind. Appears in this spelling in the 11th-12th centuries. [ARZA s.n. aketz; MDML 16]
- Vars: Galin. 11th-12th centuries. [JJMA]
- Galinno (Galinno Gartianes de Soriezi). 1025. [UAJP 42]
- Galino (senior Galino Cardelli de Bagone ... presbiter Galino de Nabasquassi). 1025. [UAJP 41]
- Galinu (Galinu Undisculi de Ena). 1025. [UAJP 41]
- Garin. 1366. [EUSW s.n. Garin; CPPN VIII.D.c.433]
- Guarindo (Guarindo Zuria). 1169. [JJMA Doc 129]
- Rom: Galindo. 10th-13th centuries. [ARZA; MDML 14; UAJP 9, 11, 103]
- Gallindo (don Gallindo de Leyçarra). 1076. [DMCL 58]
- Pats: Alindoiz (Ego Garcia Alindoiz). 1135. [JLIR 125]
- Arindoiz (Garcia Arindoiz). 1158. [JJMA Doc 120]
- Galindez. 10th-13th centuries. [DMCL 74; JLIR 190; SSMC p. 39, 47; UAJP]
- Galindiç. 12th-13th centuries. [ARZA s.n. içena; DMCL 161]
- Galindiz. 11th century. [DMCL 161; SSMC p. 122]
- Galindo. 9th-14th centuries. [CPPN VIII.C.11; DMCL 108; MDML 2, 7; SSMC p. 36, 114]
- Galindoiç (Scemeno Galindoiç). 1100. [JLIR 80]
- Galindonis. 10th-12th centuries. [DMCL 57; MDML 12]
- Galindoyz (Dominga Galindoyz). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.35.6]
- Galindoz (Eximino Galindoz). 1083. [DMCL 188]
- Galinonis (senior Asnar Galinonis). 1025. [UAJP 41]
- Galinz (Fertun Galinz de Arrabaa). 1149. [ARZA s.n. arrabaa]
- Garinnoain. 11th-12th centuries. [LMAV 18]
- Gastea (m) -- 14th-15th centuries. [ARZA s.n. gazte; EUSW s.n. Gastea; CPPN VIII.D.c.417, VIII.D.d.134.xvii] From the Basque gazte ("young"), but it may be variant of Garçea.
- Gazte (f) -- Gazte, madre de Puyah. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.c.141]
- Gaston (m) -- 12th-15th centuries. [EUSW s.n. Gaston]
- Gendule (m) -- medieval name. [EUSW s.n. Gindul]
- Vars: Gindul. 12th century. [EUSW s.n. Gindul; JJMA Doc. 19]
- Guendule (Guendule Sanz). 1002. [EUSW s.n. Gendule; MDML 14]
- Gundulli (Suo genero Gundulli). 991. [MDML 12]
- Rom: Çentol (Çentol Peres de Oria). 1453. [EUSW s.n. Gendule]
- Pats: Gindul. 12th century. [ARZA; EUSW s.n. Gindul; JJMA Doc. 30]
- Gentuliz. 10th-11th centuries. [MDML 6, 14]
- Guenduliz (Santio Guenduliz). 1002. [MDML 14]
- Gideri (m) -- Gideri Momeç de Ankelo. 1053. [LMAV]
- Gillen (m) -- from the Old German Willihelm, Willelm ("will/desire helmet/protection"). This spelling is seen frequently in the Middle Ages, also in Catalonia, but is later replaced by the Romance variant, Guillermo.
- Dims: Gil. 12th-16th centuries. [ARZA; JLIR; JLOV; Isasti p. 272; DMCL 167; CPPN VIII.A, VIII.B, VIII.D.a]
- Gyl (Gyl d'Opaco). 1350. [ARZA s.n. opaku]
- Vars: Guillem. 12th-15th centuries. [ARZA; CPPN VIII.D; JLIR]
- Guillen. 14th-15th centuries. [CPPN VIII.B.4]
- Pats: Gil (Martin Gil). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.1]
- Guillem (Pero Guillem). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.19]
- Guillemeyz (Miguel Guillemeyz) [CPPN VIII.A.35.7]
- Gisela (f) -- name of a daughter of the Basque leader Amando in 628. (EUSW s.n. Gisela)
- Gizon (m) -- common name in the Middle Ages, from the Basque gizon ("man"). (Guiçona [CPPN VIII.D.c.417] may be fem of this name.)
- Vars: Guison. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.c.201]
- Guiçon. 14th-15th centuries. [EUSW s.n. Gizon]
- Guixon. 1370. [ARZA]
- Gogor (m) -- medieval name. A 16th century resident of Elgea who went to America had this name [EUSW s.n. Gogor]. From the Basque gogor ("hard").
- Var: Gorgorio. 1350. [CPPN VIII.B.52]
- Gometz (m) -- medieval name. DMCL (126) indicates that it may be from a Gothic word, guma ("man").
- Vars: Gomic (Gomic Sugabarra). 1000. [ARZA s.n. sugaar]
- Gomiç (Gomiç fortuniç de formaiçtegui). 1053. [LMAV 499]
- Gomez. 13th century. [ARZA]
- Gomiz. 10th-12th centuries. [ARZA; DMCL 110, 111; JJMA; LMAV 147; SSMC 28, 38, 97]
- Pats: Gometça (Orti Gometça). 1233. [EUSW s.n. Gometza]
- Gomezça (Sancho Gomezça). 1330. [CPPN VIII.A.35]
- Gomiciz (Aurubita Gomiciz de Azqueta ... Fortun Gomiciz). 1106. [JLIR 87]
- Gomiziz (Gomiz Gomiziz de Cizur Minor). 1136. [ARZA s.n. zizur]
- Gometza (f) -- fem of Gometz.
- Vars: Gomença (Graçia fija de Gomença). 1350. [EUSW s.n. Gometza]
- Gometiza. 759. [SSMC p. 1]
- Goto (f) -- medieval name of Visigothic origin. 11th-14th centuries. [EUSW s.n. Alaba; DMCL 135; CPPN VIII.A.32; SSMC p. 187, 273, 287]
- Grazia (f) -- name from the Latin gratia ("grace").
- Grazia Usabarrena. 1595. [EUSW s.n. Araitz]
- Dim: Grayssico. 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.b.319]
- Vars: Gracia. 13th-14th centuries. [ARZA; EUSW s.n. Grazia; CPPN VIII.A, VIII.D.a, VIII.D.d]
- Graçi (Graçi d'orosco). 1470 [EUSW s.n. Grazia]
- Graçia. 14th century. [ARZA; EUSW s.n. Gometza; CPPN VIII.A, VIII.D.a]
- Gratia (doyna Gratia). 1366. [CPPN VIII.D.c.32]
- Gutia (f) -- from the Basque guti ("little").
- domna Gutia. 1061. [JGBN]
- Hartz (m) -- 12th-14th centuries. [EUSW s.n. Hartz]
- Dim: Harzko. 1186. [EUSW s.n. Harzko]
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