- For the Spanish footballer, see Ernesto Galán Íñigo. For the cyclone, see Cyclone Inigo.
| Inigo |
| Gender |
Male |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
English |
| Other names |
| Derived |
Latin ignotus, meaning "unknowing" |
| Related names |
Ignatius |
Inigo is an English male name that is an adaptation of the Basque Íñigo, in turn a rendering of the Basque name Eneko.[1] The ultimate origins remain obscure, in part due to the lack of early records in the Basque language. The name appears in Latin, as Enneco, and Arabic, as Wannaqo (ونقه), reports of Íñigo Arista, who became the first king of Pamplona in the first half of the 9th century, and can be compared with its feminine form, Oneca. It was frequently represented in medieval documents as Ignatius, (Spanish "Ignacio") which is thought to come from the Roman name Egnatius, from the Latin ignotus, meaning "unknowing",[2] or from the Latin word for fire, ignis. This may represent the ultimate origin of the Basque Eneko, or the familiar Ignatius may simply have served as a convenient substitution, with the two names having independent origins.
The name Inigo may refer to:
[edit] In fiction
The Spanish version, Íñigo, may refer to:
[edit] Sportsmen
- Íñigo Cuesta (1969 – ), Spanish cyclist
- Iñigo Díaz de Cerio (1984 – ), Spanish footballer, currently playing for Real Sociedad
- Iñigo Idiakez (1973 – ), Spanish retired footballer, well known for playing at Real Sociedad
- Iñigo Monreal (1974 – ), Spanish former athlete
- Iñigo Landaluze (1977 – ), Spanish cyclist
- Iñigo Larrainzar (1971 – ), Spanish retired footballer
- Iñigo Vélez (1982 – ), Spanish footballer, currently playing for Real Murcia
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