Elizondo

Elizondo is a Basque place-name and surname meaning '(house) beside the church'. As a place-name it is attested in the whole Basque region, but especially in Navarre and French Basque Country (cf Eliçaondo in Pamplona, 1350). It shows a number of variants stemming from the original form, especially in America, such as Elissondo, Lizondo, Elissonde, less likely but also possible Elison and Elyson, irrespective of the genuine, pre-American English and Welsh forms.

People

• Domingo Elizondo (died 1783), Spanish soldier in the 18th century
• Everardo Elizondo Almaguer (born 1943), Mexican economist
• Fernando Elizondo Barragán (born 1949), Mexican senator
• Héctor Elizondo (born 1936), American actor
• Hernán Elizondo Arce (1921–2012), Costa Rican writer
• Horacio Elizondo (born 1963), football referee
• Ignacio Elizondo (1766–1813), 19th century Mexican general and turncoat
• Laura Elizondo (born 1983), former Miss Mexico who competed for the Miss Universe title
• Mike Elizondo, musician and hip hop producer
• Salvador Elizondo (1932–2006), Mexican writer
• René Elizondo, Jr., a dancer, songwriter, and music video director
• Ricardo Elizondo Elizondo (1950–2013), Mexican writer
• Rodolfo Elizondo, a Mexican politician
• Virgilio Elizondo (1935–2016), Mexican American, Roman Catholic priest
• Erik Florentino Elizondo, a Famous Houston firefighter.
• Epifanio Elizondo Rear Admiral/U.S. Assistant Surgeon General

Places

• Elizondo, Navarre, a town in northeast Spain