Inigo
- For the cyclone, see Cyclone Inigo.
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| Gender | Male |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | Basque |
| Other names | |
| Derived | Basque Eneko, ene- "mine", -ko (hypocristic) "my little (love/dear)" |
| Related names | Eneko, Iñaki, Ignatius, Yñigo |
Inigo derives from the Castilian rendering (Íñigo) of the medieval Basque name Eneko.[1] Ultimately, the name means "my little (love)".[2] While mostly seen among the Iberian diaspora, it also gained a limited popularity in Wales.
Early traces of the name Eneko go back to Roman times, but the first certain attestation of it is from the early Middle Ages. The name appears in Latin, as Enneco, and Arabic, as Wannaqo (ونقه) in reports of Íñigo Arista (c. 790–851 or 852), a Basque who ruled Pamplona, and can be compared with its feminine form, Oneca. It was frequently represented in medieval documents as Ignatius (Spanish "Ignacio"),[citation needed] which is thought to be etymologically distinct, coming from the Roman name Egnatius, from Latin ignotus, meaning "unknowing",[3] or from the Latin word for fire, ignis. The familiar Ignatius may simply have served as a convenient substitution when representing the unfamiliar Íñigo/Eneko in scribal Latin.
People
Athletes
- Iñigo Córdoba (born 1997), Spanish Basque footballer
- Íñigo Cuesta (born 1969), Spanish Basque cyclist
- Iñigo Díaz de Cerio (born 1984), Spanish Basque footballer, currently playing for CD Mirandés
- Íñigo Eguaras (born 1992), Spanish Navarrese footballer
- Iñigo Idiakez (born 1973), Spanish Basque retired footballer, well known for playing at Real Sociedad
- Iñigo Martínez (born 1991), Spanish Basque footballer, currently playing for Athletic Bilbao
- Iñigo Monreal (born 1974), Spanish Basque former athlete
- Iñigo Landaluze (born 1977), Spanish Basque cyclist
- Iñigo Larrainzar (born 1971), Spanish Basque retired footballer
- Iñigo Pérez (born 1987), Spanish Navarrese footballer, currently playing for Athletic Bilbao
- Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (born 1993), Spanish Basque footballer, also currently playing for Athletic Bilbao
- Iñigo Vélez (born 1982), Spanish Basque footballer, currently playing for Xerez CD
Religious figures and saints
- Íñigo López de Loyola, Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556), Spanish Basque priest, theologian and saint, founder of the Society of Jesus
- Íñigo of Oña (Ignatius, Enecus) (d. 1057), Castilian abbot and saint
- Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga (1476–1535), Castilian clergyman and diplomat, Archbishop of Burgos
Nobles
- Íñigo Arista of Pamplona (died 852), a king of Pamplona
- Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frías (1462-1528), Grandee and military leader
- Íñigo López (floruit 1040–1076), first Lord of Biscay
- Íñigo López de Mendoza, 4th Duke of the Infantado
- Íñigo Vélez de Guevara (disambiguation), three members of a Spanish noble family from the 17th century
Politicians
- Íñigo Errejón (born 1983), Spanish political scientist and politician
- Iñigo Urkullu, lehendakari of the Basque Government
- Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (born 1956), Spanish politician
Other
- Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana (1398–1458), Castilian poet
- Inigo Campioni (1878–1944), Italian admiral
- Inigo Gallo (1932–2000), Swiss comedian and actor
- Inigo Jackson (1933-2001), British actor
- Inigo Jones (1573–1652), British architect
- Inigo Owen Jones (1872–1954), British meteorologist
- Inigo Triggs (1876–1923), British garden designer and author
Fictional characters
- Inigo Montoya, a swordsman in The Princess Bride
- Inigo Pipkin, a puppet maker in Pipkins
See also
References
- ^ Behind the Name – Inigo
- ^ "Nombres: Eneko". Euskaltzaindia (The Royal Academy of the Basque Language). Retrieved 2009-04-23. Article in Spanish
- ^ 20000 names project
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