Boy · Basque (modern coinage)
Gaizka
Say it: GAIS-kah
Meaning
A Basque equivalent of Salvador created in early 20th-century nationalist naming lists; its derivation is unclear.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Salvador |
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Famous bearers
- Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish footballer
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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