Inigo
- For the cyclone, see Cyclone Inigo, for the Swiss actor, see Inigo Gallo.
| Inigo / Iñigo | |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Word/name | Basque |
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| Derived | Basque Eneko, ene- "mine", -ko (hypocristic) "my little (love/dear)" |
| Related names | Eneko, Iñaki, Ignatius, Yñigo |
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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, who ruled 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 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.
Inigo
The name Inigo may refer to:
- Inigo Jones (1573–1652), British architect
- John Inigo Richards (1731–1810), British painter
- Inigo Owen Jones (1872–1954), British meteorologist
- Inigo Triggs (1876–1923), British garden designer and author
- Inigo Campioni (1878–1944), Italian admiral
In fiction
- Inigo Montoya, a fictional swordsman in The Princess Bride
- Inigo Pipkin, fictional puppet maker in Pipkins
- Inigo, The First Dreamer, a fictional religious figure in Peter F. Hamilton's Void Trilogy
- Inigo, a playable character in Fire Emblem: Awakening
- Inigo Skinner, a fictional clerk in Terry Pratchett's The Fifth Elephant
- Inigo, the central character of a popular fan-made mod developed for the video game Skyrim.
Íñigo
The Spanish version, Íñigo, may refer to:
Sportsmen
- Íñigo Cuesta (born 1969), Spanish Basque cyclist
- Iñigo Díaz de Cerio (born 1984), Spanish Basque footballer, currently playing for CD Mirandés
- 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 Real Sociedad
- 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
Artists
- Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana (1398–1458), Castilian poet
- Íñigo Arocena, keyboards & guitar in Rock Privado (1971), Basque musician
- Iñigo Aguerri, composer, accordinist and, vocalist in the world music group Mielotxin , Navaresse basque musician
Religious figures and saints
- Íñigo López de Loyola, known as Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556), founder of the Society of Jesus
- St. Íñigo of Oña (Ignatius, Enecus) (d. 1057), Castilian abbot
- Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga (1476–1535), Castilian clergyman and diplomat, former Archbishop of Burgos
Nobles
- Íñigo Arista of Pamplona (d. 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, the name of three members of a Spanish noble family from the 17th century
Politicians
- Iñigo Urkullu, lehendakari of the Basque Government
- Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (1956 – ), Spanish politician
In fiction
- Íñigo Balboa y Aguirre, narrator and squire of the title character in the Captain Alatriste series by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
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