Given name & surname · also Spanish

Aguirre

“prominent”

Aguirre is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque. It is used in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Aklanon, and 1 other language.

Original SpanishAgirre

Meaning & origin

What it means

Aguirre goes back to Basque ageri, meaning “prominent.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Aguirre comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Basque.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Aklanon usage, Aguirre as a surname developed from AGIRRE.

Aguirre’s family of names

In Aklanon usage, Aguirre as a surname developed from the Basque form AGIRRE. In Spanish usage, Aguirre as a surname has a related form in AGIRRE.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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