Surname

Cortázar

Cortázar is a surname from Basque. It is used in Spanish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Cortázar comes from Basque.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Cortázar’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Cortázar as a surname has a related form in Gortázar.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Across languages 1

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