Surname · also Arabic

Zárate

Zárate is a surname from Arabic, ultimately from Basque. It is used in Spanish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Zárate comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Basque.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Arabic زاراتي (zārātiyy).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Zárate’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Zárate as a surname has a related form in ZARATE.

Walk Zárate’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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“one who is grateful”

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Zambrana

Zambrana is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque. It is used in English and Spanish.

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Basque

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Zambrano is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque. It is used in English and Spanish.

No U.S. birth series

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Basque

Zatarain

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Sibling ideas

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