Given name & surname · also Spanish

Zaldivar

Zaldivar is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque.

Original SpanishZaldívar

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Zaldivar comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Basque.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Zaldivar as a surname developed from Zaldibar.

Zaldivar’s family of names

In English usage, Zaldivar as a surname developed from the Basque form Zaldibar. In English usage, Zaldivar as a surname was borrowed from the Spanish form Zaldívar.

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