Given name & surname · also Spanish
Zavaleta
“wide, ample”
Zavaleta is a surname from Spanish (ultimately Basque). It is used in English and Spanish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zavaleta goes back to Spanish Zavaleta, meaning “wide, ample.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Zavaleta comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Basque.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Zavaleta as a surname developed from ZABALETA.
Zavaleta’s family of names
In English usage, Zavaleta as a surname developed from the Basque form ZABALETA.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
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