Yñigo
Yñigo is a surname of Basque origin in Eneko (Ennekwo),[1] found primarily in the Basque region of Spain and France. This word may refer to:
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| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | Eneko |
| Region of origin | Basque |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Yeniego, Yenigo, Yeniguez, Ynigo, Ynyéguez, Yñiguez e Yñiquiz |
Origin
The last name Yñigo (or Iñigo) has its origins in the Basque Country.
Meaning
Usually surnames were originated in the Basque Country as name of houses, being families known by the name of the house they inhabited once. Yñigo was originally spelled Eneko and evolved from the Basque words ene, which means 'my', and ko, which means 'little'. Therefore, Yñigo means 'my little (love/dear)'.
Variation
Confusion has arisen through changes over time. Eneko or Enneco change to: Einygo, lamented, Endego, Enec, Eneco, Eneg, Enego, Enegot, Éneq, Enyego, Enyeguez, Enyégues, Ennego, Ennygo, Eynigo, Henego, Henneco, Inego, Inigo, Innago, Iñaki, Iñigo, Iniguez, Íñiquiz, Migo, Ñiguez, Yeniego, Yenigo, Yeniguez, Ynigo, Ynyéguez, Ýñigo, Yñigo, Yniguez and Yñiquiz. These variants are disseminated throughout the Hispanic world.
| Siglo I a. C. | Siglo VIII d. C. | Siglo IX | Siglo X | Siglo XI | Siglo XII | Siglo XIII | Siglo XIV | Siglo XV | Siglo XVI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enneges | |||||||||
| Enneco | Enneco | Enneco | Enneco | Enneco | Enneco | ||||
| Eneco | Eneco | Eneco | Eneco | Eneco | Eneco | Eneco | Eneco | ||
| Ennecho 968 | Enecho | Enechot 1211 | Ennecot 1330 | Enecot | |||||
| Enecco 959 | Enneko | ||||||||
| Eneko 1062 | Enecone 1187 | Ennecus 1277 | |||||||
| Enequo | Enequo | Enequo | |||||||
| Nequo 1366 | |||||||||
| Enego | Enego | ||||||||
| Ennego | Eynnego 1330 | ||||||||
| Onneko 1067 | |||||||||
| Genneko 1072 | |||||||||
| Genneco 1080 | |||||||||
| Jenneco | |||||||||
| Jenneko 1079 | Jenego | ||||||||
| Yenego | Yenego | ||||||||
| Yennego | |||||||||
| Yeneguo | |||||||||
| Yniego 1312 | Ynigo 1475 | ||||||||
| Hyniego 1351 | |||||||||
| Ynego 1330 | |||||||||
| Yenigo 1366 | |||||||||
| Ienego | Ienego | ||||||||
| Iennego 1286 | |||||||||
| Ieneqo 1290 | |||||||||
| Íñigo | Íñigo | Íñigo | Íñigo | Íñigo | Íñigo |
Coat of arms and nobility
Over the centuries, there have been many different coat of arms associated with this surname. At the "Consejo Real de Navarra", "Real Chancillería de Granada", "Real Chancillería de Valladolid", "Real Compañía de Guardias Marinas", "Real Audiencia de Oviedo" and in the following orders "Order of Alcantara", "Order of Calatrava", "Order of Charles III", "Order of Montesa", "Order of Saint Lazarus" and "Order of Santiago" there are different records for this surname amongst other "Expedientes de Hidalguía" held in their archive. Which are open for public use, genealogists and family historians.
References
- Ieed.nl Archived August 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Indo-European Etymological Dictionary (IEED) Alexander Lubotsky and Robert Beekes, Department of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics, University of Leiden
- Iñigo, a conflicting surname in spanish
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