Esquivel

For the musician known as Esquivel!, see Juan García Esquivel.
Esquivel
Family name

Esquivel Coat-of-Arms
Meaning Behind the lime trees
Region of origin Basque Country, Spain
Related names Esquibel, Ezkibel, Ezquivelle, Ezquibel, Escivel, Escibel, Esquivelle, Esquível

Esquivel is a surname of Basque origin as well as a place name.

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Origin

The last name Esquivel (or Esquibel) has its origins in the village of Esquivel, located in the ayuntamiento of Mendoza, Álava, in Euskadi [1].

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. Esquivel was originally spelled Ezkibel and evolved from the Basque words Ezki, which means lime tree, and Gibel, which means behind. Therefore, Esquivel means the house behind the lime trees [2].

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Argentina

Colombia

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Spain

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Venezuela

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References

  1. ^ "Eskerrik asko Ezkibel". Blas Uberuaga. April 23, 2009. http://www.buber.net/Basque/Surname/E/eskibel.html. Retrieved 2009-05-24. 
  2. ^ "Significado del Apellido Esquivel". Portal de Euskadi. http://www.kaixo.com/euskaletxea/index.php?aukera=ikusi&hizk=2&abizena=ESKIBEL. Retrieved 2009-05-24.