Basque Names that Start With L

Lourdes

Spanish, Portuguese, from French, meaning unknown

This name of the French town where a young peasant girl had a vision of the Virgin Mary in 1858 vaulted into the spotlight when Madonna chose it for her daughter, but few other families except for…

Leire

Basque place name

Also spelled Leyre and taken from the name of a monastery fortress, the popular and lilting choice in Spain will pose pronunciation problems elsewhere. Among the Top 100 girls' names in Spain, Leire…

Libe

Basque form of Libya, Greek

"North Africa"

A popular name in the Basque region of Spain — and a familiar choice in Spain itself — Libe is form of Libya, a country in North Africa which took its name from Greek and Egyptian. It was invented by…