Aitor is a

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous c ...

masculine given name, created by

Agosti Xaho Augustin Chaho in French or Agosti Xaho in Basque was an important Romantic Basque writer. He was born in Tardets (Atharratze in basque), Soule, French Basqueland on 10 October 1811 and died in Bayonne (Baiona in Basque), Labourd 23 October 18 ...

for a Basque ancestral patriarch descending from the Biblical

Tubal Tubal ( he, תֻבָל, ''Ṯuḇāl'', ), in Genesis 10 (the "Table of Nations"), was the name of a son of Japheth, son of Noah. He is known to be the father of the Caucasian Iberians (ancestors of the Georgians) according to primary sources. La ...

in his work "The Legend of Aitor" (published in French in the journal ''Ariel'', 1845).

Koldo Mitxelena Koldo Mitxelena Elissalt () (also known as ''Luis Michelena''; 1915, Errenteria, Gipuzkoa – 11 October 1987, San Sebastián) was an eminent Basque linguist. He taught in the Department of Philology at the University of the Basque Country, ...

believes that Xaho created it from the

Souletin Basque Souletin or Zuberoan ( eu, Zuberera) is the Basque dialect spoken in Soule, France. Souletin is marked by influences from Occitan (in particular the Béarnese dialect), especially in the lexicon. Another distinct characteristic is the use of v ...

expression ''aitoren semeak'' or ''aitonen semeak'' ("gentry", literally "sons of good fathers" interpreted as "sons of Aitor", ''aita'' meaning "father" and ''on'' meaning "good"Aitor
in the Spanish-language

Auñamendi Encyclopedia The Auñamendi Encyclopedia is the largest encyclopedia of Basque culture and society, with 120,000 articles and more than 67,000 images. History Founded in 1958 by the Estornés Lasa brothers, Bernardo and Mariano. He began publishing in 196 ...

.) After Xaho, it was popularized by the Spanish-language novel ''

Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII ''Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII'' (''Amaya, or the Basques in the 8th century'') is a Romantic historical novel published in 1877 (in the magazine '' Ciencia cristiana'') and in 1879 (as a book) by Francisco Navarro-Villoslada, a noted no ...

''. Nowadays it is a common name among Basque males. People with the name Aitor include: * Aitor 'Txiki' Beguiristain (born 1964), Spanish retired footballer *

Aitor Embela Aitor Embela Gil (born 17 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tercera División RFEF club UD Somozas. Born in Spain, he represents the Equatorial Guinea national team. Club career Born in Figueres, Girona, ...

* Aitor Galdós (born 1979), Spanish road bicycle racer *

Aitor González Aitor González Jiménez (born 27 February 1975) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1998 and 2005, and was the winner of the 2002 Vuelta a España. Career Born in Zumárraga, Gipuzkoa, Gonzál ...

(born 1975), Spanish retired road bicycle racer * Aitor Hernández (born 1982), Spanish racing cyclist *

Aitor Karanka Aitor Karanka de la Hoz (Basque and ; born 18 September 1973) is a Spanish football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Segunda División club Granada. Save for a brief spell in the United States at age 32, Karan ...

(born 1973), Spanish retired footballer who mainly played with

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country of Spain. They are known as ''Los Le ...

and

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

* Aitor Larrazábal (born 1971), Spanish retired footballer who played for Athletic Bilbao * Aitor López Rekarte (born 1975), Spanish retired footballer who mainly played for

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septemb ...

Aitor Núñez Aitor Salvador Núñez Martín (born 2 October 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Núñez was born in Madrid. After starting out as a senior at local Atlético Madrid, playing two Segunda Di ...

(born 1987), Spanish footballer, currently playing for

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

Aitor Ocio Aitor Ocio Carrión (born 28 November 1976) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central defender. In a 18-year senior career, in which he amassed La Liga totals of 173 matches and five goals, he played mainly for Athlet ...

(born 1976), Spanish retired footballer, well known for playing with Athletic Bilbao and

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Eu ...

Aitor Osa Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (born September 9, 1973) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He is an older brother of Unai Osa. He was involved in the Operación Puerto doping case. Major results ;1996 : 6th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja : 9th GP Vill ...

(born 1973), Spanish retired road bicycle racer *

Aitor Pérez Aitor Pérez Arrieta (born 24 July 1977) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for the Gios Deyser-Leon Kastro team. Pérez has also ridden for UCI ProTour teams , and . Major results * 2007 Giro d'Italia The 200 ...

(born 1977), Spanish road bicycle racer *

Aitor Ramos Aitor Ramos Leniz (born 11 June 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Bermeo FT. Club career Ramos was born in Bilbao, Biscay. After playing with modest Basque clubs in his early career (although he was part of Athletic Bilb ...

(born 1985), Spanish footballer, currently playing for

Arenas Getxo Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club based in the town of Getxo, near Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1909, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at Campo Mun ...

Aitor Tornavaca Fernández Aitor Tornavaca Fernández (born 24 March 1976), known simply as Aitor, is a Spanish former footballer who played mainly as a left midfielder. He amassed Segunda División totals of 328 games and 16 goals over 11 seasons, representing five club ...

(born 1976), Spanish footballer, currently playing for

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Aitor Olomo FCB Aitor is a Basque people, Basque masculine given name, created by Agosti Xaho for a Basque ancestral patriarch descending from the Biblical Tubal in his work "The Legend of Aitor" (published in French in the journal ''Ariel'', 1845). Koldo Mitxele ...

(born 1979), Spanish Footballer, currently Technical Director at Barca Academy Delhi/NCR

References

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