Iker 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 co ...
male given name. The corresponding female name is Ikerne. It was created by the Spanish Basque writer
Sabino Arana
Sabino Policarpo Arana Goiri (in Spanish language, Spanish), Sabin Polikarpo Arana Goiri (in Basque language, Basque), or Arana ta Goiri'taŕ Sabin (self-styled) (26 January 1865 – 25 November 1903), was a spaniards, Spanish writer and the ...
in his book ' (''Collection of Basque Saints' Names'')—an effort to provide
neologistic
In linguistics, a neologism (; also known as a coinage) is any newly formed word, term, or phrase that has achieved popular or institutional recognition and is becoming accepted into mainstream language. Most definitively, a word can be considered ...
Basque versions of names instead of the traditional adaptations of
Romance
Romance may refer to:
Common meanings
* Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings
** Romantic orientation, the classification of the sex or gender with which a pers ...
names. The name may refer to:
People
First name
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Iker Begoña (born 1976), Spanish footballer
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Iker Bilbao (born 1996), Spanish footballer
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Iker Bravo (born 2005), Spanish footballer
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Iker Camaño (born 1979), Spanish cyclist
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Iker Casas (born 1999), Mexican taekwondo practitioner
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Iker Casillas
Iker Casillas Fernández (; born 20 May 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and currently works as a football commentator. Popularly dubbed "''San Iker''" ("Saint Iker") for his ability to produce miracu ...
(born 1981), Spanish footballer
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Iker Flores (born 1976), Spanish cyclist
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Iker Gabaraín (born 1977), Spanish footballer
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Iker Guarrotxena (born 1992), Spanish footballer
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Iker Hernández
Iker Hernández Ezkerro (born 8 April 1994) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays for CD Izarra, Izarra as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Besides Spain, he has played in the Netherlands, Bolivia ...
(born 1994), Spanish footballer
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Iker Iturbe (born 1976), Spanish basketball player
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Iker Jiménez (born 1973), Spanish journalist
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Iker Lecuona (born 2000), Spanish motorcycle racer
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Iker Leonet (born 1983), Spanish cyclist
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Iker Losada
Iker Losada Aragunde (born 1 August 2001) is a Spanish professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Real Betis.
Club career Celta
Losada was born in Catoira, Province of Pontevedra, Po ...
(born 2001), Spanish footballer
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Iker Martínez de Lizarduy
Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Lizarribar (born 16 June 1977 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country) is a Basque Spanish sailor and olympic champion. Martínez de Lizarduy won a gold medal in the '' 49er class'' with Xabier Fernán ...
(born 1977), Spanish sailor
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Iker Muniain
Iker Muniain Goñi (, ; born 19 December 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a winger but also as a forward for Argentine Primera División club San Lorenzo.
He began his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, deb ...
(born 1992), Spanish footballer
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Iker Pajares (born 1996), Spanish squash player
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Iker Romero
Iker Romero Fernández (born 15 June 1980) is a retired Spanish handball player, currently working as the head coach of SG BBM Bietigheim.
He won the World Men's Handball Championship in 2005 with the Spain men's national handball team in Tunis ...
(born 1980), Spanish handball player
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Iker Undabarrena
Iker Undabarrena Martínez (born 18 May 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. His previous clubs include Bilbao Athletic, Tenerife, Sabadell and Leganés ...
(born 1995), Spanish footballer
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Iker Zubizarreta
Iker Zubizarreta (born 18 May 1962) is a Venezuelan footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
He is the grandson of Félix Zubizarreta, a footballer who played for Athletic Bilbao in Spain prior to emigrating ...
(born 1962), Venezuelan footballer
Surname
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Jack Iker
Jack Leo Iker (August 31, 1949 – October 5, 2024) was an American Anglican bishop. From 1995 to 2019, he was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. In this capacity, he was a leading figure in the Anglican realignment, overs ...
(born 1949), American bishop
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