Inigo derives from the Castilian rendering (Íñigo) of the medieval Basque name Eneko. Ultimately, the name means "my little (love)". While mostly seen among the Iberian diaspora, it also gained a limited popularity in the United Kingdom. Early traces of the name Eneko go back to Roman times, when the

Bronze of Ascoli The Bronze of Ascoli was a bronze tablet discovered in Rome in 1908, which became notable for the study of the ancient Iberian language, because it contained the names of Iberian horsemen of the Turma Salluitana, who received Roman citizenship in ...

included the name forms ''Enneges'' and ''Ennegenses'' among a list of Iberian horsemen granted Roman citizenship in 89 B.C.E. In the early Middle Ages, the name appears in Latin, as ''Enneco'', and Arabic, as ''Wannaqo'' (ونقه) in reports of Íñigo Arista (c. 790–851 or 852), a Basque who ruled Pamplona. It can be compared with its feminine form, Oneca. It was frequently represented in medieval documents as Ignatius (Spanish "Ignacio"), which is thought to be etymologically distinct, coming from the Roman name Egnatius, from Latin ''ignotus'', meaning "unknowing",20000 names project
/ref> or from the Latin word for fire, ''ignis''. The familiar Ignatius may simply have served as a convenient substitution when representing the unfamiliar Íñigo/Eneko in scribal Latin.

People

Athletes

Iñigo Calderón Íñigo Calderón Zapatería (born 4 January 1982) is a Spanish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back, currently Manager (association football), assistant manag ...

(born 1982), Spanish Basque footballer who played at Brighton and Hove Albion *

Iñigo Córdoba Iñigo Córdoba Querejeta (; ; born 13 March 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard. Club career Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Córdoba joined Athletic Bilbao's youth set ...

(born 1997), Spanish Basque footballer * Íñigo Cuesta (born 1969), Spanish Basque cyclist * Iñigo Díaz de Cerio (born 1984), Spanish Basque footballer, currently playing for CD Mirandés *

Íñigo Eguaras Íñigo Eguaras Álvarez (born 7 March 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for UD Almería. Football career Born in Ansoáin, Navarre, Eguaras graduated from Athletic Bilbao's youth setup after joining in 2004 from ...

(born 1992), Spanish Navarrese footballer * Iñigo Idiakez (born 1973), Spanish Basque footballer who played for Real Sociedad *

Iñigo Martínez Iñigo Martínez Berridi (; ; born 17 May 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team mainly as a centre-back. He spent most of his professional career with Real Sociedad, playing 238 m ...

(born 1991), Spanish Basque footballer who played for Athletic Bilbao * Iñigo Monreal (born 1974), Spanish Basque athlete *

Iñigo Landaluze Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (born May 9, 1977 in Getxo, Basque Country) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2009, entirely for the team. During the 2009 season, Landaluze tested positi ...

(born 1977), Spanish Basque cyclist * Iñigo Larrainzar (born 1971), Spanish Basque footballer *

Iñigo Pérez Iñigo Pérez Soto (born 18 January 1988) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently assistant manager of Rayo Vallecano. Club career A product of Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks at Lezama, Pérez wa ...

(born 1987), Spanish Navarrese footballer, currently playing for Athletic Bilbao *

Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria (born 6 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca mainly as a central midfielder. Club career Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Ruiz de Galarreta joined Athletic Bilbao's yo ...

(born 1993), Spanish Basque footballer, currently playing for Athletic Bilbao *

Iñigo Vélez Iñigo Vélez de Mendizábal Fernández de Garaialde (born 15 March 1982), known as Iñigo or Vélez, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, currently a manager. Playing career Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Vélez bega ...

(born 1982), Spanish Basque footballer, currently playing for Xerez CD

Religious figures and saints

*Íñigo López de Loyola, Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556), Spanish Basque priest, theologian and saint, founder of the Society of Jesus * Íñigo of Oña (Ignatius, Enecus) (d. 1057), Castilian abbot and saint * Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga (1476–1535), Castilian clergyman and diplomat, Archbishop of Burgos * Fray Íñigo Abbad y Lasierra (1745–1813), Spanish monk and the first to document Puerto Rico's history

Nobles

* Íñigo Arista of Pamplona (died 852), king of Pamplona * Íñigo Fernández de Velasco, 2nd Duke of Frías (1462–1528), Spanish grandee and military leader * Íñigo López (''floruit'' 1040–1076), first Lord of Biscay * Íñigo López de Mendoza, 4th Duke of the Infantado * Íñigo Vélez de Guevara (disambiguation), three members of a Spanish noble family from the 17th century

Politicians

* Íñigo Errejón (born 1983), Spanish political scientist and politician * Iñigo Urkullu (born 1961), ''lehendakari'' of the Basque Government * Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (born 1956), Spanish politician

Other

* Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana (1398–1458), Castilian poet *

Inigo Campioni Inigo Campioni (14 November 1878 – 24 May 1944) was an Italian naval officer during most of the first half of the 20th century. He served in four wars, and is best known as an admiral in the Italian Royal Navy (''Regia Marina'') during Wo ...

(1878–1944), Italian admiral * Inigo Gallo (1932–2000), Swiss comedian and actor * Inigo Jackson (1933–2001), British actor *

Inigo Jones Inigo Jones (; 15 July 1573 – 21 June 1652) was the first significant architect in England and Wales in the early modern period, and the first to employ Vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry in his buildings. As the most notable archit ...

(1573–1652), British architect *

Inigo Owen Jones Inigo Owen Jones (1 December 1872 – 14 November 1954) was a meteorologist and farmer in Queensland, Australia. Early life Inigo Owen Jones was born in Croydon, Surrey, England to Owen Jones, a civil engineer, and Emilie Susanne, née Bernoul ...

(1872–1954), British meteorologist * Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle (born 1961), American artist and MacArthur Fellow * Inigo Philbrick (born 1987/1988), American art dealer and convicted fraudster * Inigo Triggs (1876–1923), British garden designer and author

Fictional characters

Inigo Montoya Inigo Montoya is a fictional character in William Goldman's 1973 novel ''The Princess Bride.'' In Rob Reiner's 1987 film adaptation, he was portrayed by Mandy Patinkin. In both the book and the movie, he was originally from Spain and resided in ...

, a swordsman in ''The Princess Bride'' *

Inigo Pipkin ''Pipkins'' (originally ''Inigo Pipkin'') is a British children's TV programme. Hartley Hare, Pig, Topov, Octavia and the gang were the stars of Associated TeleVision, ATV's pre-school series which ran from January 1973 to 29 December 1981. ''P ...

, a puppet maker in ''Pipkins'' *Inigo Balboa, narrator of the '' Capitan Alatriste'' novels *Inigo Jollifant, a piano player in ''

The Good Companions ''The Good Companions'' is a novel by the English author J. B. Priestley. Written in 1929, it follows the fortunes of a concert party on a tour of England. It is Priestley's most famous novel and established him as a national figure. It wo ...

'', by J. B. Priestley

As surname

* José María Íñigo (1942–2018), Spanish journalist and television presenter

References

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