Inigo is a masculine given name deriving from the Castilian rendering (Íñigo) of the medieval

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 ...

name Eneko. Ultimately, the name means "my little (man)". While mostly seen among the Iberian diaspora, it also gained a limited popularity in the

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. Early traces of the name Eneko go back to Roman times, when the Bronze of Ascoli 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 Ignatius is a male given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name Religious * Ignatius of Antioch (35–108), saint and martyr, Apostolic Father, early Christian bishop * Patriarch Ignatius of Constantinople, Ignati ...

(Spanish "Ignacio"), which is thought to be etymologically distinct, coming from the Roman name Egnatius, from

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''ignotus'', meaning "unknowing", 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 (born 1982), Spanish Basque footballer who played at Brighton and Hove Albion * Iñigo Córdoba (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 (born 1992), Spanish Navarrese footballer * Iñigo Idiakez (born 1973), Spanish Basque footballer who played for Real Sociedad * Iñigo Martínez (born 1991), Spanish Basque footballer who played for Athletic Bilbao * Iñigo Monreal (born 1974), Spanish Basque athlete * Iñigo Landaluze (born 1977), Spanish Basque cyclist * Iñigo Larrainzar (born 1971), Spanish Basque footballer * Iñigo Pérez (born 1987), Spanish Navarrese footballer, currently playing for Athletic Bilbao * Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (born 1993), Spanish Basque footballer, currently playing for Athletic Bilbao * Iñigo Vélez (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 Inigo is a masculine given name deriving from the Castilian Spanish, Castilian rendering (Íñigo) of the medieval Basque language, Basque name Eneko (given name), Eneko. Ultimately, the name means "my little (man)". While mostly seen among the ...

(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 (1878–1944), Italian admiral * Inigo Gallo (1932–2000), Swiss comedian and actor * Inigo Jackson (1933–2001), British actor * Inigo Jones (1573–1652), British architect * Inigo Owen Jones (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 Upcott, character in ''The Ink Black Heart'' novel * Inigo Montoya, a swordsman in ''The Princess Bride'' * Inigo Pipkin, a puppet maker in ''Pipkins'' *Inigo Balboa, narrator of the '' Capitan Alatriste'' novels *Inigo Jollifant, a piano player in '' The Good Companions'', by J. B. Priestley

As surname

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

References

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