Garibay (surname) is a Spanish surname of Basque origin. It is the Castillianization of the Basque
Garibai.
Origins
Like many Basque surnames, Garibai is descriptive of the original family house. Gari means "wheat" while "hibai" means river. So the house was proximal to a river where wheat grew.
Indeed, Garibai is a neighborhood north of
Oñati
Oñati ( eu, Oñati, es, Oñate) is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. It has a population of approximately 10,500 and lies in a valley in the center of the Basqu ...
. The coat of arms of the town of Oñati reflects the families that have had historical relevance. It is divided into three parts. In the upper two are represented, on the left an eagle as a symbol of the
Gamboine family of the Garibai, the Eagles; In the right a deer is represented in the attitude of running, as a symbol of the Oroñina family of the
Murguía, the Deer. The lower quarter is occupied by a wounded deer on a wheat field and on it an eagle with its claws and beak eating at the heart. This symbolizes a medieval battle that was lost by the Oñacinos, in which the Murguía were exterminated. Formerly it had the legend " Zara bay. - Zeren bay? - "Gari bay " ("Pledge yourself! - To who? - The wheat"). This shield was of the family of Garibay and was adopted by the town in 1775 to replace another one that had Saint Michael striking down the devil.
Notable people
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Ángel María Garibay K.
Fray Ángel María Garibay Kintana (18 June 1892 – 19 October 1967) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest, philologist, linguist, historian, and scholar of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, specifically of the Nahua peoples of the central Mexi ...
(1892–1967), Mexican Roman Catholic priest, philologist, linguist, historian, scholar of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures
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Daniel Garibay (born 1973), Mexican Major League Baseball player
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Danny Garibay, American record producer
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Esteban de Garibay
Esteban de Garibay y Zamalloa, sometimes rendered as Çamalloa, was a Basque historian and writer.
Biography
Garibay was born in the Basques, Basque town of Mondragon, Spain, Mondragon and initially trained to be a monk, although he left and was ...
(1533–1600), writer, historian of the Spanish court
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Fernando Garibay
Fernando Garibay (;) is an American record producer, songwriter, DJ, academic and entrepreneur.
Artistic career
He was the official musical director of Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball and the producer of her '' Born This Way'' album. Fernando ...
, Mexican music producer, DJ, and songwriter
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Pedro de Garibay
Pedro de Garibay (1729, Alcalá de Henares, Spain – July 7, 1815, Mexico City) was a Spanish military officer and, from September 16, 1808 to July 19, 1809, viceroy of New Spain.
Military career
Born in Alcalá de Henares in 1729 (some sourc ...
(1729–1815), Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain
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Ricardo Garibay
Ricardo Garibay (January 18, 1923 – May 3, 1999) was a Mexican writer and journalist. He studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he was also a professor of literature. He also served as the chief of press for the Sec ...
(1923–1999), Mexican writer and journalist
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Victor Estrada Garibay (born 1971), Mexican taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist
See also
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Gariépy
References
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Basque-language surnames