Iñaki is a male given name. It is a neologism created by
Sabino Arana
Sabino Policarpo Arana Goiri (in Spanish), Sabin Polikarpo Arana Goiri (in Basque), or Arana ta Goiri'taŕ Sabin (self-styled) (26 January 1865 – 25 November 1903), was a Basque writer and the founder of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) ...
meaning ''Ignatius'', to be a
Basque language analog to "Ignacio" in Spanish, "Ignace" in French, and "Ignazio" in Italian, and an alternative to the names
Eneko and Iñigo.
Notable people
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Iñaki Anasagasti - Spanish politician
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Iñaki Astiz Ventura - Spanish footballer
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Iñaki Azkuna
Iñaki Azkuna Urreta (14 February 1943 – 20 March 2014) was a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party. He was mayor of the city of Bilbao, Biscay in the Basque Country, from 1999 until his death. In 2012, Azkuna won the World Mayo ...
- Spanish politician and former mayor of Bilbao
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Iñaki Bea Jauregi - Spanish footballer
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Iñaki Bonillas - Mexican artist
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Iñaki de Juana Chaos
José Ignacio de Juana Chaos (born 1955 in Gipuzkoa, Spain), better known as Iñaki de Juana Chaos, is a member of the Basque separatist group ETA. He was convicted of killing 25 people in 1987 and was originally sentenced to 3,000 years in prison ...
- Spanish separatist
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Iñaki Descarga - Spanish footballer
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Iñaki Egaña
Ignacio "Iñaki" Egaña Azpeitia (born 24 October 1948 in Portugalete, Basque Country) is a Spanish musician and songwriter, active since the late 1960s in various rock and blues groups and as a solo artist. He is primarily a bass guitar player a ...
- Spanish musician
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Iñaki Gabilondo
José Ignacio Gabilondo Pujol (born 19 October 1942, in San Sebastián) better known as Iñaki Gabilondo is a Spanish journalist, and TV news anchor.
Gabilondo started his career at 21 (1963) in Radio Popular (COPE) until 1969, when he became t ...
- Spanish journalist
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Iñaki Gastón
Iñaki Gastón Crespo (born 25 May 1963, in Bilbao) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer.
Major results
;1983
: 3rd
: 7th Overall GP Tell
;1984
: 1st Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
: 1st Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
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- Spanish cyclist
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Iñaki Goitia Peña Iñaki is a male given name. It is a neologism created by Sabino Arana meaning ''Ignatius'', to be a Basque language analog to "Ignacio" in Spanish, "Ignace" in French, and "Ignazio" in Italian, and an alternative to the names Eneko and Iñigo.
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- Spanish footballer
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Iñaki Isasi
Iñaki Isasi Flores (born April 20, 1977, in Respaldiza, in Álava) is a former Spanish racing cyclist who competed professionally for the team throughout his career. Isasi turned professional in 2001 and did not record a major result of note a ...
- Spanish cyclist
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Iñaki Lafuente
Iñaki Lafuente Sancha (born 24 January 1976) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He appeared in 146 La Liga games over ten seasons, mainly with Athletic Bilbao. He also represented Espanyol and Sporting de ...
- Spanish footballer
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Iñaki Mallona Txertudi
Iñaki Mallona Txertudi C.P. (July 1, 1932 – May 3, 2021) was a Spanish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Arecibo in Puerto Rico from 1992 to 2010
Biography
Early life and ordination
Txert ...
- Puerto Rican Roman Catholic bishop
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Iñaki Muñoz
Iñaki Muñoz Oroz (born 2 July 1978) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.
He amassed La Liga totals of 150 matches and 11 goals over nine seasons, representing in the competition Osasuna an ...
- Spanish footballer
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Iñaki Ochoa de Olza Iñaki Ochoa de Olza (May 29, 1967 in Pamplona, Navarre – May 23, 2008 in Annapurna, Nepal) was a Spanish mountaineer, alpinist and climber. Ochoa de Olza took part in more than thirty separate climbing expeditions in the Himalayas over th ...
- Spanish mountain climber
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Iñaki Peña
Ignacio "Iñaki" Peña Sotorres (born 2 March 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Barcelona.
Club career Barcelona
Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Peña started his career at Alicante CF ...
, Footballer
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Iñaki Plaza Murga
Iñaki Plaza Murga (born 1976) is a Basque musician from Bilbao, Biscay. He began studying trikitixa (Basque diatonic accordion) and traditional Basque percussion (txalaparta, pandero) in 1993. He later began studying ethnic percussion (cajón ...
- Spanish musician
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Iñaki Ruiz de Pinedo
Iñaki Ruiz de Pinedo Undiano (born 23 July 1954) is a Basque sociologist, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He was previously a member of the Basque Parliament.
Early life
Ruiz de Pinedo was born on 23 July 1954 in ...
- Spanish politician
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Iñaki Sáez
José Ignacio "Iñaki" Sáez Ruiz (born 23 April 1943) is a Spanish former football player and manager.
A defender, he spent the vast majority of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, which he later also coached in various levels, a ...
- Spanish footballer
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Iñaki Urdangarin
Iñaki Urdangarin Liebaert (born 15 January 1968) is a retired Spanish handball player turned entrepreneur and the husband of Infanta Cristina, younger daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía. He was the brother-in-law of King Felipe VI ...
- Spanish handballer and the former Duke of Palma de Mallorca.
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Iñaki Williams
Iñaki Williams Arthuer (born 15 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao and the Ghana national team.
Developed at Athletic Bilbao's academy, he has made over 350 first-team appearances ...
- Spanish footballer
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Basque masculine given names