Retegui or Retegi is a surname. The Spanish surname Retegui could be
toponymic
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''wikt:toponym, toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a p ...
or a
sobriquet in origin. Spelling variations of this family name include: Erretegui, Retegi, Reategui. Erretegi comes from the
Basque erre meaning to burn, to smoke, to bake, to cook and the suffix
-tegi meaning residence, center, edge, border, bank or from the suffix
-egi used to form the excessive form of adjectives.
People
People with the name include:
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Carlos Retegui, Argentine field hockey manager
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Mateo Retegui
Mateo Retegui (born 29 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Genoa and the Italy national team. He is nicknamed "''il Re tigre''" ("the tiger king").
Early life
Retegui holds Italian citizenship, alth ...
, Argentine-Italian footballer
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Micaela Retegui, Argentine field hockey player
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Julián Retegi
Julián Retegui Barbería, also known as Retegi II (born in Eratsun, Navarre, Spain on October 10, 1954) is an ex-player of Basque pelota. He is also called "El mago de Eratsun" (Spanish: "The wizard of Eratsun"), since he is considered one of ...
(born Retegui Barbería), Spanish retired player of Basque pelota
See also
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Larreategui Larreategui is a Basque surname that may refer to people called Larreátegui or Reátegui.
Larreátegui
* Mauro de Larreátegui y Colón, O.S.B., Archbishop of Guatemala (1703–1711).
* Andrés de Orbe y Larreategui, Archbishop of Barcelona ...
References
External links
Retegui family trees entrieson Geneanet
Retegui on locatemyname.com
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Basque-language surnames
Surnames of Spanish origin