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 A sobriquet ( ), or soubriquet, is a nickname, sometimes assumed, but often given by another, that is descriptive. A sobriquet is distinct from a pseudonym, as it is typically a familiar name used in place of a real name, without the need of expla ...

in origin. Spelling variations of this family name include: Erretegui, Retegi, Reategui. Erretegi comes from the

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 ...

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: *

Carlos Retegui Carlos José Retegui (born 19 December 1969) is an Argentine retired field hockey player, who is nicknamed ''Chapa''. He was a member of the National squad from 1989 to 2006 and competed in three Summer Olympics (1996, 2000 and 2004). In 2006 he ...

, Argentine field hockey manager *

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 *

Micaela Retegui Micaela Retegui (born 23 April 1996) is an Argentine field hockey player. She is the daughter of Argentina's hockey coach Carlos Retegui. She plays with the Argentina national field hockey team, winning silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. ...

, Argentine field hockey player *

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

References

External links

Retegui family trees entries
on Geneanet
Retegui on locatemyname.com
{{surname Basque-language surnames Surnames of Spanish origin

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