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, created by

Agosti Xaho Augustin Chaho in French or Agosti Xaho in Basque was an important Romanticism, Romantic Basque language, Basque writer. He was born in Tardets (Atharratze in basque), Soule, French Basqueland on 10 October 1811 and died in Bayonne (Baiona in ...

for a Basque ancestral patriarch descending from the Biblical

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in his work "The Legend of Aitor" (published in French in the journal ''Ariel'', 1845).

Koldo Mitxelena Koldo Mitxelena Elissalt () (also known as ''Luis Michelena''; 20 August 1915, Errenteria, Gipuzkoa – 11 October 1987, San Sebastián) was an eminent Spanish Basque linguist. He taught in the Department of Philology at the University of th ...

believes that Xaho created it from the

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expression ''aitoren semeak'' or ''aitonen semeak'' ("gentry", literally "sons of good fathers" interpreted as "sons of Aitor", ''aita'' meaning "father" and ''on'' meaning "good"Aitor
in the Spanish-language

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.) After Xaho, it was popularized by the Spanish-language novel ''

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''. Nowadays it is a common name among Basque males. People with the name Aitor include: * Aitor 'Txiki' Beguiristain (born 1964), Spanish retired footballer who mainly played for

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

and

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, currently director of football of

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* Aitor Cantalapiedra (born 1996), Spanish footballer, currently playing for

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

Aitor Embela Aitor Mbela Gil (born 17 April 1996), known in Spain as Aitor Embela Gil, is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tercera Federación club Soneja. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team. Club ca ...

(born 1996), Spanish footballer, currently playing for

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* Aitor Galdós (born 1979), Spanish road bicycle racer *

Aitor González Aitor González Jiménez (born 27 February 1975) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1998 and 2005, and was the winner of the 2002 Vuelta a España. Career Born in Zumárraga, Gipuzkoa, Gonz� ...

(born 1975), Spanish retired road bicycle racer *

Aitor Hernández Aitor Hernández Gutiérrez (born 24 January 1982) is a Spanish road and cyclo-cross cyclist. Major results Cyclo-cross ;1997–1998 : 3rd National Junior Championships ;2001–2002 : 3rd National Under-23 Championships ;2010–2011 : 2nd Is ...

(born 1982), Spanish racing cyclist *

Aitor Karanka Aitor Karanka de la Hoz (Basque and ; born 18 September 1973) is a Spanish football manager and former player. Save for a brief spell in the United States at age 32, Karanka played solely in Spain for Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid, appearing ...

(born 1973), Spanish football manager and retired player who mainly played for

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and

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...

Aitor Larrazábal Aitor Larrazábal Bilbao (born 21 June 1971) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played solely for Athletic Bilbao, currently a manager. A left-back of attacking penchant, he appeared in 445 competitive matches for his only club and ...

(born 1971), Spanish retired footballer who played for Athletic Bilbao *

Aitor López Rekarte Aitor López Rekarte (born 18 August 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer. He played as a defender on the right side, and sporadically on the other flank. His professional career was closely connected to Real Sociedad, where he spent 13 of 1 ...

(born 1975), Spanish retired footballer who mainly played for

Aitor Núñez Aitor Salvador Núñez Martín (born 2 October 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Núñez was born in Madrid. After starting out as a senior at local Atlético Madrid, playing two Segunda D ...

(born 1987), Spanish footballer, currently playing for

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20,724. Salvadoran ...

Aitor Ocio Aitor Ocio Carrión (born 28 November 1976) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central defender. In a 18-year senior career, in which he amassed La Liga totals of 173 matches and five goals, he played mainly for Athlet ...

(born 1976), Spanish retired footballer, well known for playing with Athletic Bilbao and

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January ...

Aitor Osa Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (born September 9, 1973) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He is an older brother of Unai Osa. He was involved in the Operación Puerto doping case. Major results ;1996 : 6th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja : 9th GP Vill ...

(born 1973), Spanish retired road bicycle racer * Aitor Pérez (born 1977), Spanish road bicycle racer * Aitor Ramos (born 1985), Spanish footballer, currently playing for Arenas Getxo *

Aitor Tornavaca Fernández Aitor Tornavaca Fernández (born 24 March 1976), known simply as Aitor, is a Spanish former association football, footballer who played mainly as a left midfielder. He amassed Segunda División totals of 328 games and 16 goals over 11 seasons, ...

(born 1976), Spanish footballer, currently playing for

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* Aitor Olomo FCB (born 1979), Spanish retired footballer, currently Technical Director at Barca Academy Delhi/NCR

References

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