Aznar is a
Spanish
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and
Gascon surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
of
Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
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* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
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origin and an obsolete given name.
It probably stems from old Basque "azenar(i)" ('fox', modern "azeri"). Notable people with this name include the following:
Surname
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Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas (1860–1933), Spanish politician and prime minister briefly in 1931
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José María Aznar
José María Alfredo Aznar López (; born 25 February 1953) is a Spanish politician who was the prime minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He led the People's Party (Spain), People's Party (PP), the dominant centre-right political party in Spai ...
(born 1953), Spanish politician, conservative prime minister
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Emmanuel Aznar (1915–1970), French footballer
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Manuel Aznar Acedo (1916–2001), Spanish journalist and radio broadcaster
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Manuel Aznar Zubigaray
Manuel Aznar Zubigaray ( Etxalar, Navarre, Spain, 1893 – Madrid, Spain, 1975) was a diplomat under the Franco regime and one of the most important journalists of the 20th century in Spain.
Biography
He was director of some of the most imp ...
(1894–1975), Spanish diplomat and journalist
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Pedro Aznar
Pedro Aznar (born 23 July 1959) is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has musical experience in jazz, Argentine folk and rock music and has a successful career as a solo artist. He is well known for giving rock songs a jazz-oriented ...
(born 1959), Argentine musician
Given name
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Aznar Sánchez (died 836), Duke of Gascony
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Aznar Galíndez I (died 839), Count of Aragón, Conflent, Cerdagne and Urgel
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Aznar Galíndez II (died 893), Count of Aragón
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References
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