Bengoetxea (

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modern spelling), Bengoechea (or Vengoechea,

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

spellings) or Bengoetchea (

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spelling) is a

surname which is common all throughout the Basque Country, especially in cities such as: Murelaga, Lizarza, Alkitza, Aizarna, Aulestia, Igeldo (Donostia, San Sebastian),

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Aia AIA or A.I.A. or Aia may refer to: Aia * Aia, a small town in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain * Aia, current Kutaisi, ancient capital of Colchis * Aia, another name for Aea (Malis), an ancient town in Greece * ''Aia'', the collected edi ...

Olaberria Olaberria is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country Basque Country may refer to: * Basque Country (autonomous community), as used in Spain ( es, País ...

, Lazkano,

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( Tolosa) and

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; Valley of Orozko,

Mungia Mungia (in Spanish: ''Munguía'') is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country of northern Spain. The town has 17,691 inhabitants (2019). Geography Mungia lies 20 metres above sea level in an area full of o ...

Zeberio Zeberio ( es, Ceberio) is a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado). ...

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and

Galdakao Galdakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is located in the Greater Bilbao, in the valley of the Ibaizabal river, near the Ganguren mountain range. I ...

Biscay Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao. ...

; and in

Arrieta Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the ''comarca'' of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a populatio ...

and Baranbio (

Amurrio Amurrio is a town and municipality located in the northwest part of the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. It has over 10,000 inhabitants. It is between Vitoria-Gasteiz and Bilbao, respectively to 41 km and 31 km ...

) in Alava.

Meaning

Derivative of Bengoetxea or Bengoetxe, the name literally means ''down-more-of-house-the'' (''be-en-go-etxe-a''), translated into English as "the house of further down" and translated into Spanish as "la casa de más abajo". It comes from "been" superlative of "be" (inferior part) and "etxe" (house). The Bengoechea coat of arms is: in gold, a tree of sinople (green), and crossed to its trunk, two bulls of

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(black).

Notable Bengoecheas

Arturo Bengochea Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur. People *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer *Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (b. 1982), Bra ...

, former President of the Cuban League of Professional Baseball *

Eduardo Bengoechea Eduardo Bengoechea (born 2 July 1959) is an Argentine former tennis player born in Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to: * Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain * Córdoba, Argent ...

, Argentine tennis player *

Fernando Bengoechea Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

, Argentine photographer *

Hernando de Bengoechea Hernando de Bengoechea (1889 – May 1915) was a French-Colombian poet who was killed in the First World War. Biography Born in Paris to Colombian parents, he was a literary figure of the Belle Epoque. When war broke out in August 1914, he volun ...

, French-Colombian poet *

Javier de Bengoechea Javier de Bengoechea (20 August 1919 – 12 April 2009) was a Spanish poet. He was born in Bilbao, Spain. He won the Adonais Prize ''Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats, Author of Endymion, Hyperion, etc.'' () is a pastoral eleg ...

, Basque poet * Jose Antonio Urrutikoetxea Bengoetxea, Basque member of

ETA Eta (uppercase , lowercase ; grc, ἦτα ''ē̂ta'' or ell, ήτα ''ita'' ) is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the close front unrounded vowel . Originally denoting the voiceless glottal fricative in most dialects, ...

Juan Zaragüeta Bengoechea ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

- philosopher and psychologist born in Orio (Guipúzcoa) in 1883 * María Verónica Bengoechea, Argentine hockey player *Doctora

Mercedes Bengoechea Mercedes Bengoechea Bartolomé (Madrid, December 29, 1952) is a Spanish feminist sociolinguist, professor of English philology and a proponent for the defense of the use of gender-neutral language from an academic foundation. She has had a long c ...

, Spanish linguist, Senior Lecturer in Sociolinguistics, University of Alcalá. Awarded the Distinguished Cross First Class of the Order of San Raimundo de Peñafort by the Minister of Justice. June 24, 2011. *

Oinatz Bengoetxea Oinatz Bengoetxea (born August 28, 1984 in Leitza) is a player of Basque pelota who won the 1st Hand-Pelota singles championship The Bare-handed Pelota First League (''Campeonato Manomanista'') is the most important tournament competition of ...

, ''Bengoetxea VI'' (born in 1984),

Basque pelota Basque pelota ( Basque: '' pilota'', Spanish: '' pelota vasca'', French: '' pelote basque'') is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against a wall (''frontis or fronton ...

champion in 2008 *

Pablo Bengoechea Pablo Javier Bengoechea Dutra (born 27 June 1965) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer, who is currently a manager. A midfielder of exquisite technique, he played for several clubs in Uruguay and Spain. He was the captain of the club C ...

, Uruguayan footballer * Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, Marquis of Ensenada, Spanish statesman *The

Bengoechea Hotel The Bengoechea Hotel was founded in 1910 by Jose Bengoechea. The building is a focal point of Basque American culture in Mountain Home, Idaho Mountain Home is the largest city and county seat of Elmore County, Idaho, United States. The populati ...

References

Buber's Basque Surnames (Bengoechea)
{{surname, Bengoetxea Basque-language surnames