Iker is a

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 ...

male given name. The corresponding female name is Ikerne. It was created by the Spanish Basque writer

Sabino Arana Sabino Policarpo Arana Goiri (in Spanish language, Spanish), Sabin Polikarpo Arana Goiri (in Basque language, Basque), or Arana ta Goiri'taŕ Sabin (self-styled) (26 January 1865 – 25 November 1903), was a spaniards, Spanish writer and the ...

in his book ' (''Collection of Basque Saints' Names'')—an effort to provide

neologistic In linguistics, a neologism (; also known as a coinage) is any newly formed word, term, or phrase that has achieved popular or institutional recognition and is becoming accepted into mainstream language. Most definitively, a word can be considered ...

Basque versions of names instead of the traditional adaptations of

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names. The name may refer to:

People

First name

Iker Begoña Iker Begoña Zubiaur (born 15 November 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender or a defensive midfielder. Club career Born in Bilbao, Basque Country, Begoña reached the Segunda División in late 2001 at already ...

(born 1976), Spanish footballer * Iker Bilbao (born 1996), Spanish footballer * Iker Bravo (born 2005), Spanish footballer * Iker Camaño (born 1979), Spanish cyclist * Iker Casas (born 1999), Mexican taekwondo practitioner *

Iker Casillas Iker Casillas Fernández (; born 20 May 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and currently works as a football commentator. Popularly dubbed "''San Iker''" ("Saint Iker") for his ability to produce miracu ...

(born 1981), Spanish footballer * Iker Flores (born 1976), Spanish cyclist *

Iker Gabaraín Iker Gabarain González (born 21 May 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to s ...

(born 1977), Spanish footballer *

Iker Guarrotxena Iker Guarrotxena Vallejo (born 6 December 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa. Club career Athletic Bilbao Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Guarrotxena joined Athl ...

(born 1992), Spanish footballer *

Iker Hernández Iker Hernández Ezkerro (born 8 April 1994) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays for CD Izarra, Izarra as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Besides Spain, he has played in the Netherlands, Bolivia ...

(born 1994), Spanish footballer * Iker Iturbe (born 1976), Spanish basketball player *

Iker Jiménez Iker Jiménez Elizari (born 10 January 1973) is a Spanish journalist and television host. He is a graduate in sciences of information from the Complutense University of Madrid and the European University of Madrid, and gained prominence directing ...

(born 1973), Spanish journalist *

Iker Lecuona Iker Lecuona Gascón (born 6 January 2000) is a Spanish Motorcycle racing, motorcycle racer, who competes in the Superbike World Championship for Honda Racing Corporation, on a Honda CBR1000RR, CBR1000RR-R. He spent two seasons in MotoGP, from t ...

(born 2000), Spanish motorcycle racer *

Iker Leonet Iker Leonet Iza (born December 10, 1983) is a retired Spanish cyclist who last rode for . When he joined in 2005 he was the youngest rider in the team. Major results Source: ;2004 :1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Cantabria The Vuelta a Cantabria is a mu ...

(born 1983), Spanish cyclist *

Iker Losada Iker Losada Aragunde (born 1 August 2001) is a Spanish professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Real Betis. Club career Celta Losada was born in Catoira, Province of Pontevedra, Po ...

(born 2001), Spanish footballer *

Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Lizarribar (born 16 June 1977 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country) is a Basque Spanish sailor and olympic champion. Martínez de Lizarduy won a gold medal in the '' 49er class'' with Xabier Fernán ...

(born 1977), Spanish sailor *

Iker Muniain Iker Muniain Goñi (, ; born 19 December 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a winger but also as a forward for Argentine Primera División club San Lorenzo. He began his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, deb ...

(born 1992), Spanish footballer * Iker Pajares (born 1996), Spanish squash player *

Iker Romero Iker Romero Fernández (born 15 June 1980) is a retired Spanish handball player, currently working as the head coach of SG BBM Bietigheim. He won the World Men's Handball Championship in 2005 with the Spain men's national handball team in Tunis ...

(born 1980), Spanish handball player *

Iker Undabarrena Iker Undabarrena Martínez (born 18 May 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. His previous clubs include Bilbao Athletic, Tenerife, Sabadell and Leganés ...

(born 1995), Spanish footballer *

Iker Zubizarreta Iker Zubizarreta (born 18 May 1962) is a Venezuelan footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He is the grandson of Félix Zubizarreta, a footballer who played for Athletic Bilbao in Spain prior to emigrating ...

(born 1962), Venezuelan footballer

Surname

Jack Iker Jack Leo Iker (August 31, 1949 – October 5, 2024) was an American Anglican bishop. From 1995 to 2019, he was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. In this capacity, he was a leading figure in the Anglican realignment, overs ...

(born 1949), American bishop {{given name, cat=Basque masculine given names Masculine given names