Basque Names for Boys

The Basque name has enough Zs in it to make it look spaceaged and trendy, but it is in fact a traditional Basque name. Despite its wonderful meaning, it may be too close to the feminine English name Susan for usage in the Anglosphere.

If you want something truly different that also has an interesting origin and meaning, this is a far-out -- if not unlikely -- possibility.

Basque alternative to Paddy or Pat

Ganiz, sometimes spelled Ganix, is a Basque name which is e variation of John. Virtually unknown in the US, this may be a creative way to honor an ancestral John (and there are so many of them!).

Revolutionary choice.

There are many names that mean redhead or dark, fewer that mean blond, but this is an intriguing little-known option from the Basque region of Spain, deriving from the Latin Flavianus.

This Basque name is more unusual and attractive than the grandfather-ish Bernard.