Aitor - Meaning of Aitor

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[ syll. ai-tor, ait-or ] The baby boy name Aitor is pronounced as aa-T-er †. Aitor is of Basque origin. It is used mainly in Basque and Spanish. It is derived from aita which means 'father' ; on 'good'. The name was borne by a legendary ancestor of the Basques, and is still bestowed in his honor. The Legend of Aitor (1845) by French Basque author Agosti Xaho recorded the belief of the Basque people that they are aitoren semeak, meaning "sons of the good father", directly descended from the biblical figure Tubal.

See also the related categories, legendary (immortal), sons (heir), honor, biblical, basque, spanish, and french.

Aitor is uncommon as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Aitor include Adair, Adaire, Adar, Adare, Addar, Adder, Adear, Adeir, Adhir, Adir, Adra, Adri, Adrie, Atheer, Athir, Atri, Audr, Audra, Audree, and Audrew.

† approx English pronunciation for Aitor: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"