Eneko

Basque

Alternative forms

• Eneco, Enecho, Enego, Íñigo, Iniko

Etymology

Old Basque name, first recorded in 1062, and probably composed of the word ene (“mine, my”) and the diminutive suffix -ko, hence "my little one." The first Basque king of Pamplona was Eneko Aritza (compare haritz (“oak”)), also known as Eneko the Oak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eneko/ [e.ne.ko]

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• Rhymes: -eko, -o
• Hyphenation: E‧ne‧ko

Proper noun

Eneko anim

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Eneko (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite
absolutive	Eneko
ergative	Enekok
dative	Enekori
genitive	Enekoren
comitative	Enekorekin
causative	Enekorengatik
benefactive	Enekorentzat
instrumental	Enekoz
inessive	Enekorengan
locative	—
allative	Enekorengana
terminative	Enekorenganaino
directive	Enekorenganantz
destinative	Enekorenganako
ablative	Enekorengandik
partitive	Enekorik
prolative	Enekotzat

Descendants

• → Spanish: Íñigo

References

• 20,000 Names from Around the World, Male and Female Basque Names