Entry № 890 · Basque origin

Begoña Begoña — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ beh-GOH-nyah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Basque

Meaning

"Our Lady of Begoña (Basque)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Basque)

The meaning

A name that means "our lady of begoña (basque)".

Begoña is the Basque name from Begoñako Andra Mari — "Our Lady of Begoña" — the patron saint of Biscay, Spain. The 16th-c. basilica in Bilbao houses the Marian image.

Used widely in the Basque Country.

Our Lady of Begoña. The Basque patron saint of Biscay.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Begoña

Transliteration: Begoña
Pronunciation: / bəˈɡoʊ.njə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Begoña stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Begoña · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Begoñas before her.

Real people

Begoña Vargas

Spanish actress.

born 1999

In fiction

Begoña

Common in Basque fiction.

Names connected to Begoña.

Numerology

The number behind Begoña.

The Free Spirit

Begoña reduces to five — the number of Basque patron.

Parents on Begoña

Why families chose this name.

"Basque patron. Six letters. Begoña."

Itziar · Mother of one · Bilbao