Meaning: From the Basque village of Ainhoa
The story
Ainhoa takes its name from a town in the French Basque Country associated with a revered image of Mary. It is a place and devotional name, rather than a word meaning beautiful or happy.
Nicknames
- Noa
Spellings & variants
- Ainoa
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Style
Origins
Ainhoa comes from Basque.
More like Ainhoa
More Spanish namesAlaia
Joyful; happy
Lucia
Light, through Lucius
Ailani
Uncertain; possibly from ʻAilani or Aylín
Nayeli
Possibly from a Zapotec expression for “I love you”
Solana
Sunny spot; a place exposed to the sun
Yareli
Meaning uncertain; possibly an elaboration of Yara
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