Basque

Edurne

Pronounced eh-DOOR-nehShare

Meaning: Snow

  • Girl
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  • 3 syllables

The story

Edurne is a Basque snow name based on edur, a form of elur. Writer Sabino Arana proposed it as a Basque counterpart of Nieves in a saints’ name list published in 1910.

Nicknames

  • Edu

Spellings & variants

  • Nieves

Popularity

Rare gem

Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.

Style

Origins

Edurne comes from Basque.

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