Navarro: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Person from Navarre, a historic Basque-influenced kingdom/region in northern Spain
Origin
Basque/Spanish (place name)
Pronunciation
nuh-VAH-roh

Navarro is a Basque/Spanish (place name) name used mostly for boys meaning “person from Navarre, a historic Basque-influenced kingdom/region in northern Spain”. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Last Names As First Names.

Meaning & Origin of Navarro

Meaning: Person from Navarre, a historic Basque-influenced kingdom/region in northern Spain.

Origin: Basque/Spanish (place name).

A common claim: means 'plain among hills' Actually: Navarro is often glossed directly as 'plain among hills,' but that's a proposed etymology for the place name Navarra itself, not a direct translation of the surname — Navarro more simply means 'person from Navarre.'

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Navarro

nuh-VAH-rohIPA /nəˈvɑːroʊ/

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