Aitor
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Basque, works by Agosti Xaho |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | approximately "good father" |
Aitor is a Basque masculine given name, created by Agosti Xaho for a Basque ancestral patriarch descending from the Biblical Tubal in his work "The Legend of Aitor" (published in French in the journal Ariel, 1845). Koldo Mitxelena believes that Xaho created it from the Souletin Basque expression aitoren semeak or aitonen semeak ("gentry", literally "sons of good fathers" interpreted as "sons of Aitor", aita meaning "father" and on meaning "good") After Xaho, it was popularized by the Spanish-language novel Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII. Nowadays it is a common name among Basque males.
People with the name Aitor include:
- Aitor 'Txiki' Beguiristain (born 1964), Spanish retired footballer who mainly played for Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona, currently director of football of Manchester City
- Aitor Cantalapiedra (born 1996), Spanish footballer, currently playing for Panathinaikos
- Aitor Embela (born 1996), Spanish footballer, currently playing for UD Somozas
- Aitor Galdós (born 1979), Spanish road bicycle racer
- Aitor González (born 1975), Spanish retired road bicycle racer
- Aitor Hernández (born 1982), Spanish racing cyclist
- Aitor Karanka (born 1973), Spanish football manager and retired player who mainly played for Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid
- Aitor Larrazábal (born 1971), Spanish retired footballer who played for Athletic Bilbao
- Aitor López Rekarte (born 1975), Spanish retired footballer who mainly played for Real Sociedad
- Aitor Núñez (born 1987), Spanish footballer, currently playing for Cádiz CF
- Aitor Ocio (born 1976), Spanish retired footballer, well known for playing with Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla FC
- Aitor Osa (born 1973), Spanish retired road bicycle racer
- Aitor Pérez (born 1977), Spanish road bicycle racer
- Aitor Ramos (born 1985), Spanish footballer, currently playing for Arenas Getxo
- Aitor Tornavaca Fernández (born 1976), Spanish footballer, currently playing for Real Avilés
- Aitor Olomo FCB (born 1979), Spanish retired footballer, currently Technical Director at Barca Academy Delhi/NCR