Arantxa
Arantxa , also Aranza or Arantza , is a Basque female given name.
Origin and meaning
The first name has its origin in the name of the patron saint Aránzazu the “saint of the high peaks” and means: “who appears between the thorns”. Name day is September 9th .
Name bearers
- Arantxa Chavez , Mexican water diver
- Arantxa Lancho , German ski jumper
- Arantxa Parra Santonja , Spanish tennis player
- Arantxa Rus , Dutch tennis player
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario , Spanish tennis player
- Arantxa Urretabizkaia , Basque writer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Beate Varnhorn: Bertelsmann, The large lexicon of first names . Wissen Media Verlag, Gütersloh / Munich 2008, p. 21 (on Google Books )