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Zavaleta or Zabaleta is a surname of Basque origin. The Basques are a people indigenous to areas of northern Spain and southern France, an historical region known as the Basque Country.

Origin and meaning

Zavaleta (Zabaleta) includes a lexeme ("zabal", 'small square / courtyard' as a noun, according to linguist specialist Koldo Mitxelena) and a suffix ("eta", suffix expressing 'abundance').

Zavaleta vs. Zabaleta

The surname Zabaleta is created in the Basque language by combining the root, Zabal, with the suffix, eta, hence Zabal-eta. The surname Zabaleta was changed in the Spanish Empire in the Americas to the Spanish or Castellano variant, where the "b" is changed to a "v", hence Zavaleta. The two spellings are interchangeable and represent one single family worldwide. Today, Zavaleta families have usually lived in the Americas for generations, while Zabaletas are in Spain (or more recent arrivals in the Americas).

Notable people

References

  1. Zavaleta, Antonio N.; Zavaleta, James E.; Zavaleta, Theresa. "Zabaleta/Zavaleta". buber.net. Buber's Basque Page, maintained by Blas Uberuaga. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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