Esquivel

For the musician known as Esquivel, see Juan García Esquivel. For other uses, see Esquivel (disambiguation).

Esquivel
Family name
Esquivel Coat-of-Arms
Meaning	Behind the lime trees
Region of origin	Basque Country, Spain
Related names	Esquibel, Ezkibel, Ezquivelle, Ezquibel, Escivel, Escibel, Esquivelle, Esquível

Esquivel is a surname of Basque origin as well as a place name.

Origin

The last name Esquivel (or Esquibel) has its origins in the village of Esquivel, located in the ayuntamiento of Mendoza, Álava, in Euskadi.^[1]

Meaning

Usually surnames were originated in the Basque Country as name of houses, being families known by the name of the house they inhabited once. Esquivel was originally spelled Ezkibel and evolved from the Basque words Ezki, which means lime tree, and Gibel, which means behind. Therefore, Esquivel means the house behind the lime trees.^[2]

People

Argentina

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize recipient
George Esquivel, shoe designer and craftsman
Laura Natalia Esquivel, teen actress and singer

Costa Rica

Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz, former President of Costa Rica
Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra, Nicaraguan-born former of Costa Rica
Juan Bautista Esquivel, soccer player

Mexico

Carlos Esquivel, Mexican footballer
Juan García Esquivel, [Mexican band leader, pianist and composer
Laura Esquivel, Mexican author

Spain

Emilio Morote Esquivel, novelist
Juan de Esquivel, explorer, first governor of Jamaica
Juan Esquivel Barahona, composer
Miguel de Álava y Esquivel, General and statesman

Other

Celso Esquivel, Paraguayan soccer player
Manuel Esquivel, former Belizean Prime Minister

References

↑ "Eskerrik asko Ezkibel". Blas Uberuaga. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
↑ "Significado del Apellido Esquivel". Portal de Euskadi. Retrieved 24 May 2009.

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