Evolución del nombre de pila en el País Vasco peninsular

Abstract

This study analyses the history of first names in the peninsular Basque Country of the present century, looking into trends from the period of Franco’s dictatorship, in which Basque-based names were forbidden, to the present-day situation. The detailed histories of some specimen areas from the four provinces are also studied. The most obvious conclusion is that freedom of choice has led to the present-day situation, rich and alive in its nomenclature where autochthonous names predomin.