The aguirre Surname
aguirre Name Meaning and History
Spanish form of Basque Agirre, a topographic name from
Basque ager, agir ‘open space’, ‘pasture’. This is found
as the first element of several place names, reflected in surnames
such as Aguirrezabal(a) ‘broad open space’; the modern surname
may be a shortening of any of these.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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