Zaldivar Family History
Zaldivar Name Meaning
Basque: Castilianized form of Zaldibar a habitational name from a place so named in Biscay Basque Country (Spain). The placename is from zaldu ‘wood copse’ or zaldi ‘horse’ + ibar ‘water meadow fertile plain’. Compare Saldivar .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022