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| gender =Male
| meaning = approximately "good father"
| language = Basque, works by [[Agosti Xaho]]
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'''Aitor''' is a [[Basque people|Basque]] [[masculine]] [[given name]], created by [[Agosti Xaho]] for a Basque ancestral patriarch descending from the Biblical [[Tubal]] in his work "The Legend of Aitor" (published in French in the journal ''Ariel'', 1845<ref name="Auñamendi"/><ref>[[Joxe Azurmendi|Azurmendi, J.]] 2020: ''Pentsamenduaren historia Euskal Herrian'', Andoain, Jakin. pp.341-342.</ref>).
[[Koldo Mitxelena]] believes that Xaho created it from the [[Souletin Basque]] expression ''aitoren semeak'' or ''aitonen semeak'' ("gentry", literally "sons of good fathers" interpreted as "sons of Aitor", ''aita'' meaning "father" and ''on'' meaning "good"<ref name="Auñamendi">[http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/18710 Aitor] in the Spanish-language [[Auñamendi Encyclopedia]].</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/aitor |title=View Name: Aitor |publisher=behindthename.com |accessdate=2007-12-20| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080110231043/http://www.behindthename.com/name/aitor| archivedate= 10 January 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>)
After Xaho, it was popularized by the Spanish-language novel ''[[Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII]]''.
Nowadays it is a common name among Basque males.
[[Image:Aitorrenizkuntzzarra.png|thumb|450px|right|Music for the [[bertso]] ''Aitorren Izkuntz Zarra'' ("Aitor's Old Language").]]
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People with the name Aitor include:
* [[Txiki Beguiristain|Aitor 'Txiki' Beguiristain]] (born 1964), Spanish retired footballer who mainly played for [[Real Sociedad]] and [[FC Barcelona]], currently director of football of [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
* [[Aitor Cantalapiedra]] (born 1996), Spanish footballer, currently playing for [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]
* [[Aitor Embela]] (born 1996), Spanish footballer, currently playing for [[UD Somozas]]
* [[Aitor Galdós]] (born 1979), Spanish road bicycle racer
* [[Aitor González]] (born 1975), Spanish retired road bicycle racer
* [[Aitor Hernández]] (born 1982), Spanish racing cyclist
* [[Aitor Karanka]] (born 1973), Spanish football manager and retired player who mainly played for [[Athletic Bilbao]] and [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
* [[Aitor Larrazábal]] (born 1971), Spanish retired footballer who played for Athletic Bilbao
* [[Aitor López Rekarte]] (born 1975), Spanish retired footballer who mainly played for [[Real Sociedad]]
* [[Aitor Núñez]] (born 1987), Spanish footballer, currently playing for [[Cádiz CF]]
* [[Aitor Ocio]] (born 1976), Spanish retired footballer, well known for playing with Athletic Bilbao and [[Sevilla FC]]
* [[Aitor Osa]] (born 1973), Spanish retired road bicycle racer
* [[Aitor Pérez]] (born 1977), Spanish road bicycle racer
* [[Aitor Ramos]] (born 1985), Spanish footballer, currently playing for [[Arenas Club de Getxo|Arenas Getxo]]
* [[Aitor Tornavaca Fernández]] (born 1976), Spanish footballer, currently playing for [[Real Avilés]]
* Aitor Olomo FCB (born 1979), Spanish retired footballer, currently Technical Director at Barca Academy Delhi/NCR
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Basque masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130615011316/http://www.ikerketak.com/ Aïtor. Légende cantabre / Aitor. - Leyenda cántabra / Aitor. - Kantabriar kondaira]''