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Some Basque-language names and surnames are foreign transliterations into the Basque tongue, e. g. Ander ( English: " Andrew "; Spanish: Andrés ), Mikel ( English: " Michael "; Spanish: Miguel ), or Ane ( English: " Anne "; Spanish: Ana ).

In some cases, the name's original-language denotation is translated to Basque, i. e. Zutoia and Zedarri denote the Spanish Pilar ( English: " Pillar ").

Moreover, some Basque names, such as Xabier and Eneko ( English " Xavier " and " Inigo ") have been transliterated into Spanish ( Javier and Íñigo ).