Esquivel is a surname of Basque origin as well as a place name.
Origin The last name Esquivel/Esquibel has its origins in the village of Esquivel, located in the ayuntamiento of Mendoza, Álava, in Euskadi.
Meaning Usually surnames were originated in the Basque Country as name of houses, being families known by the name of the house they inhabited once. Esquivel was originally spelled Ezkibel and evolved from the Basque words Ezki, which means lime tree, and Gibel, which means behind. Therefore, Esquivel means the house behind the lime trees.
People
Argentina Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize recipient George Esquivel, shoe designer and craftsman Laura Natalia Esquivel, teen actress and singer
Costa Rica Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz, former President of Costa Rica Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra, Nicaraguan-born former of Costa Rica Juan Bautista Esquivel, footballer Natalia Esquivel, composer and author
Mexico Carlos Esquivel, footballer Juan García Esquivel, band leader, pianist and composer Laura Esquivel, author Yasmín Esquivel Mossa (born 1963), minister of the Supreme Court of Justice
Spain Emilio Morote Esquivel, novelist Juan de Esquivel, explorer, first governor of Jamaica Juan Esquivel Barahona, composer Miguel de Álava y Esquivel, General and statesman
Other Celso Esquivel, Paraguayan footballer Julia Esquivel, Guatemalan writer and human rights activist Manuel Esquivel, former Belizean Prime Minister Rafael Esquivel, former Venezuelan Football Federation directive
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