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Begoña

A given name in French, Spanish and 2 more

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French

Origin: Not established
4 language contexts: French Spanish Basque +1 more
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Begoña

Begoña is a feminine given name documented in French, Spanish, Basque and 1 other language. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.

Separate records with matching spellings: Begona (st-b3bd31deb6)

Etymology in the sources

Source-reported

Shortened from Nuestra Señora de Begoña (“Our Lady of Begoña”), a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary, from the place name Begoña.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Begoña is used

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1 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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France

Language records

Documented as a given name in French.

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4 of 7 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Spain

2025 Spelling: BEGOÑA

Region and dataset

Recorded category female

Latest · 2025: 36,293; people; Rank #122
Peak year: 2025; 36,293 people

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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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BEGOÑA in Spain, female: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2025	36,293	122	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “BEGOÑA” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Annual population census at 2025-01-01; all published national first-name frequencies of at least 20 residents. A snapshot of current residents, not historical birth registrations.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names held by at least 20 residents nationally are published. Missing names remain unknown, never zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-04-23 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Begoña Fernánde
born 1980
Spanish handball player
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Begoña Vargas
born 1999
Spanish actress, dancer and model
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Begoña Vía Dufresne
born 1971
Spanish sailor
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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A name worth keeping.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q5724869CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q150 (fra)-Exilexi-Begoña.wavCC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1

Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Begoña

Begoña is a feminine given name documented in French, Spanish, Basque and 1 other language. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.

Separate records with matching spellings: Begona (st-b3bd31deb6)

Etymology in the sources

Source-reported

Shortened from Nuestra Señora de Begoña (“Our Lady of Begoña”), a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary, from the place name Begoña.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Begoña is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Begoña’s connections around the world.

1 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

France

Language records

Documented as a given name in French.

Explore France

4 of 7 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Spain

2025 Spelling: BEGOÑA

Region and dataset

Recorded category female

Latest · 2025: 36,293; people; Rank #122
Peak year: 2025; 36,293 people

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

BEGOÑA in Spain, female: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2025	36,293	122	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Annual population census at 2025-01-01; all published national first-name frequencies of at least 20 residents. A snapshot of current residents, not historical birth registrations.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names held by at least 20 residents nationally are published. Missing names remain unknown, never zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-04-23 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Begoña Fernánde
born 1980
Spanish handball player
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Begoña Vargas
born 1999
Spanish actress, dancer and model
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Begoña Vía Dufresne
born 1971
Spanish sailor
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q5724869CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: BegoñaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q150 (fra)-Exilexi-Begoña.wavCC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1

Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Begoña

About Begoña

Etymology in the sources

Where Begoña is used

Across borders

France

Popularity over time

Spain

History

Notable bearers

Begoña Fernánde

Begoña Vargas

Begoña Vía Dufresne

Begonya

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Begoña

About Begoña

Etymology in the sources

Where Begoña is used

Across borders

France

Popularity over time

Spain

History

Notable bearers

Begoña Fernánde

Begoña Vargas

Begoña Vía Dufresne

Begonya

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Begoña

Etymology in the sources

Where Begoña is used

Across borders

France

Popularity over time

Spain

History

Notable bearers

Begoña Fernánde

Begoña Vargas

Begoña Vía Dufresne

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Begonya

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Begoña

Etymology in the sources

Where Begoña is used

Across borders

France

Popularity over time

Spain

History

Notable bearers

Begoña Fernánde

Begoña Vargas

Begoña Vía Dufresne

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Begonya

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page