When Gregorio Leandro Araña was christened on 13 March 1741, in Etxarri Aranatz, Nafarroa, Spain, his father, Juan Ignacio Araña, was 34 and his mother, Ysabela Echarri de Zubiri, was 35. He died on 14 August 1783, in his hometown, at the age of 42.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Jesus, Juan, Manuel, Ramon, Beatriz, Enrique, Francisco, Jaime, Mario, Cesar.
Basque: topographic name from aran ‘valley’ + the definite article -a, or a habitational name from any of several places so named in Treviño (province of Burgos, where Basque was still spoken during the early Middle Ages) and Biscay (Basque Country, Spain).
Spanish (Araña; Canary Islands): from araña ‘spider’, a nickname for a weaver or perhaps for an industrious or opportunistic person.
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