Arantxa Explained

Arantza
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	"thornbush"
Language:	Basque: Arantzazu ("place of thorns")
See also:	Arantzazu

Arantza or Arantxa is a Basque feminine given name, meaning "thornbush".^[1] It is a hypocoristic for Our Lady of Arantzazu, a shrine of Mary, mother of Jesus, in Gipuzkoa.

People with the name Arantxa include:

Tennis

• Arantxa Parra Santonja
• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
• Arantxa Rus

Other

• Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha
• Arantxa King
• Arantxa Ochoa
• Arantxa Urretavizcaya

Notes and References

1. Web site: View Name: Arantxa . behindthename.com . 2007-12-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20071212100556/http://www.behindthename.com/name/arantxa. 12 December 2007 . live.