Aznar Explained

Aznar is a Spanish and Gascon surname of Basque origin and an obsolete given name.^[1] It probably stems from old Basque "azenar(i)" ('fox', modern "azeri"). Notable people with this name include the following:

Surname

• Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas (1860–1933), Spanish politician and prime minister briefly in 1931
• José María Aznar (born 1953), Spanish politician, conservative prime minister
• Emmanuel Aznar (1915–1970), French footballer
• Manuel Aznar Acedo (1916–2001), Spanish journalist and radio broadcaster
• Manuel Aznar Zubigaray (1894–1975), Spanish diplomat and journalist
• Pedro Aznar (born 1959), Argentine musician

Given name

• Aznar Sánchez (died 836), Duke of Gascony
• Aznar Galíndez I (died 839), Count of Aragón, Conflent, Cerdagne and Urgel
• Aznar Galíndez II (died 893), Count of Aragón

Notes and References

1. Book: Albaigès , Josep M. . Olivart. J.M.A.. Diccionario de nombres de personas. Universitat de Barcelona. 1993. 978-84-475-0264-6. es. 20 September 2018. 52.