Elizondo Explained

Elizondo is a Basque place-name and surname meaning '(house) beside the church'. It may refer to:

Places

• Elizondo, Navarre, a town in northeast Spain

People with the name

• Domingo Elizondo (died 1783), Spanish soldier in the 18th century
• Everardo Elizondo (born 1943), Mexican economist
• Felicia Elizondo (1946–2021), American transgender activist
• Fernando Elizondo Barragán (born 1949), Mexican senator
• Héctor Elizondo (born 1936), American actor
• Héctor Elizondo (sport shooter) (born 1925), Mexican sport shooter
• Hernán Elizondo Arce (1921–2012), Costa Rican writer
• Horacio Elizondo (born 1963), Argentine football referee
• Ignacio Elizondo (1766–1813), 19th century Mexican general and turncoat
• Laura Elizondo (born 1983), former Miss Mexico who competed for the Miss Universe title
• Luis Elizondo, former US military intelligence officer
• Mike Elizondo, American musician and hip hop producer
• Salvador Elizondo (1932–2006), Mexican writer
• René Elizondo Jr., a Mexican dancer, songwriter, and music video director
• Ricardo Elizondo Elizondo (1950–2013), Mexican writer
• Rodolfo Elizondo, a Mexican politician
• Virgilio Elizondo (1935–2016), Mexican American, Roman Catholic priest