Esquivel

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proper noun

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

OriginSpanish Esquivel ← Basque Ezkibel →
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Meanings

proper nounEsquivel (plural Esquivels)

plural Esquivels

  1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
    1 more example

    Nonetheless, a spokesperson for Donald Trump’s administration – which has aimed to deport as many people as possible from the US since his second presidency started in January – maintained in a statement that the medical treatment Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel received before his death was better than many immigrants “have received in their entire lives”.

    2025 November 4, Ramon Antonio Vargas, “Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. BasqueEzkibel
  2. SpanishEsquivel
  3. EnglishEsquivel

Borrowed from Spanish Esquivel, Castilianized form of Basque Ezkibel.

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Cite this entry
APA

Esquivel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Esquivel

MLA

“Esquivel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Esquivel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Esquivel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Esquivel.

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