Ibarra

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proper noun

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

OriginSpanish Ibarra →
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Meanings

proper nounIbarra (countable and uncountable, plural Ibarras)

plural Ibarras · alternative Ybarra

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

    When Ibarra confronted Riley as she was jogging in UGA’s Oconee Forest Park, “He took her 64 feet and 11 inches off the trail for the purpose of victimizing her,” Ross said.

    2024 November 20, Eric Levenson, Rebekah Riess and Holly Yan, “November 20, 2024 - Judge sentences Laken Riley’s murderer to life in prison”, in CNN
  2. countableuncountableA city, the capital of Imbabura province, northern Ecuador.
  3. countableuncountableA canton (Ibarra Canton) in Imbabura province, Ecuador, with the city as its capital.

Origin

  1. SpanishIbarra
  2. EnglishIbarra

Borrowed from Spanish Ibarra, a habitational surname of Basque origin.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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