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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Basque (Hispanicized)
Other Forms FormsMakibar, Maquivar, Maquíbar
Meaning & History
Castilianized form of Makibar, possibly derived from Basque mako "arch, hook; curved, crooked" or "club, cane, staff" and ibar "valley, riverbank". Alternatively, the first element could be maka "glacier, stony sediment".