Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Basque Pronounced Pron. /s̻al.di.bar/, [s̻al̪.d̪i.β̞ar] [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsZaldívar Meaning & History From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, derived from Basque zaldi "horse" and ibar "valley". Alternatively, the first element could instead be zaldu "wood, copse, forest".