Elizondo
Elizondo is a Basque place-name and surname meaning '(house) beside the church'. As a place-name it is attested in the whole Basque region, but especially in Navarre and French Basque Country (cf Eliçaondo in Pamplona, 1350). It shows a number of variants stemming from the original form, especially in America, such as Elissondo, Lizondo, Elissonde, less likely but also possible Elison and Elyson, irrespective of the genuine, pre-American English and Welsh forms.
People
- Domingo Elizondo (died 1783), Spanish soldier in the 18th century
- Everardo Elizondo Almaguer (born 1943), Mexican economist
- Fernando Elizondo Barragán (born 1949), Mexican senator
- Héctor Elizondo (born 1936), American actor
- Héctor Elizondo (sport shooter) (born 1925), Mexcian sport shooter
- Hernán Elizondo Arce (1921–2012), Costa Rican writer
- Horacio Elizondo (born 1963), 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
- Mike Elizondo, musician and hip hop producer
- Salvador Elizondo (1932–2006), Mexican writer
- René Elizondo, Jr., a 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
Places
- Elizondo, Navarre, a town in northeast Spain
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