Spanish (of Basque origin): variant of Abieta, a habitational name from a place named with a(ha)bi ‘bilberry’ + -eta, a suffix indicating ‘place’ or ‘group of’.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 16%. Jose (9), Carlos (8), Manuel (6), Miguel (5), Juan (4), Ruben (4), Ramon (3), Angelina (2), Emilio (2), Pablo (2), Roberto (2), Agapito.
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