Ipuzcoa
/i.putsˈko.a/noun
An obsolete Spanish spelling of Gipuzkoa, a historic territory and modern province of the Basque Country in northern Spain.
Did you know?The name’s origin remains disputed; scholars have proposed Basque-based explanations, but no single etymology is securely established.
Etymological Timeline
Middle Ages
Basque
Ipuzkoa
“An early form of the territorial name; its internal meaning is uncertain.”
11th–12th Century
Medieval Latin
Ipuzcoa
“A Latin-document spelling used for the territory.”
13th–15th Century
Old Spanish
Ipuzcoa
“A Romance-script form appearing in medieval records.”
16th Century
Spanish
Guipúzcoa
“The Spanish spelling that became conventional.”
Modern period
Basque
Gipuzkoa
“The standard modern Basque name of the province.”
Modern English
English
Gipuzkoa / Guipúzcoa
“Names used in English references for the Basque province; Ipuzcoa survives mainly as a historical variant.”