English

Proper noun

Bilbao

1. The major city in the Basque Country of northern Spain.

Derived terms

• Bilbaoan

Translations

References

1. ↑ “Bilbao” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Catalan

Proper noun

Bilbao m

1. Bilbao

Spanish

Etymology

Three possibilities are:

• From Basque billa ‎(“stacking”) + Spanish vaho ‎(“steam, mist”).
• Evolution of Spanish bello vado, "beautiful river crossing," from the Roman name, Latin bellum vadum.
• From Basque billa-ibaia-bao, meaning "river cove."^[1]

Proper noun

Bilbao ?

1. Bilbao

Derived terms

• bilbaíno

References

1. ↑ Ramón Quiroga, Miguel Ángel Marrodán, Bilbao: 700 años de historia. Abanto y Ciérvana (2001, ISBN 84-931494-3-8), page 115