What is "aguirre"

Aguirre is a surname of Basque origin (spelled in current Basque orthography as Agirre) as well as a place name, found primarily in the Basque region of north-central Spain and southwestern France. Its definition is debatable. The most accepted definition is prominence in old Basque. This word may refer to:

Aguirre is the seventh album by German band Popol Vuh. It contains music used in the soundtrack to Werner Herzog's film Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), first released as an album in 1975 on Ohr, and reissued in 2004 by SPV with one bonus track. This score was the first of many filmic collaborations between the group and Herzog. Only two tracks ("Aguirre I" and "Aguirre II") are from the film; the rest were gathered from various recordings done by the group during the period 1972–74, including alternative versions of two songs ("Morgengruß II" and "Agnus Dei") originally released on the band's 1974 album, Einsjäger und Siebenjäger.

Aguirre is a surname of Basque origin. Lope de Aguirre was one of the first Europeans to explore the Americas. Based on "the U.S. Census Bureau's 1990 and 2000 censuses," HowManyofMe.com estimates in mid-2013 that 68,990 people bear the surname Aguirre in the United States, making the name statistically the country's 508th most common surname.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Amado Aguirre Santiago (1863–1949), Mexican general and politician
• Ann Aguirre, American speculative fiction author
• Carl and Clarence Aguirre (born 2002), former conjoined twins, from Philippines
• Carlos Aguirre (equestrian) (born 1952), Mexican Olympic equestrian
• Carlos Aguirre (volleyball) (born 1938), Mexican Olympic volleyball player
• Celso Aguirre Bernal (1916–1997), Mexican writer and historian
• Damaris Gabriela Aguirre (born 1977), Mexican Olympic weightlifter
• David Álvarez Aguirre (born 1984), naturalized Equatoguinean footballer
• Eduardo Aguirre (born 1946), current United States Ambassador to Spain
• Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre (1912–1981), Guatemalan military and politician
• Esperanza Aguirre (born 1952), Spanish politician
• Facundo Aguirre (born 1985), Argentine Olympic Alpine skier
• Forrest Aguirre, American fantasy and horror author
• Francisco de Aguirre (conquistador) (1508–1581), a Spanish conquistador, conquistador of Chile
• Francisco de Aguirre – Painter of Baroque Toledo
• Francisco de Paula Aguirre (1875–1939), Venezuelan composer
• Gaizka Garitano Aguirre (born 1975), Basque football midfielder
• Gastón Aguirre (born 1981), Argentine football defender
• Gonzalo Aguirre (born 1940), Uruguayan politician
• Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán (1908–1996), Mexican anthropologist
• Gustavo Aguirre (born 1977), Argentine Olympic runner
• Hank Aguirre (1931–1994), baseball pitcher
• Ignacio Aguirre (1900–1990), Mexican engraver
• Javier Aguirre (born 1958), Mexican football defender and coach
• Jeinkler Aguirre (born 1990), Cuban Olympic diver
• Jesús Aguirre (1902–?), Mexican Olympic athlete
• Jorge Aguirre (athlete), Mexican Olympic athlete
• Jorge Aguirre (judoka) (born 1962), Argentine Olympic judoka
• José Antonio Aguirre (politician) (1904–1960), a Basque politician and football player
• José Antonio Aguirre (early Californian) (1799–1860), a Spanish settler in Alta California
• José Joaquín Aguirre (1822–1901), Chilean physician and politician
• José Luis Aguirre (born 1967), Spanish Olympic rower
• Joseph Saenz de Aguirre (1630–1699), Spanish cardinal
• Juan Aguirre (born 1970), Spanish Olympic rower
• Juan Pedro Julián Aguirre y López de Anaya (1781–1837), Argentine politician
• Juana Aguirre Luco (1877–1963), First Lady of Chile, wife of President Pedro Aguirre Cerda
• Julian Aguirre Agudelo (born 1991), Australian football midfielder
• Julio César Aguirre (born 1969), Colombian road cyclist
• Lope de Aguirre (c. 1510–1561), Basque conquistador
• Luis Aguirre (1911–?), Argentine Olympic sailor, brother of Rolando
• Marcelo Aguirre (born 1993), Olympic table tennis player from Paraguay
• Maricarmen Arrigorriaga Aguirre (born 1957), Chilean television and film actress
• Mark Aguirre (born 1959), American basketball player
• Mary Bernard Aguirre (1844–1906), American educator
• Mason Aguirre (born 1987), American snowboarder
• Memo Aguirre (born 1951), Chilean singer
• Mike Aguirre (born 1949), American politician
• Molly Aguirre (born 1984), American professional snowboarder
• Nicolás Aguirre (born 1988), Argentine professional basketball player
• Ordan Aguirre (born 1955), Venezuelan association football (player
• Osmín Aguirre y Salinas (1889–1977), a Salvadoran military
• Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1879–1941), President of Chile 1938–1941
• Ricardo Aguirre (1939–1969), Venezuelan musician
• Roberto Aguirre (born 1942), Argentine football (soccer) player
• Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, American writer
• Rolando Aguirre (1904–1994), Argentine Olympic sailor, brother of Luis
• Rosa Aguirre (born 1908), Filipino actress
• Rosy Aguirre, Mexican voice actress
• Rubén Aguirre (1934–2016), Mexican actor
• Salvador Aguirre (Honduras), Honduran politician
• Vitaliano Aguirre II, Filipino lawyer and justice minister
• William Aguirre (born 1962), Nicaraguan Olympic runner