Meaning & Origin
a female given name transferred from the place name
Aranza is a girl's baby name of Spanish origin, from the Basque place name Arantzazu in the Basque Country of Spain, site of a famous sanctuary of the Virgin Mary. The name means 'you among the thornbushes,' from the Basque arantz (thorn). Our Lady of Arantzazu is the patroness of the Basque people.
Aranza is beloved in Mexican and Spanish communities as a name with deep Catholic Basque heritage. It has a flowing, five-syllable beauty and carries the association of the miraculous — the Virgin appearing among thorns, beauty emerging from difficulty.