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| Araneta | |
|---|---|
| Current region | Western Visayas and Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Etymology | "abundance of valleys" |
| Place of origin | Spain |
| Members | Juan Araneta Gregorio S. Araneta Salvador Araneta J. Amado Araneta Manuel A. Roxas II Jose Yulo Rafael M. Salas Jesús Y. Varela Liza Araneta-Marcos Isaac Araneta Lacson |
The Araneta family is a Filipino family that originated from Gipuzkoa, the Basque region of northern Spain.[citation needed] The name is derived from the Basque word aran meaning "valley",[1] with the suffix -eta meaning "abundance of", but also a locative term denoting place. In this case, the Araneta name means "the family that comes from the valley".
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