Gender: Feminine
Origin: Basque
Meaning: “sea/ocean.”
(eet-SHAH-sho)
Itsaso comes directly from the Basque word for ocean or sea.
In Basque mythology, this was the name of an evil sea spirit or a type of Siren. The itsaso would attract people to the sea so that they would drown.
It is also the name of a town in the Basque country of Spain where there is a shrine to the Virgin Mary, possibly a reason why the name was deemed usable among the Catholic Basque.
Cool name! While I was backpacking in Spain, two of our group set off for Basque country. The rest of us went off to see the Alhambra. My trip was worth it, but I really wish I'd been able to do both. Someday I'll go to Itsaso …