Nacho (given name)

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Nacho is the common short form of the Spanish name Ignacio. The feminine form is Nacha, for the given name Ignacia.

Origin[edit]

Although there is no official record for it, it seems to be connected with the visit of Ignacio de Loyola to Rome in 1538 to get the Pope's approval for his foundation of the Company of Jesus. During his stay in Italy, the Italian pronunciation of his Spanish name, Ignacio, led to the form Nacho and remained as a familiar way to address people named Ignacio.[1] Since then, Jesuits are commonly called "nachos".[2]

Film and television[edit]

Music[edit]

  • Nacho Cano (born 1963), Spanish arranger, composer, musician and record producer
  • Nacho Canut (born 1957), Spanish bass player in the band Fangoria
  • Nacho Chapado (born 1970), Spanish Dj and producer
  • Nacho (singer), Venezuelan singer, songwriter and political activist Miguel Ignacio Mendoza Donatti (born 1983)
  • Nacho Galindo (singer) (born 1959), Mexican singer for the group Conjunto Primavera
  • Nacho Picasso (born 1983), American rapper

Sports[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Football[edit]

Other sports[edit]

Other fields[edit]

  • Ignacio Anaya (c. 1894–1975), Mexican restaurateur credited as the creator of Nachos
  • Nacho Duato (born 1957), Spanish classical ballet dancer and choreographer
  • Nacho López (1923–1986), Mexican photojournalist

References[edit]

  1. ^ Etimología de Ignacio|
  2. ^ El Universal, N.° 105, 15 April 1821