Where does “Saldivar” come from?

Saldivar (English) comes from Spanish Saldívar, from English Zaldivar, from Spanish Zaldívar, from Basque Zaldibar, from Basque ibar, from Proto-Basque *ibar — valley.

Ancestry of “Saldivar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSaldívar—
2EnglishZaldivar—
3SpanishZaldívarZaldibar
4BasqueZaldibar—
5Basqueibarvalley
6Proto-Basque*ibarvalley
Every word from Proto-Basque *ibar →Every word from Basque ibar →Every word from Basque Zaldibar →