Begoña is a popular girls name in the Basque Country and in Spanish-speaking areas. It is derived from the church dedicated to Our Lady of Begoña, and the name of the neighbourhood in Bilbao where the church is situated.
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As a given name
Begoña Alfaro, Spanish politician
Begoña Ameztoy, Spanish writer
Begoña Aranguren, Spanish journalist and writer
Begoña Blasco, Spanish gymnast
Begoña Curero Sastre, Spanish Paralympic swimmer
Begoña Errazti, Spanish politician
Begoña Fernandez, Spanish handball player
Begoña Fernández (mathematician), Mexican mathematician and mathematics professor
Begoña Gómez (judoka), Spanish judoka
Begoña García Grau, Spanish hockey player
Begoña Gumucio, Chilean sailor
Begoña García Piñero, Spanish basketball player
Begoña Huertas, Spanish writer
Begoña Larzabal, Spanish hockey player
Begoña Maestre, Spanish actress
Begoña Narváez, Mexican actress and model
Begoña Palacios, Mexican TV actress
Begoña Reina López, Spanish Paralympic swimmer
Begoña Román Maestre, Spanish philosopher, university professor, researcher
Begoña Sánchez, Spanish handball player
Begoña Vargas, Spanish actress
Begoña Vila, Spanish astrophysicist
Begoña Via Dufresne, Spanish Olympic sailor
Begoña Villacís, Spanish politician
Begoña Vitoriano, Spanish mathematician and operations researcher
As a surname
Mary Begoña (1925–2020), Spanish actress & vedette