ZaldÃÂvar (originally Basque Zaldibar) is a Spanish/French family name of Basque origin. Zaldi, meaning "horse" and Ibar, meaning valley. Zaldivar, means "valley of horses".
People with this surname include:
- Adolfo ZaldÃÂvar (1943âÂÂ2013), Chilean politician
- Ambrosio ZaldÃÂvar, Cuban Paralympic
- Andrés ZaldÃÂvar, Chilean politician
- ÃÂngel ZaldÃÂvar, Mexican football player
- Juan Carlos ZaldÃÂvar, filmmaker, video artist
- Juan de ZaldÃÂvar (1514âÂÂ1570), Spanish official and explorer
- Juan de Zaldivar (Spanish soldier), (c. 1570âÂÂ1598), Spanish soldier
- Rafael ZaldÃÂvar (1834âÂÂ1903), President of El Salvador
- Roberto ZaldÃÂvar, Argentine physician
- Vicente de Zaldivar (c. 1573-before 1650), Spanish soldier
ZaldÃÂvar may also refer to the ZaldÃÂvar mine, a copper mining operation in Chile's Atacama Desert