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Posted on January 10, 2026 at 12:38:30 PM by Craig G

We had this brief pre-season blip: Kanpandegi -> Kanpan -> Kanpandegi.

That oddity inspired me to look into the meaning of that name.

According to Deepseek:

Kanpandegi breaks down like this:

Kanpana = "bell"

-tegi = a suffix meaning "house of," "place of," or "workshop"

So, Kanpandegi literally means "bell house" or "bell workshop" � essentially, "bellfounder" or "bellmaker."

I realized that back in the Golden Era, when interest and curiousty about the exotic-looking Basque player names was at its peek, no internet. Accessiblty to tranlation for average fan = very low.

Today we have the AI silver platter. Easy as pi.

Goicoechea → "upper house" ≈ Upton or Overton
Ibarlucea → "by the willow in the valley" ≈ Willowbrook or Valleywillow
Hormaechea � "Place of the hill(s)" or "hill house"
Ibarreche → Ibarretxe → �House in the valley�
Lopetegui → Lopetegi → �House of the wolf�

Any interest, we could quickly create a comprehensive list for the entire history of US jai-alai.

Replies:

Re(1): Upper House, Indeed! - By Heiimethead January 11, 2026 at 01:40:33 PM
Re(1): Upper House, Indeed! - By Belota�s stepbro January 10, 2026 at 09:25:43 PM
- Re(2): Upper House, Indeed! - By Craig G January 11, 2026 at 09:40:30 AM
Re(1): Upper House, Indeed! - By alq January 10, 2026 at 08:00:56 PM
- Here's the whole Deepseek response - By Craig G January 11, 2026 at 09:47:57 AM
  - Re(1): Here's the whole Deepseek response - By alq January 11, 2026 at 10:07:38 AM
- Re(2): Upper House, Indeed! - By Craig G January 11, 2026 at 09:14:35 AM

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