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Aguirre is a surname of Basque origin (currently spelled in Basque language, according to current ortography, as Agirre) as well as a place name arguably meaning 'prominence' in old Basque and may refer to:
Aguirre is a surname of Basque origin. Lope de Aguirre was one of the first Europeans to explore the 'New World'. In the United States, 42,483 people bear the surname Aguirre (statistically the country's 831st most common surname)
A home is a place of residence or refuge. When it refers to a building, it is usually a place in which an individual or a family can live and store personal property. Most modern-day households contain sanitary facilities and a means of preparing food. Animals have their own homes as well, either living in the wild or shared with humans in a domesticated environment. "Home" is also used to refer to the geographical area (whether it be a suburb, town, city or country) in which a person grew up or feels they belong, or it can refer to the native habitat of a wild animal. Sometimes, as an alternative to the definition of "home" as a physical locale ("Home is where you hang your hat"), home may be perceived to have no physical location, instead, home may relate instead to a mental or emotional state of refuge or comfort. Popular sayings along these lines are "Home is where the heart is" or "You can never go home again".
There are cultures in which member lack a permanent home, such as nomadic peoples.