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Catalan Names
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The names listed here are used in Catalonia in eastern Spain, as well as in other Catalan-speaking areas including Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and Andorra.
AINA (2) f Catalan
Balearic form of ANNA
ANAÏS f Provençal, Catalan, French
Provençal and Catalan form of ANNA
ANDREU m Catalan
Catalan form of ANDREW
ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical
Latinate form of HANNAH... [more]
ANTONI m Polish, Catalan
Polish and Catalan form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ARNAU m Catalan
Catalan form of ARNOLD
ASSUMPCIÓ f Catalan
Catalan cognate of ASUNCIÓN
BARTOMEU m Catalan
Catalan form of BARTHOLOMEW
BEATRIU f Catalan
Catalan form of BEATRIX
BERNAT m Catalan
Catalan form of BERNARD
CARLES m Catalan
Catalan form of CHARLES
CARME (1) f Galician, Catalan
Galician and Catalan form of CARMEL
CATERINA f Italian, Catalan
Italian and Catalan form of KATHERINE
CLARA f Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English
Medieval name derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright, famous".
DONAT m French, Provençal, Catalan, Polish
French, Provençal, Catalan and Polish form of DONATO
EDUARD m German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Catalan
Cognate of EDWARD
ENRIC m Catalan
Catalan form of HENRY
ESTEVE m Catalan
Catalan form of STEPHEN
EULÀLIA f Catalan
Catalan form of EULALIA
FELIU m Catalan
Catalan form of FELIX
FERRAN m Catalan
Catalan form of FERDINAND
GUIFRÉ m Catalan
Catalan form of WILFRED... [more]
GUILLEM m Catalan
Catalan form of WILLIAM
HÈCTOR m Catalan
Catalan form of HECTOR
HIGINI m Catalan
Catalan form of HYGINUS
IGNASI m Catalan
Catalan form of IGNATIUS
JAUME m Catalan
Catalan form of JAMES
JAUMET m Catalan
Pet form of JAUME
JOAN (2) m Catalan
Catalan form of JOHN
JOANA f Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN).
JOAQUIM m Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan form of JOACHIM
JOAQUIMA f Catalan
Catalan feminine form of JOACHIM
JORDI m Catalan
Catalan form of GEORGE
JOSEP m Catalan
Catalan form of JOSEPH
LAIA f Catalan
Catalan pet form of EULALIA
LLORA f Catalan
Catalan form of LAURA
LLORENÇ m Catalan
Catalan form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).
LLUC m Catalan
Catalan form of LUKE
LLUIS m Catalan
Catalan form of LOUIS
MANEL m Catalan
Catalan form of MANUEL
MERCÈ f Catalan
Catalan form of MERCEDES
MERITXELL f Catalan
From the name of a village in Andorra where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary... [more]
MIQUEL m Catalan
Catalan form of MICHAEL
MIREIA f Catalan, Spanish
Catalan form of Mireio (see MIREILLE).
MONSERRAT f Catalan
Variant of MONTSERRAT
MONTSE f Catalan
Short form of MONTSERRAT
MONTSERRAT f Catalan
From the name of a mountain near Barcelona, the site of a monastery founded in the 10th century... [more]
NEUS f Catalan
Means "snow" in Catalan.
NÚRIA f Catalan, Portuguese
From a Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Nostra Senyora de Núria, meaning "Our Lady of Nuria"... [more]
ÒSCAR m Catalan
Catalan form of OSCAR
PAU m Catalan
Catalan form of PAUL... [more]
PERE m Catalan
Catalan form of PETER
QUIM m Portuguese, Catalan
Short form of JOAQUIM
RAMON m Catalan
Catalan form of RAYMOND
REMEI f Catalan
Means "remedy" in Catalan.
ROC m Catalan
Catalan form of ROCCO
SALUT f Catalan
Means "health" or "cheers" in Catalan.
XAVIER m English, French, Portuguese, Catalan
Derived from the Basque place name Etxabier meaning "the new house"... [more]
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