Galician Names

Galician names are used in Galicia in northwestern Spain by speakers of Galician.
gender
usage
Afonso m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Alfonso. This was the name of the first king of Portugual, ruling in the 12th century.
Alberte 1 m Galician
Galician form of Albert.
Aldara f Galician
Galician form of the Visigothic name *Hildiwara, which was composed of the Gothic elements hilds "battle" and wars "aware, cautious". This was the name of the 7th-century wife of the Visigothic king Gundemar. It was also borne by the mother of Saint Rosendo (10th century).
Aleixo m Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Portuguese and Galician form of Alexis.
Alexandre m French, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Form of Alexander in several languages. This name was borne by the 19th-century French author Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), who wrote The Three Musketeers.
Amadeu m Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Portuguese, Galician and Catalan form of Amadeus.
Amaro m Galician, Portuguese, Spanish
Meaning uncertain, perhaps related to Latin amarus "bitter", or maybe from the Visigothic name Amalric. This was the name of a legendary saint who was said to have sailed across the Atlantic to a paradise. He is especially popular in Galicia and Asturias in Spain.
André m French, Portuguese, Galician, German, Dutch
French, Portuguese and Galician form of Andreas (see Andrew).
Antía f Galician
Galician feminine form of Antonius (see Anthony).
Antón m Galician
Galician form of Antonius (see Anthony).
Ánxela f Galician
Galician form of Angela.
Anxo m Galician
Galician form of Angelus (see Angel).
Bartolomeu m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Bartholomew.
Bieito m Galician
Galician form of Benedict.
Brais m Galician
Galician form of Blaise.
Branca f Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Blanche.
Brandán m Galician
Galician form of Brendan.
Breixo m Galician
Galician form of Veríssimo.
Carme 1 f Galician, Catalan
Galician and Catalan form of Carmel.
Carmela f Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Carmel.
Catarina f Portuguese, Occitan, Galician
Portuguese, Occitan and Galician form of Katherine.
Catuxa f Galician
Diminutive of Catarina.
Cibrán m Galician
Galician form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).
Domingos m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Dominic.
Dores f Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Dolores.
Dorinda f English, Galician
Combination of Dora and the name suffix inda. It was apparently coined by the English writers John Dryden and William D'Avenant for their play The Enchanted Island (1667). In the play, a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest, Dorinda is the sister of Miranda.
Estevo m Galician
Galician form of Stephen.
Guillerme m Galician
Galician form of William.
Iago m Welsh, Galician, Portuguese
Welsh and Galician form of Iacobus (see James). This was the name of two early Welsh kings of Gwynedd. It is also the name of the villain in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603).
Iria f Portuguese, Galician
Possibly a Portuguese and Galician form of Irene. This was the name of a 7th-century saint (also known as Irene) from Tomar in Portugal. This is also the name of an ancient town in Galicia (now a district of Padrón).
Lía f Galician
Galician form of Leah.
Lino 1 m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Linus.
Lois 2 m Galician
Galician form of Louis.
Lúa f Galician
Galician form of Luna.
Manoel m Galician, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician form and Portuguese variant of Manuel.
Margarida f Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Occitan
Portuguese, Galician, Catalan and Occitan form of Margaret. Also in these languages, this is the common word for the daisy flower (species Bellis perennis, Leucanthemum vulgare and others).
María f & m Spanish, Galician, Icelandic
Spanish, Galician and Icelandic form of Maria.... [more]
Maruxa f Galician
Galician diminutive of Maria.
Miguel m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Michael. A notable bearer of this name was Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), the Spanish novelist and poet who wrote Don Quixote.
Nicolau m Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Portuguese, Galician and Catalan form of Nicholas.
Noela f Galician
Galician feminine form of Noël.
Olalla f Galician, Spanish
Galician variant of Eulalia.
Paulo m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Paulus (see Paul).
Rodrigo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Galician form of Roderick, via the Latinized Gothic form Rudericus. A notable bearer was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as El Cid, an 11th-century Spanish military commander.
Roi 1 m Galician
Galician short form of Rodrigo.
Rosalía f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Rosalia.
Sabela f Galician
Galician form of Isabel.
Sofía f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Sophia.
Tomé m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Thomas.
Uxía f Galician
Galician form of Eugenia.
Uxío m Galician
Galician form of Eugene.
Verónica f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese (European)
Spanish, Galician and European Portuguese form of Veronica.
Vítor m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Victor.
Xabier m Basque, Galician
Basque and Galician form of Xavier.
Xacobe m Galician
Galician form of Iacobus (see James).
Xaime m Galician
Galician form of Iacomus (see James).
Xan m Galician
Galician form of John.
Xela f Galician
Short form of Ánxela.
Xesús m Galician
Galician form of Jesus, used as a personal name.
Xián m Galician
From Xulián, the Galician form of Julian.
Xiana f Galician
From Xuliana, the Galician form of Juliana.
Xiao m Galician
Variant of Xián.
Xoán m Galician
Galician form of John.
Xoana f Galician
Galician feminine form of John.
Xoel m Galician
Galician form of Joel.
Xosé m Galician
Galician form of Joseph.
Xulia f Galician
Galician form of Julia.
Xulio m Galician
Galician form of Julius.
Xurxo m Galician
Galician form of George.