the etymology and history of first names
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Spanish Names
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The names listed here are used in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries (such as those in South America). See also about Spanish names.
MELANIA f Italian, Spanish, Polish
Italian, Spanish an Polish form of MELANIE
MELCHOR m Spanish
Spanish form of MELCHIOR
MELISA f Spanish
Spanish form of MELISSA
MERCEDES f Spanish
Means "mercy" in Spanish... [more]
MERCHE f Spanish
Diminutive of MERCEDES
MICAELA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of MICHAEL
MIGUEL m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of MICHAEL... [more]
MIGUELA f Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of MIGUEL
MILAGROS f Spanish
Means "miracles" in Spanish... [more]
MIREIA f Catalan, Spanish
Catalan form of Mireio (see MIREILLE).
MODESTA f Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of MODESTUS
MODESTO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of MODESTUS
MOISÉS m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of MOSES
MÓNICA f Spanish
Spanish form of MONICA
NACHO m Spanish
Diminutive of IGNACIO
NACIO m Spanish
Short form of IGNACIO
NARCISO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of NARCISSUS
NATALIA f Polish, Italian, Spanish
Polish, Italian and Spanish form of NATALIE
NATALIO m Spanish
Masculine form of NATALIA
NATANAEL m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of NATHANAEL
NAZARIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Late Latin name Nazarius, which meant "from Nazareth"... [more]
NEREIDA f Spanish
Derived from Greek Νηρεις (Nereis) meaning "nymph, sea sprite", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god NEREUS, who supposedly fathered them.
NICODEMO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of NICODEMUS
NICOLAO m Spanish
Spanish form of NICHOLAS
NICOLÁS m Spanish
Spanish form of NICHOLAS
NICOLASA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of NICHOLAS
NIDIA f English (Rare), Spanish
Variant of NYDIA
NIEVE f Spanish
Variant of NIEVES
NIEVES f Spanish
Means "snows" in Spanish, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de las Nieves meaning "Our Lady of the Snows".
NILDA f Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of BRUNILDA
NOÉ m French, Spanish, Portuguese
French, Spanish and Portuguese form of NOAH (1)
NOELIA f Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian feminine form of NOEL
NOEMÍ f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of NAOMI (1)
NOHEMI f Spanish
Spanish form of NAOMI (1)
NURIA f Spanish
Spanish form of NÚRIA
NYDIA f English (Rare), Spanish
Used by British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower-seller in his novel 'The Last Days of Pompeii' (1834)... [more]
OBDULIA f Spanish
Meaning unknown... [more]
OCTAVIO m Spanish
Spanish form of OCTAVIUS
ODALIS f & m Spanish
Spanish form of ODILIA
ODALYS f Spanish
Variant of ODALIS
OFELIA f Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of OPHELIA
OLALLA f Spanish
Spanish form of EULALIA... [more]
OLEGARIO m Spanish
Spanish form of a Germanic name, possibly Heilgar, derived from the elements heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and gar "spear"... [more]
OLGA f Russian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Spanish
Russian form of HELGA... [more]
OLIMPIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Form of OLYMPIA
OLIVIA f English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish
This name was first used in this spelling by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Twelfth Night' (1602)... [more]
ORFEO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of ORPHEUS
ÓSCAR m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of OSCAR
OSVALDO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of OSWALD
OVIDIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ovidius (see OVID).
PABLO m Spanish
Spanish form of Paulus (see PAUL)... [more]
PACA f Spanish
Diminutive of FRANCISCA
PACÍFICA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of the Late Latin name Pacificus meaning "peacemaker".
PACO m Spanish
Diminutive of FRANCISCO
PALMIRA f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Feminine form of PALMIRO
PALOMA f Spanish
Means "dove, pigeon" in Spanish.
PANCHO m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of FRANCISCO... [more]
PÁNFILO m Spanish
Spanish form of PAMPHILOS
PAOLA f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish feminine form of PAUL
PAQUITA f Spanish
Diminutive of FRANCISCA
PAQUITO m Spanish
Diminutive of FRANCISCO
PASCUAL m Spanish
Spanish form of PASCAL
PASCUALA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of PASCAL
PASTOR m Spanish, Late Roman
From a Late Latin name meaning "shepherd"... [more]
PASTORA f Spanish
Feminine form of PASTOR
PATRICIA f English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK)... [more]
PATRICIO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Patricius (see PATRICK).
PAULA f German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL)... [more]
PAULINA f Spanish, Polish, Swedish, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO).
PAULINO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Paulinus, which was itself derived from Paulus (see PAUL)... [more]
PAZ f Spanish
Means "peace" in Spanish.
PEDRO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of PETER... [more]
PEPE m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of JOSEPH
PEPITA f Spanish
Spanish feminine diminutive of JOSEPH
PEPITO m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of JOSEPH
PERLA f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of PEARL
PERLITA f Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of PERLA
PERPETUA f Spanish
Derived from Latin perpetuus meaning "continuous".
PETRONA f Spanish
From the Roman family name Petronius, which possibly derives from Latin petro, petronis "yokel".
PÍA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of PIUS
PIEDAD f Spanish
Means "mercy" in Spanish.
PILAR f Spanish
Means "pillar" in Spanish... [more]
PILI f Spanish
Diminutive of PILAR
PÍO m Spanish
Spanish form of PIUS
PLÁCIDO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Placidus (see PLACIDO).
PLINIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Plinius (see PLINY).
PONCIO m Spanish
Spanish form of PONTIUS
PORFIRIO m Italian, Spanish
Derived from the Greek name Πορφυριος (Porphyrios), which was derived from the word πορφυρα (porphyra) meaning "purple dye"... [more]
PRIMITIVA f Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Primitivus, which meant "first formed" in Latin... [more]
PRIMO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Primus, which meant "first"... [more]
PRISCILA f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of PRISCILLA
PROSPERO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of PROSPER... [more]
PRUDENCIA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of PRUDENTIUS
PRUDENCIO m Spanish
Spanish form of PRUDENTIUS
QUIQUE m Spanish
Diminutive of ENRIQUE
RAFA m Spanish
Spanish short form of RAFAEL
RAFAEL m Spanish, Portuguese, German, Slovene
Spanish, Portuguese, German and Slovene form of RAPHAEL
RAFAELA f Spanish, Portuguese, German
Spanish, Portuguese and German feminine form of RAPHAEL
RAIMUNDO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of RAYMOND
RAINERIO m Spanish
Spanish form of RAYNER
RAMIRO m Spanish
Spanish form of Ramirus, a Latinized form of a Visigothic name derived from the Germanic elements ragin "advice" and mari "famous"... [more]
RAMÓN m Spanish
Spanish form of RAYMOND
RAMONA f Spanish, Romanian, English
Feminine form of RAMÓN... [more]
RAQUEL f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of RACHEL
RAÚL m Spanish
Spanish form of RADULF
RAYEN f Native American, Spanish
Means "flower" in Mapuche.
RAYMUNDO m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of RAYMOND
REBECA f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of REBECCA
RÉGULO m Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Regulus, which meant "rule" in Latin... [more]
REINA (1) f Spanish
Means "queen" in Spanish.
REINALDO m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of REYNOLD
REMEDIOS f Spanish
Means "remedies" in Spanish... [more]
REMIGIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Remigius (see RÉMY).
RENATA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of RENATUS
RENATO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of RENATUS
REYES f & m Spanish
Means "kings" in Spanish... [more]
REYNA f Spanish
Variant of REINA (1)
REYNALDO m Spanish
Spanish form of REYNOLD
RICARDA f Spanish, German
Spanish and German feminine form of RICHARD
RICARDO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of RICHARD
RICO (1) m Spanish
Short form of RICARDO
RITA f English, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of MARGARITA and other names ending in rita... [more]
ROBERTA f English, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of ROBERT
ROBERTINA f Italian, Spanish
Feminine diminutive of ROBERTO
ROBERTO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ROBERT... [more]
ROCÍO f Spanish
Means "dew" in Spanish... [more]
RODOLFO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of RUDOLF... [more]
RODRIGO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of RODERICK... [more]
ROGELIO m Spanish
Spanish form of the Late Latin name Rogelius, which was possibly derived the name Rogatus, which was itself derived from Latin rogatus "request".
ROLANDO m Spanish
Spanish form of ROLAND
ROLDÁN m Spanish
Spanish form of ROLAND
ROMINA f Spanish
Possibly a Spanish form of ROMANA
ROQUE m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of ROCCO
ROSA (1) f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Dutch, English
Latinate form of ROSE... [more]
ROSALINA f Portuguese, Spanish
Latinate form of ROSALINE
ROSALINDA f Spanish, Italian
Latinate form of ROSALIND
ROSALVA f Spanish
Variant of ROSALBA
ROSARIO f & m Spanish, Italian
Means "rosary", and is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Rosario meaning "Our Lady of the Rosary"... [more]
ROSENDA f Spanish
Feminine form of ROSENDO
ROSENDO m Spanish
Spanish form of a Visigothic name composed of the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and sinþs "path"... [more]
ROSITA f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of ROSA (1)
ROXANA f English, Spanish, Romanian
Latin form of Ρωξανη (Roxane), the Greek form of the Persian or Bactrian name Roshanak which possibly meant "bright" or "dawn"... [more]
RUBÉN m Spanish
Spanish form of REUBEN
RUBINA f Spanish
Elaborated form of RUBY
RUFINO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Rufinus, which was itself derived from the cognomen RUFUS... [more]
RUPERTA f Spanish
Feminine form of RUPERT
RUT f Swedish, German, Italian, Spanish
Cognate of RUTH
RUY m Spanish
Medieval Spanish short form of RODRIGO... [more]
SABAS m Spanish
From a Greek name which was derived from Hebrew סַבָא (sava') meaning "old man"... [more]
SABINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine" in Latin... [more]
SALOMÓN m Spanish
Spanish form of SOLOMON
SALUD f Spanish
Spanish cognate of SALUT
SALVADOR m Spanish
From the Late Latin name Salvator, which meant "saviour"... [more]
SAMUEL m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard"... [more]
SANCHA f Spanish
Feminine form of SANCHO
SANCHIA f Spanish
Feminine form of SANCHO
SANCHO m Spanish
Spanish form of Sanctius (see SANTO).
SANDALIO m Spanish
Spanish form of Sandalius, a Latinized form of the Gothic name Sandulf which meant "true wolf" from sand "true" and ulf "wolf"... [more]
SANTIAGO m Spanish
Means "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Iago, an old Spanish form of JAMES, the patron saint of Spain... [more]
SANTOS m Spanish
Means "saints" in Spanish.
SARA f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Polish, English, Arabic
Cognate of SARAH
SARITA (1) f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of SARAH
SATURNINA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SATURNINUS
SATURNINO m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of SATURNINUS
SEBASTIÁN m Spanish
Spanish form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).
SELENA f Spanish, Russian, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of SELENE... [more]
SEPTIMA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SEPTIMUS
SERGIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of SERGIUS
SEVE m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of SEVERIANO or SEVERINO
SEVERIANO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Severianus, which was derived from Severus (see SEVERO).
SEVERINO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Severinus, which was derived from Severus (see SEVERO)... [more]
SEVERO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Roman family name Severus which meant "stern" in Latin... [more]
SILVESTRE m Spanish
Spanish form of SILVESTER
SILVIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Silvius (see SILVIO)... [more]
SILVIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman name Silvius which was derived from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more]
SIMÓN m Spanish
Spanish form of SIMON... [more]
SOCORRO f Spanish
Means "succour, help, relief" in Spanish... [more]
SOFÍA f Spanish
Spanish form of SOPHIA
SOFRONIO m Spanish
Spanish form of SOPHRONIUS
SOL (1) f Spanish, Portuguese
Means "the sun" in Spanish or Portuguese.
SOLEDAD f Spanish
Means "solitude" in Spanish... [more]
SONIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Variant of SONYA
SOSIMO m Spanish
Spanish form of ZOSIMUS
SUSANA f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of SUSANNA
SUSANITA f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of SUSANNA
TACITO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of TACITUS
TADEO m Spanish
Spanish form of THADDEUS
TANCREDO m Spanish
Spanish form of TANCRED
TATIANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning... [more]
TECLA f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of THEKLA
TELMA f Portuguese, Spanish
Feminine form of TELMO
TELMO m Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from a misdivision of Spanish Santelmo meaning "saint Elmo"... [more]
TEO m Italian, Spanish
Short form of TEODORO and other names that begin with Teo.
TEOBALDO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of THEOBALD
TEODORA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).
TEODORO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).
TEODOSIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of THEODOSIUS
TEÓDULO m Spanish
Spanish form of THEODULUS
TEÓFILA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of THEOPHILUS
TEÓFILO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of THEOPHILUS
TERCERO m Spanish
Means "third" in Spanish. Traditionally given to the third child born.
TERE f Spanish
Spanish short form of THERESA
TERESA f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Scandinavian, English
Cognate of THERESA... [more]
TERESITA f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of TERESA
TIBURCIO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Tiburtius which meant "of Tibur"... [more]
TIMOTEO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of TIMOTHY
TITO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of TITUS
TOMÁS m Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
Spanish, Portuguese and Irish form of THOMAS
TOMASA f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of THOMAS
TORIBIO m Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Turibius, of unknown meaning... [more]
TRINI f Spanish
Short form of TRINIDAD
TRINIDAD f & m Spanish
Means "trinity" in Spanish, referring to the Holy Trinity... [more]
TRISTÁN m Spanish
Spanish form of TRISTAN
ULISES m Spanish
Spanish form of ULYSSES
URBANO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Urbanus (see URBAN).
URSULA f English, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Finnish
Means "little bear", derived from a diminutive form of the Latin word ursa "she-bear"... [more]
VALENCIA f Spanish
From a Late Latin name which was derived from valentia "power"... [more]
VALENTÍN m Spanish, Slovak
Spanish and Slovak form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VALERIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VALERIUS... [more]
VALERIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of VALERIUS
VARINIA f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of VARINIUS
VASCO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
From the medieval Spanish name Velasco, which came from the Spanish surname Velázquez, which possibly meant "crow" in Basque... [more]
VENCESLÁS m Spanish
Spanish form of WENCESLAS
VERÓNICA f Spanish
Spanish form of VERONICA
VICENTE m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of VINCENT
VÍCTOR m Spanish, Catalan
Spanish and Catalan form of VICTOR
VICTORIA (1) f English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VICTORIUS, though later it was regarded as coming directly from Latin victoria meaning "victory"... [more]
VICTORINO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Victorinus, itself derived from VICTORIUS.
VIDAL m Spanish
Spanish form of Vitalis (see VITALE).
VILMA f Spanish, Hungarian, German, Swedish, Czech, Slovak
Cognate of WILMA
VINICIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of the Roman name Vinicius, which was possibly derived from Latin vinum "wine".
VIOLETA f Romanian, Bulgarian, Spanish
Romanian, Bulgarian and Spanish form of VIOLET
VIRGILIO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of VIRGIL
VIRGINIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin"... [more]
VISITACIÓN f Spanish
Means "visitation" in Spanish... [more]
VITO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of VITUS
VIVIANA f Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Vivianus (see VIVIAN)... [more]
WILFREDO m Spanish
Spanish form of WILFRED
XIMENA f Spanish
Possibly a Spanish or Basque feminine form of SIMON... [more]
XIOMARA f Spanish
Possibly a Spanish form of GUIOMAR
XOCHILT f Spanish
Variant of XOCHITL
XOCHITL f Native American, Spanish
Means "flower" in Nahuatl.
YADIRA f Spanish (Latin American), English (Hispanic)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from an Arabic name... [more]
YESENIA f Spanish (Latin American)
From Jessenia, the genus name of a type of tree found in South America... [more]
YESSENIA f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of YESENIA
YOLANDA f Spanish, English
From the medieval French name Yolande, which was probably a form of the name Violante, which was itself a derivative of Latin viola "violet"... [more]
YSABEL f Spanish (Archaic)
Medieval Spanish form of ISABEL
ZACARÍAS m Spanish
Spanish form of ZECHARIAH
ZARITA f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of SARAH
ZENAIDA f Spanish
Spanish form of Zenais (see ZINAIDA).
ZORAIDA f Spanish
Perhaps means "enchanting woman" in Arabic, but possibly a name invented by Cervantes for a character in his novel 'Don Quixote' (1606), in which Zoraida is a beautiful Moorish woman of Algiers who converts to Christianity and elopes with a Spanish officer.
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