Spanish Submitted Names

Spanish names are used in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries (such as those in South America). See also about Spanish names.
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Purisima f Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish purísima meaning "most pure."
Puy f Basque, Aragonese, Spanish (Rare)
Taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Puy meaning "Our Lady of Puy". In Auvergnat French, Puy means "promontory, hill". A legend tells that the image of the Virgin Mary was found at the top of a hill.
Quena f Spanish (Latin American)
Its usage in Mexico and South America is likely due to the quena, or qina in Quechua, the traditional flute of the Andes.
Querida f Spanish
Means "dear, beloved" in Spanish
Quetilo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Kjeld.
Quetzal m & f Nahuatl, American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Mexican)
From Nahuatl quetzalli, meaning "plumage of the quetzal bird, beautiful feather", figuratively meaning "something precious, something beautiful". Can also be a short form of Quetzalcoatl.
Quetzala f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
From Quetzala, the name of a river in Mexico. Quetzala is likely derived from Nahuatl quetzalli, "quetzal feather". The word quetzalli also denotes something precious. The quetzal held great cultural and religious significance to the Aztecs, and other indigenous peoples of Central America... [more]
Quieto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Quietus.
Quiliano m Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Cillian, referring to the saint.
Quilina f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Chilina or Kilina (finally going back to Aquilina).
Quincho m Spanish
Diminutive of Joaquin.
Quincia f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Spanish form of Quintia and (American) English feminization of Quincy.
Quinciano m Spanish
Spanish form of Quintianus.
Quincio m Spanish
Spanish form of Quintius.
Quino m Spanish
Diminutive of Joaquín.
Quintara f Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, but a street in San Francisco bears the name.
Quintiano m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese form of Quintianus and Spanish variant of Quinciano.
Quintila f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintilla. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintilo.
Quintiliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).
Quintilio m Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Quintilius.
Quintilla f Ancient Roman, Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Latin diminutive of Quinta, which thus makes this name the feminine equivalent of Quintillus.
Quintilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintillus.
Quintiniano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).
Quionia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Chionia.
Quirce m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Cyriacus.
Rabano m Italian, Spanish, Sardinian, Esperanto
Italian, Spanish, Sardinian, and Esperanto form of Raban via it's Latinized form Rabanus.
Radamel m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Best known for being the name of Colombian soccer striker Radamel Falcao (b. 1986). The meaning of the name is unknown. It may come from the surname Radamel or even be a hispanicized form of Radomil (via Slavic immigrants).
Radamés m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Radames.
Radolfo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Ráðúlfr.
Rafaella f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Rafael and Latin American and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Rafaela.
Rafi m Various, Jewish, Spanish
Diminutive of Raphael.
Rafita m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Rafael, via its short form Rafa.
Rafo m Spanish
Diminutive of Rafael.
Rai m Spanish
Diminutive of Israel.
Raimón m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Ramón, influenced by Raimundo, the Spanish variant of Raymond.
Rainel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Famous bearer is Rainel Rosario (born 1989), a Dominican baseball player with the Boston Red Sox.
Ral m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Rali m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Ramira f Spanish
Feminine form of Ramiro.
Ramoncito m Spanish
Diminutive of Ramon.
Ramonita f Spanish
Diminutive of Ramona.
Ramos m & f Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos, the plural form of ramo meaning "bough, branch; bouquet."
Randolfo m Portuguese, Italian, Spanish
Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish form of Randolf.
Raquelo m Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Raquel.
Rauli m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Raulito m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Rayco m Spanish (Canarian)
Possibly derived from the Guanche word *răyyək, referring to a member of the Irăyyăkăn, a noble tribe of the Adrar des Ifoghas area of Mali. According to Antonio de Viana's epic poem Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas de la Gran Canaria (1604), this was the name of a late 15th-century Guanche captain and ambassador who served under Beneharo, the king of Anaga on the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain), at the time of the Spanish conquest of the island.
Raysa f Ukrainian, Russian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Ukrainian form, Russian variant transcription and Portuguese and Spanish variant of Raisa 1.
Recesvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Recceswinth.
Recuerdo f Spanish (Rare)
Means "remembrance, memory" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Recuerdo and Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo, meaning "The Virgin of the Remembrance" and "Our Lady of the Remembrance" respectively.
Refugio m & f Spanish (Mexican)
Means "refuge, shelter" in Spanish. As a feminine name, it is often part of the compound name María del Refugio, from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Refugio (de los Pecadores) meaning "Our Lady, Refuge (of Sinners)".
Regalada f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Regalado.
Regalado m Spanish (Philippines)
Transferred use of the surname Regalado. This is given in honour of Saint Pedro Regalado (1390-1456), known as Petrus Regalatus in Latin, a Spanish Franciscan (friar minor) and reformer.
Reginita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Regina.
Regino m Spanish, Italian
Masculine form of Regina.
Reinalda f Dutch (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch feminine form of Reinald as well as the Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Reinaldo. Also compare Reynalda.
Reinerio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Reiner.
Reme f Spanish
Short form of Remedios.
Remedio f & m Spanish
Singular form of Remedios.
Remi m & f Spanish
Short form of Remigio and Remigia.
Remismunda f Spanish
Feminine form of Remismundo
Remismundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Remismund.
Reno m & f Italian, Popular Culture, Spanish
Short form of Moreno and other names ending in -reno.
Reo f Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Rhoeo.
Reposo f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "rest" in Spanish. It is taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen del Reposo and Nuestra Señora del Reposo, meaning "The Virgin of the Rest" and "Our Lady of the Rest", respectively... [more]
Requiario m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Rechiar.
Requimundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Richimund.
Resa f English, German, Spanish, Literature
Short form of Theresa or Teresa.... [more]
Resendo m Spanish
Spanish form of a German name comprised of the element reths, a variant of rad or ragin "advice, counsel" and sinþs "path"
Restituta f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Restitutus. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian martyr from Roman Africa.
Restituto m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Restitutus. Known bearers of this name include the Argentine soccer player Restituto Brito (born c. 1929) and Restituto del Valle (1865-1930), a Spanish poet and Augustinian cleric.
Reveriano m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Reverianus. A known bearer was the Spanish componist Reveriano Soutullo Otero (1880-1932).
Reymar m & f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Rey-, from names beginning with this pattern, e.g. Reynaldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern such as María or Maribel.
Reynalda f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Reynaldo.
Reynante m Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly a variant of Renante.
Reyniel m Spanish
Maybe a blend of Reynaldo and Daniel. It is very common in Cuba.
Riánsares f Spanish
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Riánsares, meaning "The Virgin of Riánsares," the name being a contraction of río Ánsares, the name of a river (now referred to in English as the Riánsares River) which is the main tributary of the Gigüela river... [more]
Rica m Spanish
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Rícar m Spanish
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Richi m Spanish
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Ricimero m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ricimer.
Rigoberta f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Rigoberto. A famous bearer is the Guatemalan human rights activist Rigoberta Menchú (1959-).
Rigoberto m Spanish
Spanish form of Rigobert.
Ritita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Rita.
Rito m Spanish (Latin American), Italian
Possibly a male form of Rita.
Ro f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Rocío and Rodrigo.
Robe m Spanish
Diminutive of Roberto.
Róber m Spanish
Diminutive of Roberto.
Robertita f Spanish
Diminutive of Roberta.
Robertito m Spanish
Diminutive of Roberto.
Róbinson m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish (Latin American) form of Robinson.... [more]
Robustiano m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Robustianus.
Rocho m Spanish
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Roci f Spanish
Diminutive of Rocío.
Roco m Spanish
Diminutive of Rocio.
Rodante m Spanish (Philippines)
Means "rolling" in Spanish. A bearer of this name is Rodante Marcoleta, a Filipino politician.
Rodelinda f Lombardic, Theatre, Spanish (Mexican)
Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and English form of Rodelind. Rodelinda (6th century) was a Lombard queen by marriage to king Audoin, and the mother of king Alboin... [more]
Rodelio m Spanish (Philippines)
Meaning uncertain.
Roderico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Roderic.
Rodo m Spanish
Diminutive of Rodolfo.
Rodoaldo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Rodoald, which is a variant form of Rodwald.
Rodri m Spanish
Diminutive of Rodrigo.
Rodriga f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Roderick.
Rogaciano m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rogatianus. A notable bearer of this name was the Brazilian journalist and poet Rogaciano Bezerra Leite (1920-1969).
Rogata f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic), Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Rogatus. This name was borne by several obscure martyrs and saints.
Roge m Spanish
Diminutive of Rogelio.
Rogelia f Spanish
Feminine form of Rogelio.
Roguelia f Spanish
Feminine form of Rogelio.
Rojelio m Spanish
Variant spelling of Rogelio.
Rojo m Spanish
Spanish translation of Red.
Roke m Spanish
Variant of Roque.
Rolindes f Asturian (Rare), Galician (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Mostly used in Asturias and León (also, to some extent, Galicia) in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.
Romero m Italian, Spanish
Transferred use of the surname Romero. Also coincides with the Spanish word romero "rosemary".
Romilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Romilius.
Ronal m Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a short form of Ronaldo.
Rosado m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the Spanish word meaning "pink".
Rosaisela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Rosa 1 and Isela. Rosa Isela was the name of a character in the Mexican comic María Isabel (1964), which was adapted into telenovelas in 1966 and again in 1997... [more]
Rosalin m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Rosalina. This is mainly a masculine name in Argentina and Chile (Compare Rosalino and Rosalindo).
Rosalínita f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosalina.
Rosalío m Spanish
Masculine form of Rosalía.
Rosalita f Popular Culture, Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly a diminutive of Rosalía or a combination of Rosa 1 and Lita... [more]
Rosamaría f Spanish
Contraction of Rosa 1 and María.
Rosamel m Spanish
From the French surname Rosamel.
Rosamunda f Italian, Galician, Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Rosamund.
Roscio m & f Italian, Spanish
Variant of Rocio.
Rosi f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosalia.
Rosinés f Spanish
Probably a blend of the names Rosa 1 and Inés. A known bearer of this name is Rosinés Chávez Rodríguez (b... [more]
Rosito m Spanish (Philippines)
Masculine form of Rosita.
Rosmery f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American Spanish adoption of Rosemary.
Rosmira f Theatre, Spanish (Latin American)
Rosmira (also known as Rosmira fedele, 1738) is an opera by Antonio Vivaldi.
Rossy f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosa 1 and Rosana. Rosa Elena García Echave (born 16 September 1964), better known as Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish actress, singer and model.
Roxabella f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
English cognate of Roxabel (in English-speaking countries) as well as a variant form of Roxabel (in Latin America).
Roxanita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Roxana.
Roxano m Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Roxana.
Rual m English (American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), South African (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Reuel (anglophone world) and Raul (Latin America).... [more]
Rubí f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Ruby.
Rubiel m Spanish (Latin American), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Possibly a genuine Hebrew name, of which the first element may be etymologically related to Ruben. The second element would certainly be derived from Hebrew el "God"... [more]
Rubisel m Spanish (Mexican)
Hispanic name that, like Elián, is originally a combination of the parents' names. In this case, it is Rubén combined with probably Gisela.
Rucio m Spanish
"gray"
Rudecindo m Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a Spanish form of Rudesind.
Rufiniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Rufinianus.
Rufo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Rufus.
Rul m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Rule m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Ruliano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rullianus.
Rulo m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Rumalda f Spanish
Feminine form of Rumaldo.
Rumaldo m Spanish
Variant of Romualdo.
Rupilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Rupilius.
Rústica f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Rusticus. The name Rustica is more common.
Rusticiano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Rusticianus.
Rústico m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rusticus.
Rutilia f Ancient Roman, Italian (Tuscan, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Rutilius. This name was borne by the maternal grandmother of Julius Caesar.
Rutilio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Rutilius.
Ruymán m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a Guanche prince from the island of Tenerife.
Sabacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Sabbatios via Sabbatius.
Sabelio m Spanish
Spanish form of Sabellius.
Sabiniano m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Sabinian.
Sabrinita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Sabrina.
Sacramento f & m Spanish, Portuguese
From the word meaning "sacrament," which is defined in Roman Catholic theology as either "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace" or "outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace."
Sadiel m Spanish (Latin American)
some famous bearers include Sadiel Rojas and Sadiel Cuentas
Sagrado Corazón f & m Spanish (Rare)
Means "sacred heart" in Spanish, referring to the sacret heart of Jesus (hence de Jesús is often suffixed in the full name).
Sairy f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
As an English name, it is sometimes used as a nickname for Sarah, which is the case for Sarah Bush Lincoln, the stepmother of Abraham Lincoln. It is also the case for Sarah Gamp, one of the characters in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit, whose nickname is Sairey (Sairy in the 1994 TV miniseries).
Salo m & f Spanish
Short form of Salomón or Salomé.
Saludacion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish saludación meaning "greeting, salutation".
Salustia f Spanish, Polish
Spanish and Polish form of Sallustia.
Salustiano m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Sallustianus.
Salustio m Spanish
Spanish form of Sallustius.
Salva m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.
Salve f Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from the Marian hymn Salve Regina meaning "Hail Queen."
Salvi m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.
Salvia f Medieval French, English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
From the genus name of sage, an herb formerly used as medicine, which comes from Latin salvus "healthy, safe" (related to salvere "to save, to be saved"), referring to the plant's supposed healing properties... [more]
Salviana f Spanish
Feminine form of Salviano
Salviano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Salvianus.
Salvita m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.
Samuelita f Spanish
Spanish feminine diminutive of Samuel.
Sandro m Spanish
Diminutive of Alejandro.
Sandybell f Popular Culture, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sandy and name suffix -bell (see Belle), taken from the main character of the Japanese anime series 'Hello! Sandybell' (originally spelled with final -e), first aired in Japan in 1981.... [more]
Sanjuan m Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Combination of Spanish San, meaning "saint" and the name Juan 1.
Sanjuana f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
From Spanish San Juan meaning "Saint John", taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de San Juan de los Lagos, which refers to a statue that is venerated in Mexico and the United States (particularly Texas)... [more]