Browse Names

Alondra f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from Spanish alondra meaning "lark".

Altagracia f Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "high grace", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, meaning "Our Lady of High Grace". She is considered the patron saint of the Dominican Republic, and it is there that this name is most often used.

Amarilis f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Amaryllis.

Aracelis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Araceli.

Aracely f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Araceli.

Arcadia f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Arcadius. This is the name of a region on the Greek Peloponnese, long idealized for its natural beauty.

Arcelia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Araceli.

Arleth f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Arlette in use in Latin America.

Armida f Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Probably created by the 16th-century Italian poet Torquato Tasso for his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580). In the poem Armida is a beautiful enchantress who bewitches many of the crusaders.

Carmenza f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Carmen.

Lisandra f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese
Spanish form of Lysandra.

María Guadalupe f Spanish (Mexican)
Combination of María and Guadalupe.

Mariel f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines), English (American)
Diminutive of Maria. In the case of the American actress Mariel Hemingway (1961-), the name was inspired by the Cuban town of Mariel.

Maritza f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Maria used particularly in Latin America. The suffix could be inspired by the name of the Itza people of Central America (as seen in the name of the old Maya city of Chichen Itza, Mexico). It also nearly coincides with the name of the Maritsa River in southeastern Europe.

Mayra f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Hispanic variant of Myra.

Patrocinia f Spanish (Latin American)
Strictly feminine variant of Patrocinio.

Yadira f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from an Arabic name. It has been used in Mexico since at least the 1940s, perhaps inspired by the Colombian actress Yadira Jiménez (1928-?), who performed in Mexican films beginning in 1946.

Yaretzi f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Yaritza.

Yaritza f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaborated form of Yara 1 or Yara 2 (using the same suffix as Maritza).

Zaray f Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown.