Spanish Names

Aarón m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Aaron.

Abel m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) meaning "breath". In the Old Testament he is the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered out of envy by his brother Cain. In England, this name came into use during the Middle Ages, and it was common during the Puritan era.

Abigaíl f Spanish
Spanish form of Abigail.

Abilio m Spanish
Spanish form of Avilius.

Abraham m English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of Abram 1 and הָמוֹן (hamon) meaning "many, multitude". The biblical patriarch Abraham was originally named Abram but God changed his name (see Genesis 17:5). With his father Terah, he led his wife Sarah, his nephew Lot and their other followers from Ur into Canaan. He is regarded by Jews as being the founder of the Hebrews through his son Isaac and by Muslims as being the founder of the Arabs through his son Ishmael.... [more]

Abrahán m Spanish
Spanish form of Abraham.

Abril f Spanish, Catalan
Spanish and Catalan form of April.

Ada 1 f English, Italian, Spanish, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Hungarian, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names such as Adelaide or Adelina that begin with the element adal meaning "noble". This name was borne by Augusta Ada King (1815-1852), the Countess of Lovelace (known as Ada Lovelace), a daughter of Lord Byron. She was an assistant to Charles Babbage, the inventor of an early mechanical computer.

Adalberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Variant of Alberto.

Adán m Spanish
Spanish form of Adam.

Adela f English, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Slovak, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble". Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror.

Adelaida f Spanish
Spanish form of Adelaide.

Adelardo m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Adalhard.

Adelia f English, Spanish
Elaborated form of Adela.

Adelina f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
From a Latinized Germanic name that was derived from the element adal meaning "noble".

Adelita f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish diminutive of Adela. It is used especially in Mexico, where it is the name of a folk song about a female soldier.

Adolfito m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Adolfo.

Adolfo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Adolf.

Adonay m Spanish
Spanish variant of Adonai.

Adora f Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Adoración.

Adoración f Spanish
Means "adoration" in Spanish. This name refers to the event that is known in Christian tradition as the Adoration of the Magi, which is when the three Magi presented gifts to the infant Jesus and worshipped him.

Adrián m Spanish, Hungarian, Slovak
Spanish, Hungarian and Slovak form of Hadrianus (see Hadrian).

Adriana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Slovak, Czech, Bulgarian, English, Dutch
Feminine form of Adrian. A famous bearer is the Brazilian model Adriana Lima (1981-).

África f Spanish
Spanish form of Africa 1. It is usually taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de África, the patron saint of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa.

Agapito m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
From the Late Latin name Agapitus or Agapetus, which was derived from the Greek name Ἀγαπητός (Agapetos) meaning "beloved". The name Agapetus was borne by two popes.

Ágata f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Agatha.

Agripina f Spanish
Spanish form of Agrippina.

Águeda f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Agatha.

Agustín m Spanish
Spanish form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Agustina f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Aída f Spanish
Spanish form of Ayda.

Ainara f Basque, Spanish
Variant of Enara.

Ainoa f Spanish
Spanish form of Ainhoa.

Aitana f Spanish
From the name of a mountain range in Valencia, eastern Spain. The Spanish poet Rafael Alberti used it for his daughter in 1941.

Aitor m Basque, Spanish
Possibly means "good fathers" from Basque aita "father" and on "good". This was the name of a legendary ancestor of the Basques.

Alba 1 f Italian, Spanish, Catalan
This name is derived from two distinct names, Alba 2 and Alba 3, with distinct origins, Latin and Germanic. Over time these names have become confused with one another. To further complicate the matter, alba means "dawn" in Italian, Spanish and Catalan. This may be the main inspiration behind its use in Italy and Spain.

Albano m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Albanus (see Alban).

Alberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Albert.

Albina f Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Polish, German, Lithuanian, Belarusian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Albinus. This was the name of a few early saints, including a 3rd-century martyr from Caesarea.

Albino m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Albinus.

Alcides m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Portuguese, Spanish
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκείδης (Alkeides), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength" and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was another name for the hero Herakles.

Ale 1 m & f Finnish, Italian, Spanish
Finnish short form of Aleksanteri or Aleksi, an Italian short form of Alessandro, and a Spanish short form of Alejandro or Alejandra.

Alejandra f Spanish
Spanish form of Alexandra.

Alejandro m Spanish
Spanish form of Alexander. This was the most popular name for boys in Spain from the 1990s until 2006 (and again in 2011).

Alejo m Spanish
Spanish form of Alexis.

Álex m Spanish
Short form of Alejandro.

Alexandra f English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Catalan, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Alexander. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name of Cassandra. It was borne by several early Christian saints, and also by the wife of Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia. She was from Germany and had the birth name Alix, but was renamed Александра (Aleksandra) upon joining the Russian Church.

Alexis m & f French, English, Greek, Spanish, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Ἄλεξις (Alexis) meaning "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek comic poet, and also of several saints. It is used somewhat interchangeably with the related name Ἀλέξιος or Alexius, borne by five Byzantine emperors. In the English-speaking world it is more commonly used as a feminine name.

Alfonso m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of a Visigothic Germanic name, probably meaning "noble and ready", from the element adal "noble" combined with funs "ready". Other theories claim the first element is hadu or hild (see Ildefonso), both of which mean "battle". It is possible that two or more names merged into a single form. This was the name of six kings of Portugal and kings of several ancient regions of Spain.

Alfredo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Alfred.

Alicia f Spanish, English, Swedish, French
Latinized form of Alice.

Alina f Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, German, Italian, Spanish
Short form of Adelina, Albina and names that end in alina.

Alma 1 f English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Albanian, Slovene, Croatian
This name became popular after the Battle of Alma (1854), which took place near the River Alma in Crimea and ended in a victory for Britain and France. However, the name was in rare use before the battle; it was probably inspired by Latin almus "nourishing". It also coincides with the Spanish word meaning "the soul".

Almudena f Spanish
Derived from Arabic المدينة (al-mudaynah) meaning "the citadel". It was in a building by this name that a concealed statue of the Virgin Mary was discovered during the Reconquista in Madrid. The Virgin of Almudena, that is Mary, is the patron saint of Madrid.

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

Alonso m Spanish
Spanish variant of Alfonso.

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.

Álvaro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish form of a Germanic name, perhaps Alfher. Verdi used this name in his opera The Force of Destiny (1862).

Amada f Spanish
Feminine form of Amado.

Amadeo m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish form of Amadeus, as well as an Italian variant. This was the name of a 19th-century king of Spain (born in Italy).

Amado m Spanish
Spanish form of Amatus.

Amador m Spanish
Spanish form of Amator.

Amalia f Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Greek, Finnish, Swedish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Germanic name Amala, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work".

Amancio m Spanish
Spanish form of Amantius.

Amanda f English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Latvian, Late Roman
In part this is a feminine form of Amandus. However, it was not used during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century it was recreated by authors and poets who based it directly on Latin amanda meaning "lovable, worthy of love". Notably, the playwright Colley Cibber used it for a character in his play Love's Last Shift (1696). It came into regular use during the 19th century.

Amando m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Amandus.

Amaranta f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Amarantha.

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

Amaro m Galician, Portuguese, Spanish
Possibly from the Germanic name Adelmar, maybe influenced by Latin amarus "bitter". 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.

Amaya f Basque, Spanish, English (Modern)
Variant of Amaia.... [more]

Ámbar f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish cognate of Amber.

Ambrosio m Spanish
Spanish form of Ambrosius (see Ambrose).

Amelia f English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Variant of Amalia, though it is sometimes confused with Emilia, which has a different origin. The name became popular in England after the German House of Hanover came to the British throne in the 18th century — it was borne by daughters of both George II and George III. The author Henry Fielding used it for the title character in his novel Amelia (1751). Another famous bearer was Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), the first woman to make a solo flight over the Atlantic Ocean.... [more]

América f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Amerigo.

Américo m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Amerigo.

Amílcar m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Hamilcar.

Amor m & f Roman Mythology, Late Roman, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Means "love" in Latin. This was another name for the Roman god Cupid. It also means "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, and as a feminine name it can be derived directly from this vocabulary word.

Amparo f Spanish
Means "protection, shelter, refuge" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Amparo, meaning "Our Lady of Refuge".

Ana f Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian, Fijian, Tongan
Form of Anna used in various languages.

Anabel f Spanish
Spanish form of Annabel, also commonly used as a contraction of Ana Isabel.

Ana Belén f Spanish
Combination of Ana and Belén.

Anacleto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Anacletus.

Anaís f Catalan, Spanish
Catalan and Spanish form of Anaïs.

Ana Isabel f Spanish
Combination of Ana and Isabel.

Ana María f Spanish
Combination of Ana and María.

Ana Sofía f Spanish
Combination of Ana and Sofía.

Anastacia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Anastasia.

Anastacio m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Anastasio.

Anastasia f Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, English, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Anastasius. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Due to her, the name has been common in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (in various spellings). As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages. A famous bearer was the youngest daughter of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II, who was rumoured to have escaped the execution of her family in 1918.

Anastasio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Anastasius.

Andrea 2 f English, German, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Andrew. As an English name, it has been used since the 17th century, though it was not common until the 20th century.

Andrés m Spanish, Icelandic
Spanish and Icelandic form of Andrew.

Andrés Felipe m Spanish
Combination of Andrés and Felipe especially popular in Colombia.

Ángel m Spanish
Spanish form of Angelus (see Angel).

Ángela f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Angelus (see Angel).

Ángeles f Spanish
Means "angels", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles, meaning "Our Lady the Queen of the Angels".

Angélica f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Angelica.

Angelina f Italian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Armenian
Latinate diminutive of Angela. A famous bearer is American actress Angelina Jolie (1975-).

Angelino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Angelo or Ángel.

Angelita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Angela.

Ani 1 f Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Spanish
Diminutive of Ana.

Aníbal m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hannibal.

Anita 1 f Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Latvian, Hungarian
Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian and Slovene diminutive of Ana.

Anselma f Spanish, Italian (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Anselm.

Anselmo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Anselm.

Antelmo m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Anthelm.

Antonia f Italian, Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Romanian, Greek, Croatian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see Anthony).

Antonieta f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish diminutive of Antonia.

Antonio m Spanish, Italian, Croatian
Spanish and Italian form of Antonius (see Anthony). This has been a common name in Italy since the 14th century. In Spain it was the most popular name for boys in the 1950s and 60s.... [more]

Anunciación f Spanish
Spanish cognate of Annunziata.

Apolinar m Spanish
Spanish form of Apollinaris.

Apolonia f Spanish, Polish
Spanish and Polish form of Apollonia.

Araceli f Spanish
Means "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and coeli "sky". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patron saint of Lucena, Spain.

Aracelis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Araceli.

Aracely f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Araceli.

Aránzazu f Spanish
Spanish form of Arantzazu.

Arcelia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Araceli.

Ariadna f Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Polish
Spanish, Catalan, Russian and Polish form of Ariadne.

Ariel m & f Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, Polish, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew, from אֲרִי ('ari) meaning "lion" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare used it as the name of a spirit in his play The Tempest (1611), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honour. As an English name, it became more common for females in the 1980s, especially after it was used for the title character in the Disney film The Little Mermaid (1989).

Arístides m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristides.

Armando m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Herman.

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.

Aroa f Basque, Spanish
Derived from Basque aro meaning "era, age, time".

Arsenio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Arsenios.

Artemio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Artemios.

Arturo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Arthur.

Ascensión f Spanish
Means "ascension" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the Ascension of Jesus into heaven.

Asdrúbal m Spanish
Spanish form of Hasdrubal.

Asun f Spanish
Short form of Asunción.

Asunción f Spanish
Means "assumption" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven.

Atanasio m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Athanasius.

Atenea f Spanish
Spanish form of Athena.

Atilio m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Attilius (see Attilio).

Augusto m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Augustus.

Aura f English, Italian, Spanish, Finnish
From the word aura (derived from Latin, ultimately from Greek αὔρα meaning "breeze") for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.

Áurea f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Aurea.

Aurelia f Ancient Roman, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Polish
Feminine form of Aurelius.

Aureliano m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Aurelianus.

Aurelio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aurelius.

Aurora f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology
Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.

Avelina 2 f Spanish
Feminine form of Avelino.

Avelino m Spanish, Portuguese
Used in honour of the 16th-century Italian saint Andrea Avellino (usually spelled Avelino in Spanish and Portuguese). His surname is derived from the name of the town of Avellino in Campania, itself from Latin Abellinum (of unknown meaning).

Azahar f Spanish (Rare)
Means "orange blossom" in Spanish, ultimately from Arabic زهرة (zahrah) meaning "flower". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Azahar, meaning "Our Lady of the Orange Blossom", because of the citrus trees that surround a church devoted to her near Murcia.

Azahara f Spanish
Variant of Azahar. It can also be given in reference to the ruined Moorish city of Medina Azahara in Córdoba, which derives from the related Arabic root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Azeneth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a Spanish variant of Asenath.

Azucena f Spanish
Means "madonna lily" in Spanish.

Balbina f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare), Polish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Balbinus. Saint Balbina was a 2nd-century Roman woman martyred with her father Quirinus.

Balbino m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Balbinus.

Baldo m Italian, Spanish, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element bald "bold, brave", such as Baldwin and Theobald. In Italian it can also be short for the non-Germanic name Baldassare.

Baldomero m Spanish
Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and mari "famous".

Balduino m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Baldwin.

Baltasar m Spanish, Biblical Greek
Spanish form of Balthazar. This is also the form (of Belshazzar) used in the Greek Old Testament.

Bárbara f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Barbara.

Bartolomé m Spanish
Spanish form of Bartholomew.

Basilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Basil 1.

Baudelio m Spanish (Rare)
From Baudelius, a Latinized form of a possibly Germanic name. Saint Baudelius was a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Orleans.

Bautista m Spanish
Spanish form of Baptiste.

Beatriz f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Beatrix.

Begoña f Spanish, Basque
From a title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Begoña, meaning "Our Lady of Begoña", the patron saint of Biscay, Spain. Begoña is a district and basilica in the city of Bilbao.

Belén f Spanish
Spanish form of Bethlehem, the name of the town in Judah where King David and Jesus were born. The town's name is from Hebrew בֵּית־לֶחֶם (Beit-lechem) meaning "house of bread".

Benigna f Spanish, Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Benigno.

Benigno m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Benignus, which meant "kind, friendly". This was the name of several saints including a 5th-century disciple of Saint Patrick who later became the chief Bishop of Ireland.

Benita f Spanish
Feminine form of Benito.

Benito m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Benedict. This name was borne by Mexican president Benito Juárez, and also by Benito Mussolini (who was named after Juárez), the fascist dictator of Italy during World War II.

Benjamín m Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Icelandic
Spanish, Czech, Slovak and Icelandic form of Benjamin.

Bermudo m Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Veremund.

Bernabé m Spanish
Spanish form of Barnabas.

Bernarda f Slovene, Croatian, Spanish
Feminine form of Bernard.

Bernardina f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Bernardino.

Bernardino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Bernardo. Saint Bernadino of Siena was a 15th-century Italian priest and preacher.

Bernardita f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Bernard.

Bernardo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bernard.

Berta f Polish, Czech, Hungarian, German, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Slovene
Form of Bertha in several languages.

Berto m Italian, Spanish
Short form of Roberto, Alberto and other names containing bert (often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright").

Betania f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Bethany.

Bethania f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant form of Bethany.

Bibiana f Spanish, Italian, Late Roman
Possibly an early variant of Viviana. Alternatively, it may be a feminine derivative of the earlier Roman cognomen Vibianus.

Bienvenida f Spanish
Derived from Spanish bienvenido meaning "welcome".

Blanca f Spanish, Catalan
Spanish and Catalan cognate of Blanche.

Blas m Spanish
Spanish form of Blaise.

Bolívar m Spanish (Latin American)
From a surname that was taken from the Basque place name Bolibar, which was derived from bolu "mill" and ibar "riverside". A famous bearer of the surname was Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), a South American revolutionary leader, after whom the country of Bolivia is named.

Bonifacio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Bonifatius (see Boniface).

Borja m Spanish
From a Spanish surname, used as a given name in honour of the Jesuit priest Saint Francis Borja (1510-1572). The surname, also spelled Borgia, is derived from the name of a Spanish town, ultimately from Arabic بُرْج (burj) meaning "tower".

Brayan m Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Brian.

Brígida f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Bridget.

Brunilda f Albanian, Spanish, Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Albanian, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Brünhild.

Bruno m German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Croatian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Latvian, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element brun "armour, protection" or brun "brown". Saint Bruno of Cologne was a German monk of the 11th century who founded the Carthusian Order. The surname has belonged to Giordano Bruno, a philosopher burned at the stake by the Inquisition. A modern bearer is the American singer Bruno Mars (1985-), born Peter Gene Hernandez.

Buenaventura m Spanish
Spanish form of Bonaventura.

Calista f English, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Callistus. As an English name it might also be a variant of Kallisto.

Calisto m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Callistus.

Calixta f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Calixtus.

Calixto m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Calixtus.

Camila f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Camilla.

Camilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Camillus.

Cande f & m Spanish
Short form of Candelaria or Candelario.

Candela f Spanish
Short form of Candelaria.

Candelaria f Spanish
Means "Candlemas" in Spanish, ultimately derived from Spanish candela "candle". This name is given in honour of the church festival of Candlemas, which commemorates the presentation of Christ in the temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary.

Candelario m Spanish
Masculine form of Candelaria.

Candelas f Spanish
Diminutive of Candelaria.

Cándida f Spanish
Spanish form of Candida.

Cándido m Spanish
Spanish form of Candidus.

Caridad f Spanish
Spanish cognate of Charity.

Carina 1 f English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Late Roman
Late Latin name derived from cara meaning "dear, beloved". This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr. It is also the name of a constellation in the southern sky, though in this case it means "keel" in Latin, referring to a part of Jason's ship the Argo.

Carla f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, English, German, Dutch
Feminine form of Carlo, Carlos or Carl.

Carlito m Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Carlos.

Carlitos m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos.

Carlos m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles.

Carlota f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Charlotte.

Carmela f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Carmel.

Carmelita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Carmel.

Carmelo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian masculine form of Carmel.

Carmen f Spanish, English, Italian, French, Romanian, German
Medieval Spanish form of Carmel influenced by the Latin word carmen "song". This was the name of the main character in George Bizet's opera Carmen (1875).

Carmina f Italian, Spanish
Variant of Carmen.

Carolina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish
Latinate feminine form of Carolus. This is the name of two American states: North and South Carolina. They were named for Charles I, king of England.

Casandra f Spanish, Romanian
Spanish and Romanian form of Cassandra.

Casilda f Spanish
Meaning uncertain. This is the name of the 11th-century patron saint of Toledo, Spain. It might have an Arabic origin (Saint Casilda was a Moorish princess), perhaps from قصيدة (qasidah) meaning "poem". Alternatively it could be derived from a Germanic name in which the second element is hild meaning "battle".

Casimiro m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Casimir.

Catalina f Spanish, Corsican
Spanish and Corsican form of Katherine.

Cayetana f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Caietanus (see Gaetano).

Cayetano m Spanish
Spanish form of Caietanus (see Gaetano).

Cebrián m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Cecilia f English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Romanian, Finnish
Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus meaning "blind". Saint Cecilia was a semi-legendary 2nd- or 3rd-century martyr who was sentenced to die because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. She was later regarded as the patron saint of music and musicians.... [more]

Cecilio m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Caecilius (see Cecilia).

Ceferino m Spanish
Spanish form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Celeste f & m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English
Italian feminine and masculine form of Caelestis. It is also the Portuguese, Spanish and English feminine form.

Celestina f Spanish, Italian
Latinate feminine form of Caelestinus.

Celestino m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Caelestinus.

Celia f English, Spanish
Feminine form of the Roman family name Caelius. Shakespeare used it in his play As You Like It (1599), which introduced the name to the English-speaking public at large. It is sometimes used as a short form of Cecilia.

Celino m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Caelinus or a short form of Marcelino.

Celio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Caelius.

Celso m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Celsus.

César m French, Spanish, Portuguese
French, Spanish and Portuguese form of Caesar. A famous bearer was the American labour organizer César Chávez (1927-1993).

Charo f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Rosario.

Che m Spanish
From an Argentine expression meaning "hey!". This nickname was acquired by the Argentine revolutionary Ernesto Guevara while he was in Cuba.

Chelo f Spanish
Diminutive of Consuelo.

Chema m Spanish
Diminutive of José María or José Manuel.

Chita f Spanish
Short form of Conchita.

Chucho m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Jesús.

Chus m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Jesús or Jesusa.

Chuy m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesús.

Cintia f Spanish, Hungarian
Spanish and Hungarian form of Cynthia.

Cipriano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Ciríaco m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese form and Spanish variant of Cyriacus.

Ciriaco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cyriacus.

Cirilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Cyril.

Cirino m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Ciro.

Ciro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cyrus.

Clara f German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus, which meant "clear, bright, famous". The name Clarus was borne by a few early saints. The feminine form was popularized by the 13th-century Saint Clare of Assisi (called Chiara in Italian), a friend and follower of Saint Francis, who left her wealthy family to found the order of nuns known as the Poor Clares.... [more]

Clarisa f Spanish
Spanish form of Clarissa.

Claudia f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Claudius. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the 16th century.

Claudina f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Claudia.

Claudio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Claudius.

Clemente m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Clemens (see Clement).

Clementina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Clement.

Cleto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of Anacleto.

Clímaco m Spanish
Spanish form of Climacus, derived from Greek κλῖμαξ (klimax) meaning "ladder". The 7th-century monk Saint John Climacus (also known as John of the Ladder) acquired this name because he wrote a book called The Ladder of Divine Ascent.

Cloe f Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Chloe.

Clotilde f French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
French form of the Germanic name Chlotichilda, which was composed of the elements hlud "fame" and hild "battle". Saint Clotilde was the wife of the Frankish king Clovis, whom she converted to Christianity.

Concepción f Spanish
Means "conception" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. A city in Chile bears this name.

Concha f Spanish
Diminutive of Concepción. This name can also mean "seashell" in Spanish.

Conchita f Spanish
Diminutive of Concha.

Conrado m Spanish
Spanish form of Conrad.

Constantino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Constantinus (see Constantine).

Constanza f Spanish
Spanish form of Constantia.

Consuela f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Consuelo.

Consuelo f Spanish
Means "consolation" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Consuelo, meaning "Our Lady of Consolation".

Coral f English, Spanish
From the English and Spanish word coral for the underwater skeletal deposits that can form reefs. It is ultimately derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek κοράλλιον (korallion).

Corina f Romanian, Spanish, English, German
Romanian and Spanish form of Corinna, as well as an English and German variant.

Cornelio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Cornelius.

Corona f Late Roman, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Means "crown" in Latin, as well as Italian and Spanish. This was the name of a 2nd-century saint who was martyred with her companion Victor.

Cosme m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Cosmas.

Covadonga f Spanish
From the name of a village in Asturias, Spain. Called Cuadonga in Asturian, it probably means "cave of the spring", though it has long been associated with Vulgar Latin Cova Dominica "Cave of Our Lady". This is the site of an important shrine to the Virgin Mary, and its use as a given name stems from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Covadonga "Our Lady of Covadonga".

Crescencia f Spanish
Spanish form of Crescentia.

Crisóstomo m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chrysostomos.

Cristal f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Crystal.

Cristián m Spanish
Spanish form of Christian.

Cristian m Romanian, Spanish
Romanian and Spanish form of Christian.

Cristina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and Romanian form of Christina.

Cristóbal m Spanish
Spanish form of Christopher.

Cruz f & m Spanish, Portuguese
Means "cross" in Spanish or Portuguese, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.

Cruzita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cruz.

Curro m Spanish
Andalusian diminutive of Francisco.

Custodia f Spanish
Feminine form of Custodio.

Custodio m Spanish
Means "guardian" in Spanish, from Latin custodia "protection, safekeeping".

Dafne f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Daphne.

Dalia 1 f Spanish (Latin American), Arabic
Spanish and Arabic form of Dahlia. The Dahlia is the national flower of Mexico.

Dalila f French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical Latin
Form of Delilah used in the Latin Old Testament, as well as in French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Damián m Spanish, Czech
Spanish and Czech form of Damian.

Dan 2 m English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Short form of Daniel.

Dani 2 m Hungarian, Spanish, Dutch
Diminutive of Dániel (Hungarian), Daniel (Spanish) or Daniël (Dutch).

Daniel m English, Hebrew, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Finnish, Estonian, Armenian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge", from the roots דִּין (din) meaning "to judge" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. He lived during the Jewish captivity in Babylon, where he served in the court of the king, rising to prominence by interpreting the king's dreams. The book also presents Daniel's four visions of the end of the world.... [more]

Daniela f Italian, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Portuguese, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hebrew, English
Feminine form of Daniel.

Danilo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Form of Daniel in various languages.

Darío m Spanish
Spanish form of Darius.

David m English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Welsh, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was derived from Hebrew דּוֹד (dod) meaning "beloved" or "uncle". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. According to the New Testament, Jesus was descended from him.... [more]

Davinia f English (Rare), Spanish (Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Davina. About 1980 this name jumped in popularity in Spain, possibly due to the main character on the British television series The Foundation (1977-1979), which was broadcast in Spain as La Fundación.

Dayana f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Diana, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Débora f Spanish, Portuguese, French (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and French form of Deborah.

Delfina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Delphina.

Delia 1 f English, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Greek Mythology
Means "of Delos" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, given because she and her twin brother Apollo were born on the island of Delos. The name appeared in several poems of the 16th and 17th centuries, and it has occasionally been used as a given name since that time.