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Aarón m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Aaron.

Abel m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Georgian, Armenian, 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.

Abelardo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of French Abélard, given in honour of the 12th-century French philosopher and theologian Pierre Abélard (called Peter Abelard in English). He adopted his surname in his twenties, possibly inspired by the biblical name Abel.

Abigaíl f Spanish
Spanish form of Abigail.

Abilio m Spanish
Spanish form of Avilius.

Abraham m English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical German, Biblical Swedish, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Danish, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name אַבְרָהָם (ʾAvraham), which may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" 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.

Abundio m Spanish
Spanish form of Abundius.

Adalberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Variant of Alberto.

Adán m Spanish
Spanish form of Adam.

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

Adelmo m Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Adhelm, also used to refer to the English saint Ealdhelm.

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.

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).

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.

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

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.

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.

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, prowess" 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.

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 Alexius.

Álex m Spanish
Short form of Alejandro.

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.... [more]

Alfonso m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Alphonsus, the Latin form of the Visigothic name *Aþalafuns meaning "noble and ready", derived from the Gothic elements aþals "noble" and funs "ready". This was the name of several kings of Spain (Asturias, León, Castile and Aragon) and Portugal, starting with Alfonso I of Asturias in the 8th century. His name was sometimes recorded in the Latin spelling Adefonsus, and on that basis it is theorized that first element might be from another source (perhaps haþus meaning "battle"). It is possible that two or more names merged into a single form.

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

Alirio m Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Hilario.

Alonso m Spanish
Spanish variant of Alfonso.

Álvaro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish form of Alvarus, the Latinized form of a Visigothic name, possibly derived from the elements alls "all" and wars "aware, cautious" or wards "guard". Álvar Fáñez was an 11th-century military commander and duke of Toledo, who appears as a general of El Cid in the epic poem El Cantar de mio Cid. Verdi also used the name in his opera The Force of Destiny (1862).

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.

Amancio m Spanish
Spanish form of Amantius.

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

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

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.

Ámbar f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish cognate of Amber.

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

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".

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.

Anahí f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly from the Guarani name for the cockspur coral tree (species Erythrina crista-galli). In a Guarani legend this is the name of a young woman burned at the stake by the conquistadors, after which she is transformed into the flowering tree.

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

Ana Isabel f Spanish
Combination of Ana and Isabel.

Anastacio m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Anastasio.

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

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).

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".

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

Angustias f Spanish
Means "anguishes", taken from a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Angustias, meaning "Our Lady of Anguishes". She is the patron saint of Granada, Spain.

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

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

Aniceto m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Anicetus.

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.

Antero 2 m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Anterus.

Antón m Galician, Spanish
Galician form and Spanish variant of Antonius (see Anthony).

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
Means "annunciation" in Spanish, referring to the event in the New Testament in which the angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will give birth to Jesus.

Apolinar m Spanish
Spanish form of Apollinaris.

Aquiles m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Achilles.

Aquilino m Spanish
Spanish form of Aquilinus.

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.

Arcadio m Spanish
Spanish form of Arcadius.

Argimiro m Spanish
Spanish form of Argimirus, the Latin form of a Visigothic or Suebi name probably composed of the Germanic elements heri "army" and mari "famous". This name was borne by a 9th-century Spanish saint who was martyred by the Moors.

Ariel m & f Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, Polish, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew, from אֲרִי (ʾari) meaning "lion" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare utilized it for a spirit in his play The Tempest (1611) and Alexander Pope utilized it for a sylph in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1712), 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).

Aristeo m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristaeus.

Arístides m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristides.

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

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

Arnulfo m Spanish
Spanish form of Arnulf.

Arquímedes m Spanish
Spanish form of Archimedes.

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.

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

Augusto m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Augustus. This name was borne by the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006).

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

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

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).

Aylen f Mapuche, Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Ayelen.

Aylín f Spanish (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Aylen or Eileen.

Azahar f Spanish (Rare)
Means "orange blossom" in Spanish, ultimately from Arabic زهْرة (zahra) 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.

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

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

Baldo m Italian, Spanish, Germanic
Originally a short form of names containing the Old German element bald meaning "bold, brave" (Proto-Germanic *balþaz), such as Baldwin and Theobald. In Italian it can also be short for the non-Germanic name Baldassare.

Baldomero m Spanish
Derived from the Old German 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.

Bartolomé m Spanish
Spanish form of Bartholomew.

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

Baudilio m Spanish
From Baudilius, a Latinized form of a possibly Frankish name formed of the element bald "bold, brave". Saint Baudilius (or Baudilus) was a 3rd or 4th-century saint who was martyred at Nîmes in France.

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

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 (Beṯ-leḥem) meaning "house of bread".

Benedicto m Spanish
Spanish form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Benicio m Spanish
From the surname of the 13th-century Italian saint Philip Benitius (Filippo Benizi in Italian; Felipe Benicio in Spanish). A notable bearer of the given name is the Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro (1967-).

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 archbishop of Armagh.

Benito m Spanish, Italian
Spanish contracted form of Benedicto. This name was borne by Mexican president Benito Juárez (1806-1872). Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), the fascist dictator of Italy during World War II, was named after Juárez.

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.

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

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

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

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).

Bosco m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
From the surname Bosco, given in honour of the Italian saint John Bosco (1815-1888).

Braian m Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Brian.

Brayan m Spanish (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Brian.

Bruno m German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Croatian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Latvian, Germanic
Derived from the Old German element brunna meaning "armour, protection" (Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ) or brun meaning "brown" (Proto-Germanic *brūnaz). 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.

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

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

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

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

Candelario m Spanish
Masculine form of Candelaria.

Candelas f Spanish
Diminutive of Candelaria.

Cándido m Spanish
Spanish form of Candidus.

Caridad f Spanish
Means "charity" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Caridad, meaning "Our Lady of Charity". This is the name of the patron saint of Cuba, with a shrine located in the town of El Cobre.

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.

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

Carmen f Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, French, Romanian, German
Medieval Spanish form of Carmel, appearing in the devotional title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Carmen meaning "Our Lady of Mount Carmel". The spelling has been altered through association with the Latin word carmen meaning "song". This was the name of the main character in George Bizet's opera Carmen (1875).

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Italian
Portuguese, Galician, Spanish and Italian 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.

Chucho m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Jesús.

Chus m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Jesús or Jesusa.

Chuy m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesús.

Cielo f Spanish
Means "sky, heaven" in Spanish. In Mexico this name was popularized by a character named María del Cielo, called Cielo, on the telenovela Por tu amor (1999).

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 or an Italian and Spanish form of Cyrinus.

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

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

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

Clodomiro m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Chlodomer.

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

Clotilde f French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
French form of Chrodechildis, the Latin form of a Frankish name composed of the elements hruod "fame, glory" and hilt "battle". Saint Clotilde (whose name was originally recorded in forms such as Chrodechildis or Chrotchildis in Latin sources) was the wife of the Frankish king Clovis, whom she converted to Christianity. It was also borne by others in the Merovingian royal family. In the Middle Ages this name was confused with Chlodechilda, in which the first element is hlut "famous, loud".

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.

Conrado m Spanish
Spanish form of Conrad.

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

Constancio m Spanish
Spanish form of Constantius.

Constantino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Constantinus (see Constantine 1).

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).

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

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

Crescencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Crescentius.

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.

Cristóbal m Spanish
Spanish form of Christopher.

Cristopher m Spanish
Spanish form of the English name Christopher.

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

Curro m Spanish
Andalusian diminutive of Francisco.

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

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

Dagoberto m Spanish
Spanish form of Dagobert.

Dámaris f Spanish
Spanish form of Damaris.

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 (ʾel) 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]

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

Dariel m English (Modern), Spanish (Caribbean, Modern)
Probably an elaborated form of Darrell, with an ending similar to biblical names such as Daniel.

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 (Dawiḏ), which was derived from דּוֹד (doḏ) 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]

Deisy f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Spanish form of the English name Daisy.

Demetrio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Demetrius.

Denisse f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish feminine form of Denis.

Desamparados f Spanish
Means "helpless, defenceless, forsaken" in Spanish. It is taken from an epithet of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, meaning "Our Lady of the Helpless". She is the patron saint of Valencia, Spain.

Desiderio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Desiderius.

Deysi f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Spanish form of the English name Daisy.

Diego m Spanish, Italian
Spanish name, possibly a shortened form of Santiago. In medieval records Diego was Latinized as Didacus, and it has been suggested that it in fact derives from Greek διδαχή (didache) meaning "teaching". Saint Didacus (or Diego) was a 15th-century Franciscan brother based in Alcalá, Spain.... [more]

Dimas m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Dismas.

Diógenes m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Diogenes.

Dionisio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Dionysius.

Diosdado m Spanish
Spanish form of Deusdedit.

Dolores f Spanish, English
Means "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, meaning "Our Lady of Sorrows". It has been used in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, becoming especially popular in America during the 1920s and 30s.

Domingo m Spanish
Spanish form of Dominicus (see Dominic).

Donaciano m Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Donatianus.

Donato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the Late Latin name Donatus meaning "given". Several early saints had this name. The name was also borne by two Renaissance masters: the sculptor Donato di Niccolo di Bette Bardi (also known as Donatello), and the architect Donato Bramante.

Doris f English, German, Swedish, Danish, Croatian, Spanish, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
From the Greek name Δωρίς (Doris), which meant "Dorian woman". The Dorians were a Greek tribe who occupied the Peloponnese starting in the 12th century BC. In Greek mythology Doris was a sea nymph, one of the many children of Oceanus and Tethys. It began to be used as an English name in the 19th century. A famous bearer is the American actress Doris Day (1924-2019).

Doroteo m Spanish
Spanish form of Dorotheos.

Duilio m Italian, Spanish
From the Roman name Duilius, which is possibly derived from Latin duellum "war". This was the name of a Roman consul who defeated the Carthaginians in a naval battle.

Dulce f Spanish, Portuguese
Means "sweet" or "candy" in Spanish.

Eberardo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Everard.

Edelmiro m Spanish
Spanish form of Adelmar.

Édgar m Spanish
Spanish form of Edgar.

Edgardo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Edgar.

Édison m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Edison.

Edison m English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Albanian
From an English surname that meant either "son of Eda 2" or "son of Adam". A famous bearer of the surname was the American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931).

Edmundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Edmund.

Edu m Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of Eduardo.

Eduardo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Edward.

Efraín m Spanish
Spanish form of Ephraim.

Efrén m Spanish
Spanish form of Ephraim (referring to Saint Ephrem the Syrian).

Eladio m Spanish
Spanish form of Helladius.

Eleuterio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Eleutherius.

Eli 3 f Spanish, Norwegian, Danish
Spanish, Norwegian and Danish short form of Elisabet or Elin.

Elías m Spanish, Icelandic
Spanish and Icelandic form of Elijah.

Eligio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eligius.

Elio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aelius. This is also the Italian form of Helios.

Elisabet f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, Spanish, Biblical Greek
Scandinavian and Finnish form of Elizabeth. It is also used in Spain alongside the traditional form Isabel.

Eliseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Elisha.

Eloy m Spanish
Spanish form of Eligius.

Elpidio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Elpidius.

Elsy f Swedish, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Elisabet.

Emeterio m Spanish
Spanish form of Emeterius.

Emigdio m Spanish
Spanish form of Emygdius (see Emidio).

Emiliano m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Aemilianus, which was itself derived from the family name Aemilius (see Emil). This was the name of a 6th-century Spanish saint.

Emilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aemilius (see Emil).

Emperatriz f Spanish
Means "empress" in Spanish.

Encarnación f Spanish
Means "incarnation" in Spanish. This is given in reference to the Incarnation of Jesus in the womb of the Virgin Mary.

Encarni f Spanish
Diminutive of Encarnación.

Enrique m Spanish
Spanish form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Epifanio m Spanish, Italian
From the Latin name Epiphanius, which was from the Greek name Ἐπιφάνιος (Epiphanios), itself derived from the Greek word ἐπιφάνεια (epiphaneia) meaning "appearance, manifestation". This name was borne by a few early saints. It is associated with the event known in English as the Epiphany (Spanish Epifanía, Italian Epifania, Latin Epiphania), the coming of the three Magi to visit the infant Jesus.

Erasmo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Erasmus.

Eric m English, Swedish, German, Spanish
Means "ever ruler", from the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from the elements ei "ever, always" and ríkr "ruler, king". A notable bearer was Eiríkr inn Rauda (Eric the Red in English), a 10th-century navigator and explorer who discovered Greenland. This was also the name of several early kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway.... [more]

Erik m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, German, Dutch, English, Spanish
Scandinavian form of Eric. This was the name of kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. King Erik IX of Sweden (12th century) is the patron saint of that country.

Ernesto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Ernest.

Espiridión m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Spyridon.

Estanislao m Spanish
Spanish form of Stanislav.

Esteban m Spanish
Spanish form of Stephen.

Ester f Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, Hebrew
Form of Esther used in several languages.

Esther f English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name אֶסְתֵר (ʾEsṯer), which possibly means "star" in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess Ishtar. The Book of Esther in the Old Testament tells the story of Queen Esther, the Jewish wife of the king of Persia. The king's advisor Haman persuaded the king to exterminate all the Jews in the realm. Warned of this plot by her cousin Mordecai, Esther revealed her Jewish ancestry and convinced the king to execute Haman instead. Her original Hebrew name was Hadassah.... [more]

Estíbaliz f Spanish
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Estíbaliz, meaning "Our Lady of Estíbaliz". Estíbaliz is a sanctuary in Álava, Spain. It may be derived from Latin aestivalis "pertaining to the summer", a derivative of aestas "summer". Folk etymology connects it to Basque ezti "honey" and balitz "as if it were".

Eugenio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Eugenius (see Eugene).

Eulogio m Spanish
Spanish form of Eulogius.

Eusebio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Eusebius.

Eustaquio m Spanish
Spanish form of Eustachius (see Eustace).

Eutimio m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Euthymius.

Eutropio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Eutropius.

Evaristo m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Evaristus.

Evelio m Spanish
Spanish form of Evellius.

Everardo m Spanish
Spanish form of Everard.

Ezequiel m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ezekiel.

Fabián m Spanish
Spanish form of Fabianus (see Fabian).

Fabio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Fabius.

Fabricio m Spanish
Spanish form of Fabricius (see Fabrice).

Facundo m Spanish (Latin American)
From the Late Latin name Facundus, which meant "eloquent". This was the name of a few early saints, including a 3rd-century Spanish martyr.

Fanny f English, French, Spanish, Swedish
Diminutive of Frances, Françoise or Stéphanie. In the English-speaking world this has been a vulgar slang word since the late 19th century, and the name has subsequently dropped out of common use.

Faustino m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Faustinus, which was itself derived from the Roman name Faustus. Faustinus was the name of several early saints.

Fausto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Faustus. This name was borne by the Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi (1919-1960).

Fe f Spanish
Means "faith" in Spanish, derived from Latin fides.

Febe f Dutch, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Phoebe.

Federico m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Frederick. Spanish poet Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) and Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini (1920-1993) are famous bearers of this name.

Feliciano m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the Roman name Felicianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name Felix. It was borne by a number of early saints, including a 3rd-century bishop of Foligno.

Felicidad f Spanish
Spanish form of Felicitas. It also means "happiness" in Spanish.

Felicitas f Late Roman, Roman Mythology, German, Spanish
Latin name meaning "good luck, fortune". In Roman mythology the goddess Felicitas was the personification of good luck. It was borne by a 3rd-century saint, a slave martyred with her master Perpetua in Carthage.

Felipe m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese form of Philip.

Félix m French, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian
French, Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian form of Felix.

Fermín m Spanish
Spanish form of Firminus (see Firmin).

Fernando m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ferdinand.

Fidel m Spanish
From the Late Latin name Fidelis meaning "faithful", a derivative of fides "faith". A famous bearer was the revolutionary leader and Cuban president Fidel Castro (1926-2016).

Filemón m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Philemon.

Filiberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Filibert.

Fito m Spanish
Diminutive of Adolfo or Rodolfo.

Flavio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Flavius.

Flor f Spanish, Portuguese
Either directly from Spanish or Portuguese flor meaning "flower", or a short form of Florencia.

Florencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Florentius (see Florence).

Florentino m Spanish
Spanish form of Florentinus.