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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.

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.

Agripina f Spanish
Spanish form of Agrippina.

Ainara f Basque, Spanish
Variant of Enara.

Alberta f English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Feminine form of Albert. This is the name of a Canadian province, which was named in honour of a daughter of Queen Victoria.

Alejandra f Spanish
Spanish form of Alexandra.

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.

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

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

Ana María f Spanish
Combination of Ana and María.

Andrea 2 f English, German, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, 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.

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.

Arancha f Spanish
Spanish form of Arantxa.

Aránzazu f Spanish
Spanish form of Arantzazu.

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.

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

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".

Asdrúbal m Spanish
Spanish form of Hasdrubal.

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

Aurora f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, 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.

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".

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

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.

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 برْج (burj) meaning "tower".

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.

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

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

Buenaventura m Spanish
Spanish form of Bonaventura.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Carmelita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Carmel.

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.

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

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.

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.

Conrado m Spanish
Spanish form of Conrad.

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, Portuguese, German
Romanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Corinna, as well as a German variant.

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.

Crescencia f Spanish
Spanish form of Crescentia.

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.

Cruzita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cruz.

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

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.

Desideria f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Desiderio. This was the Latin name of a 19th-century queen of Sweden, the wife of Karl XIV. She was born in France with the name Désirée.

Dora f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, English, German, Dutch
Short form of Dorothy, Theodora or Isidora.

Dorita f Spanish
Diminutive of Dora.

Dorotea f Italian, Spanish, Croatian, Swedish (Rare)
Form of Dorothea in several languages.

Dulce María f Spanish
Combination of Dulce and María.

Eberardo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Everard.

Edelmira f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Adelmar.

Efraín m Spanish
Spanish form of Ephraim.

Elvira f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Hungarian, Russian
Spanish form of a Visigothic name, recorded from the 10th century in forms such as Geloyra or Giluira. It is of uncertain meaning, possibly composed of the Gothic element gails "happy" or gails "spear" combined with wers "friendly, agreeable, true". The name was borne by members of the royal families of León and Castille. This is also the name of a character in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (1787).

Emperatriz f Spanish
Means "empress" in Spanish.

Encarna f Spanish
Short form of Encarnación.

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

Encarnita f Spanish
Diminutive of Encarnación.

Engracia f Spanish
Spanish form of Engratia.

Enriqueta f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Enrique.

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

Ercilia f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Hersilia.

Ernestina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Ernest.

Esmeralda f Spanish, Portuguese, English, Albanian, Literature
Means "emerald" in Spanish and Portuguese. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), in which Esmeralda is the Romani girl who is loved by Quasimodo. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since that time.

Esperanza f Spanish
Spanish form of the Late Latin name Sperantia, which was derived from sperare "to hope".

Estrella f Spanish
Spanish form of Stella 1, coinciding with the Spanish word meaning "star".

Eva María f Spanish
Combination of Eva and María.

Fermina f Spanish
Spanish form of Firmina.

Fernanda f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian feminine form of Ferdinand.

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

Flora f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, French, Greek, Albanian, Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin flos meaning "flower" (genitive case floris). Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, the wife of Zephyr the west wind. It has been used as a given name since the Renaissance, starting in France. In Scotland it was sometimes used as an Anglicized form of Fionnghuala.

Florencia f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Florentius (see Florence).

Florentina f Spanish, Romanian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Florentinus.

Florián m Slovak, Czech, Spanish
Slovak, Czech and Spanish form of Florianus (see Florian).

Florina f Romanian, Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of Florinus.

Florinda f Spanish, Portuguese
Elaborated form of Spanish or Portuguese flor meaning "flower".

Fortunata f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of Fortunato.

Fortunato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Fortunatus meaning "fortunate, blessed, happy". This was the name of several early saints and martyrs.

Fran m & f Spanish, English, Croatian, Slovene
Short form of Francis, Frances or related names.

Francisca f Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Late Roman
Feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Francisco m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Franciscus (see Francis). This is the Spanish name of Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552). Other notable bearers include the Spanish painter and engraver Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) and the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975).

Francisco Javier m Spanish
Combination of Francisco and Javier, referring to Saint Francis Xavier.

Francisco José m Spanish
Combination of Francisco and José.

Gabriela f Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Gabriel.

Generosa f Late Roman, Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Generosus. This name was borne by Generosa of Scillium, a martyr and saint from the 2nd century.

Georgina f English, Spanish, Hungarian
Feminine form of George.

Geraldo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Gerald.

Gerardo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Gerard.

Germán m Spanish
Spanish form of Germanus.

Gervasio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Gervasius.

Gilberta f Spanish (Mexican), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gilberto.

Glafira f Russian, Spanish
Russian and Spanish form of Glaphyra.

Gloria f English, Spanish, Italian, German
Means "glory", from the Portuguese and Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary Maria da Glória and María de Gloria. Maria da Glória (1819-1853) was the daughter of the Brazilian emperor Pedro I, eventually becoming queen of Portugal as Maria II.... [more]

Gracia f Spanish
Means "grace" in Spanish, making it a cognate of Grace.

Graciana f Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Graciano.

Graciano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Gratianus (see Gratian).

Graciela f Spanish
Elaboration of Gracia.

Gregoria f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Grimaldo m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Grimwald.

Griselda f English, Spanish, Literature
Possibly derived from the Old German elements gris "grey" and hilt "battle". It is not attested as a Germanic name. This was the name of a patient wife in medieval folklore, adapted into tales by Boccaccio (in The Decameron) and Chaucer (in The Canterbury Tales).

Guillermina f Spanish
Feminine form of Guillermo.

Heraclio m Spanish
Spanish form of Heraclius.

Herminia f Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Herminius.

Hernán m Spanish
Short form of Hernando.

Hernando m Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Ferdinand. A famous bearer of this name was the Spanish conquistador Hernando (or Hernán) Cortés (1485-1547).

Hilaria f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Hilarius.

Horacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Horatius.

Hortensia f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of the Roman family name Hortensius, possibly derived from Latin hortus meaning "garden".

Iraida f Russian, Spanish
Russian and Spanish form of Herais.

Iridián f Spanish (Mexican, Modern)
Means "related to Iris or rainbows", ultimately from Greek ἶρις (genitive ἴριδος). It briefly entered the American top 1000 list in 1995, likely due to a Mexican singer named Iridián.

Irma f German, English, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Slovene, Germanic
German short form of names beginning with the Old German element irmin meaning "whole, great" (Proto-Germanic *ermunaz). It is thus related to Emma. It began to be regularly used in the English-speaking world in the 19th century.

Isaura f Portuguese, Spanish, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "from Isauria". Isauria was the name of a region in Asia Minor.

Isidora f Spanish, Serbian, Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Isidore. This was the name of a 4th-century Egyptian saint and hermitess.

Isidra f Spanish
Spanish variant of Isidora.

Israel m Jewish, English, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisraʾel) meaning "God contends", from the roots שָׂרָה (sara) meaning "to contend, to fight" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament, Israel (who was formerly named Jacob; see Genesis 32:28) wrestles with an angel. The ancient and modern states of Israel took their names from him.

Javiera f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Xavier.

Jeremías m Spanish
Spanish form of Jeremiah.

Jerónima f Spanish, Portuguese (European)
Feminine form of Jerónimo.

Jordán m Spanish
Spanish form of Jordan.

Jordana f Spanish, Portuguese, Macedonian, Serbian, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Jordan.

José María m Spanish
Combination of José and María, the names of the parents of Jesus.

Juanfran m Spanish
Contraction of Juan Francisco.

Juan Francisco m Spanish
Combination of Juan 1 and Francisco.

Karina f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Polish, German, Russian, English, Latvian, Spanish
Elaborated form of Karin.

Lara 1 f Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian
Russian short form of Larisa. It was introduced to the English-speaking world by a character from Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago (1957) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1965). Between 1965 and 1969 it increased by almost 2,000 percent in the United States, however it is currently much more popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Germany. Another famous fictional bearer is Lara Croft, first appearing in video games in 1996 and movies in 2001.

Laura f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, French, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Lithuanian, Latvian, Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". This meaning was favourable, since in ancient Rome the leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands. The name was borne by the 9th-century Spanish martyr Saint Laura, who was a nun thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors. It was also the name of the subject of poems by the 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch.... [more]

Laureano m Spanish
Spanish form of Laurianus.

Laurentina f Ancient Roman, Portuguese, Spanish
Feminine form of Laurentinus.

Laurita f Spanish
Diminutive of Laura.

Leandra f Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Feminine form of Leander.

Liberato m Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Liberatus.

Libertad f Spanish
Means "freedom, liberty" in Spanish, a cognate of Liberty.

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

Lorena 1 f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Lorraine.

Lorenza f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Lucrecia f Spanish
Spanish form of Lucretia.

Macarena f Spanish
From the name of a barrio (district) in Seville, which got its name from a temple that may have been named for a person named Macarius (see Macario). The Virgin of Macarena, that is Mary, is widely venerated in Seville.

Macaria f Spanish
Feminine form of Macario.

Mara 1 f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "bitter" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is a name that Naomi calls herself after the death of her husband and sons (see Ruth 1:20).

Marcela f Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Marcellus.

Marcelina f Polish, Spanish, Portuguese
Polish, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Marcellinus.

Marcia f English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Marcius. It was borne by a few very minor saints. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 18th century.

Marcial m Spanish
Spanish form of Martialis (see Martial).

Marciana f Ancient Roman, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Marcianus. This was the name of a young woman martyred in North Africa during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.

Marciano m Portuguese, Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Portuguese, Spanish and Italian form of Marcianus.

Margarita f Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Greek, Albanian, Late Roman
Latinate form of Margaret. This is also the Spanish word for the daisy flower (species Bellis perennis, Leucanthemum vulgare and others).

María f & m Spanish, Galician, Icelandic
Spanish, Galician and Icelandic form of Maria.... [more]

María Ángeles f Spanish
Combination of María and Ángeles.

María Auxiliadora f Spanish
Means "Mary the helper" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary.

María Belén f Spanish
Combination of María and Belén.

María Carmen f Spanish
Combination of María and Carmen. This was the most popular name for girls in Spain from the 1940s to the 1970s.

María Concepción f Spanish
Combination of María and Concepción.

María Cristina f Spanish
Combination of María and Cristina.

María Cruz f Spanish
Combination of María and Cruz.

María de Jesús f Spanish
Means "Mary (the mother) of Jesus" in Spanish, a compound of María and Jesús.

María de la Cruz f Spanish
Means "Mary of the cross" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary.

María de las Mercedes f Spanish
Means "Mary of mercies" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary.

María del Carmen f Spanish
Means "Mary of Mount Carmel" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary (see Carmen).

María del Mar f Spanish
Means "Mary of the sea" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary.

María de los Ángeles f Spanish
Means "Mary of the angels" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary.

María de los Dolores f Spanish
Means "Mary of sorrows" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary.

María Dolores f Spanish
Combination of María and Dolores.

María Elena f Spanish
Combination of María and Elena.

María Fernanda f Spanish
Combination of María and Fernanda.

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

María Isabel f Spanish
Combination of María and Isabel.

María Jesús f Spanish
Combination of María and Jesús.

María José f Spanish
Combination of María and José, the names of the parents of Jesus.

María Josefa f Spanish
Combination of María and Josefa.

María Lourdes f Spanish
Combination of María and Lourdes.

María Luisa f Spanish
Combination of María and Luisa.

María Manuela f Spanish
Combination of María and Manuela.

María Mar f Spanish
Variant of María del Mar.

María Mercedes f Spanish
Combination of María and Mercedes.

Mariana f Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Roman feminine form of Marianus. After the classical era it was sometimes interpreted as a combination of Maria and Ana. In Portuguese it is further used as a form of Mariamne.

Marianela f Spanish
Combination of María and Estela.

María Nieves f Spanish
Combination of María and Nieves.

Marianita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Mariana.

Mariano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Marianus. It is sometimes regarded as a masculine form of Maria.

María Pilar f Spanish
Combination of María and Pilar.

María Rosa f Spanish
Combination of María and Rosa 1.

María Rosario f Spanish
Combination of María and Rosario.

María Soledad f Spanish
Combination of María and Soledad.

María Teresa f Spanish
Combination of María and Teresa.

Maricarmen f Spanish
Contraction of María Carmen or María del Carmen.

Maricela f Spanish
Combination of María and Celia.

Mariela f Spanish, Bulgarian
Spanish and Bulgarian diminutive of Maria.

Marimar f Spanish
Contraction of María del Mar.

Marina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Marinus. This name was borne by a few early saints. This is also the name by which Saint Margaret of Antioch is known in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Marisa f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese combination of Maria and Luisa.

Marisela f Spanish
Elaborated form of Marisa.

Maristela f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
From the title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea" in Latin. It can also be a combination of Maria and Estela.

Marita 1 f German, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish
Diminutive of Maria.

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.

Marta f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian, Swedish, Icelandic, Latvian, Estonian, Georgian
Form of Martha used in various languages.

Martina f German, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Hungarian, English, Swedish, Dutch, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Martinus (see Martin). Saint Martina was a 3rd-century martyr who is one of the patron saints of Rome.

Martita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Marta.

Maura 1 f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Feminine form of Maurus.

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

Milagrosa f Spanish
Means "miraculous" in Spanish. It is taken from the phrase medalla milagrosa meaning "miraculous medal", referring to the devotional medal made by Adrien Vachette based on Saint Catherine Labouré's visions of the Virgin Mary in Paris in 1830.

Minerva f Roman Mythology, English, Spanish
Possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect", but more likely of Etruscan origin. Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, approximately equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since after the Renaissance.

Mireia f Catalan, Spanish
Catalan form of Mirèio (see Mireille).

Mireya f Spanish
Variant of Mireia.

Míriam f Spanish
Spanish form of Miriam.

Mirta f Spanish, Italian, Croatian
Spanish, Italian and Croatian cognate of Myrtle.

Miryam f Hebrew, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Miriam, as well as a Spanish variant.

Misericordia f Spanish
Means "compassion, mercy" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin miser "poor, wretched" and cor "heart". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Misericordia, meaning "The Virgin of Compassion".

Morena f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Moreno.

Narcisa f Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Narcissus.

Nayara f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Naiara.

Nerea f Basque, Spanish
Possibly from Basque nere, a dialectal variant of nire meaning "mine". Alternatively, it could be a feminine form of Nereus. This name arose in Basque-speaking regions of Spain in the first half of the 20th century, though it is now popular throughout the country.

Nereida f Spanish
Derived from Greek Νηρηΐδες (Nereides) meaning "nymphs, sea sprites", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god Nereus, who supposedly fathered them.

Nora 1 f English, Irish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish
Short form of Honora or Eleanor. Henrik Ibsen used it for a character in his play A Doll's House (1879).

Nuria f Spanish
Spanish form of Núria.

Oriana f Italian, Spanish
Possibly derived from Latin aurum "gold" or from its derivatives, Spanish oro or French or. In medieval legend Oriana was the daughter of a king of England who married the knight Amadis.

Orlando m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Carolingian Cycle
Italian form of Roland, as used in the epic poems Orlando Innamorato (1483) by Matteo Maria Boiardo and the continuation Orlando Furioso (1532) by Ludovico Ariosto. In the poems, Orlando is a knight in Charlemagne's army who battles against the invading Saracens. A character in Shakespeare's play As You Like It (1599) also bears this name, as does a city in Florida.

Orquídea f Spanish, Portuguese
Means "orchid" in Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin orchis, Greek ὄρχις (orchis).

Palmira f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Palmiro.

Pastora f Spanish
Feminine form of Pastor.

Patricia f English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Late Roman
Feminine form of Patricius (see Patrick). In medieval England this spelling appears in Latin documents, but this form was probably not used as the actual name until the 18th century, in Scotland.

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

Perla f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of Pearl.

Perlita f Spanish
Diminutive of Perla.

Perpetua f Spanish, Late Roman
Derived from Latin perpetuus meaning "continuous". This was the name of a 3rd-century saint martyred with another woman named Felicity.

Petra f German, Dutch, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Swedish, Finnish, English
Feminine form of Peter. This was also the name of an ancient city in the region that is now Jordan.

Petrona f Spanish
Possibly a feminine form of Petronius.

Petronila f Spanish
Spanish form of Petronilla.

Presentación f Spanish
Means "presentation, appearance" in Spanish. This name commemorates the tale of the presentation of the young Virgin Mary at the Temple in Jerusalem.

Primitiva f Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of Primitivus. Saint Primitiva was an early martyr from Rome.

Priscila f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Priscilla.

Prudencia f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Prudentius.

Pura f Spanish
From Spanish pura meaning "pure", also used as a diminutive of Purificación.

Purificación f Spanish
Means "purification" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the ritual purification of the Virgin Mary after her childbirth.

Quiteria f Spanish (Rare), Late Roman
Meaning uncertain, possibly a form of Kythereia. Saint Quiteria was a semi-legendary 2nd-century Iberian martyr.

Rafa m Spanish
Spanish short form of Rafael.

Rafael m Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovene, Hebrew
Form of Raphael in various languages. A famous bearer is the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal (1986-).

Rafaela f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Raphael.

Raimunda f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Raymond.

Raimundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Raymond.

Rainerio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Rayner.

Ramiro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ramirus, earlier Ranimirus, a Latinized form of a Visigothic name derived from the Gothic element rana "wedge" or perhaps ragin "law, decree, assessment, responsibility" combined with mers "famous". Saint Ramirus was a 6th-century prior of the Saint Claudius Monastery in León. He and several others were executed by the Arian Visigoths, who opposed orthodox Christianity. This name was subsequently borne by kings of León, Asturias and Aragon.

Ramón m Spanish
Spanish form of Raymond.

Ramona f Spanish, Romanian, English
Feminine form of Ramón. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by Helen Hunt Jackson's novel Ramona (1884), as well as several subsequent movies based on the book.

Raquel f Spanish, Portuguese, English
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rachel.

Raúl m Spanish
Spanish form of Radulf (see Ralph).

Rayén f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Rayen.

Raymundo m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant form of Raymond.

Rebeca f Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian form of Rebecca.

Regina f English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Estonian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Means "queen" in Latin (or Italian). It was in use as a Christian name from early times, and was borne by a 2nd-century saint. In England it was used during the Middle Ages in honour of the Virgin Mary, and it was later revived in the 19th century. A city in Canada bears this name, in honour of Queen Victoria.

Regla f Spanish
Means "rule" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Regla, meaning "Our Lady of the Rule". This name is especially common in Cuba.

Reina 1 f Spanish
Means "queen" in Spanish.

Reinaldo m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Reynold.

Renata f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Polish, Czech, Lithuanian, Croatian, Slovene, Romanian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Renatus.

Renato m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Croatian
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Renatus.

Reyna f Spanish
Variant of Reina 1.

Reynaldo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Reynold.

Ricarda f German, Spanish, Portuguese
German, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Richard.

Ricardo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard.

Rita f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian
Short form of Margherita and other names ending in rita. Saint Rita (born Margherita Lotti) was a 15th-century nun from Cascia, Italy. Another famous bearer was the American actress Rita Hayworth (1918-1987).

Roberta f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Robert.

Robertina f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Roberto.

Rolando m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Roland.

Roldán m Spanish
Spanish form of Roland.

Román m Spanish, Hungarian
Spanish and Hungarian form of Romanus (see Roman).

Romualdo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Romuald.

Rosa 1 f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, German, English
Generally this can be considered to be from Latin rosa meaning "rose", though originally it may have come from the unrelated Germanic name Roza 2. This was the name of a 13th-century saint from Viterbo in Italy. In the English-speaking world it was first used in the 19th century. Famous bearers include the Polish-German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) and the American civil rights activist Rosa Parks (1913-2005).

Rosalía f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Rosalia.