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This is a list of names in which the usage is Spanish; and the relationship is diminutive.
gender
usage
form
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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.
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.
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.
Antonieta f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish diminutive of Antonia.
Antoñita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Antonia.
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.
Candelas f Spanish
Diminutive of Candelaria.
Carlito m Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Carlos.
Carlitos m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos.
Carmelita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Carmel.
Charo f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Rosario.
Chela f Spanish
Diminutive of Graciela or Marcela.
Chelo f Spanish
Diminutive of Consuelo.
Chema m Spanish
Diminutive of José María or José Manuel.
Chucho m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Jesús.
Chus m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Jesús or Jesusa.
Chuy m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesús.
Cirino m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Ciro.
Claudina f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Claudia.
Clementina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Clement.
Concha f Spanish
Diminutive of Concepción. This name can also mean "seashell" in Spanish.
Conchita f Spanish
Diminutive of Concha.
Cruzita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cruz.
Curro m Spanish
Andalusian diminutive of Francisco.
Dani 2 m Hungarian, Spanish, Dutch
Diminutive of Dániel (Hungarian), Daniel (Spanish) or Daniël (Dutch).
Dorita f Spanish
Diminutive of Dora.
Elsy f Swedish, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Elisabet.
Encarni f Spanish
Diminutive of Encarnación.
Encarnita f Spanish
Diminutive of Encarnación.
Enriqueta f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Enrique.
Ernestina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Ernest.
Evita f Spanish, Latvian
Diminutive of Eva.
Fabiola f Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Latin diminutive of Fabia. This was the name of a 4th-century saint from Rome.
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.
Gabi f & m German, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian
Diminutive of Gabriel or Gabriela. It is usually a feminine name in German-speaking regions, but unisex elsewhere.
Gaby f & m French, Spanish, English
Diminutive of Gabrielle or Gabriel.
Goyo m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Gregorio.
Jenny f English, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Dutch, French, Spanish
Originally a medieval English diminutive of Jane. Since the middle of the 20th century it has been primarily considered a diminutive of Jennifer.
Juancho m Spanish
Diminutive of Juan 1.
Juanita f Spanish
Diminutive of Juana.
Juanito m Spanish
Diminutive of Juan 1.
Kike m Spanish
Diminutive of Enrique.
Kiko m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco or Enrique.
Lalo m Spanish
Diminutive of Eduardo.
Laurita f Spanish
Diminutive of Laura.
Lola f Spanish, English, French
Spanish diminutive of Dolores. A famous bearer was Lola Montez (1821-1861; birth name Eliza Gilbert), an Irish-born dancer, actress and courtesan.
Lolita f Spanish
Diminutive of Lola. This is the name of a 1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov.
Lucero f & m Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American)
Means "light source, bright star, morning star" in Spanish, a derivative of luz "light". Occasionally it is used as a diminutive of the name Luz. It is most common in Mexico and Colombia.
Lucho m Spanish
Diminutive of Luis.
Luisina f Spanish
Diminutive of Luisa.
Luisita f Spanish
Diminutive of Luisa.
Luisito m Spanish
Diminutive of Luis.
Lupita f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.
Mamen f Spanish
Diminutive of María del Carmen.
Manola f Spanish
Spanish feminine diminutive of Manuel.
Manolo m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Manuel.
Manuelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Manuela.
Marianita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Mariana.
Mariela f Spanish, Bulgarian
Spanish and Bulgarian diminutive of Maria.
Marita 1 f German, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish
Diminutive of Maria.
Martita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Marta.
Merche f Spanish
Diminutive of Mercedes.
Mía f Spanish
Spanish form of Mia, also coinciding with the Spanish word mía meaning "mine".
Miguelito m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Miguel.
Moncho m Spanish
Diminutive of Ramón.
Nacho m Spanish
Diminutive of Ignacio.
Paca f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Paco m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.
Pancho m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Francisco. This name was borne by Pancho Villa (1878-1923), a Mexican bandit and revolutionary.
Paquita f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Paquito m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.
Pati f Spanish, Polish
Diminutive of Patricia or Patrycja.
Pepe m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of José.
Pepito m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Joseph.
Perlita f Spanish
Diminutive of Perla.
Pili 1 f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar.
Pura f Spanish
From Spanish pura meaning "pure", also used as a diminutive of Purificación.
Quique m Spanish
Diminutive of Enrique.
Robertina f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Roberto.
Rodolfito m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Rodolfo.
Rogelio m Spanish
Spanish form of the Late Latin name Rogellus or Rogelius. This was probably related to the Germanic name Hrodger (see Roger), perhaps a remnant of a Visigothic cognate. It has also been suggested that it could be derived from a diminutive of the Latin name Rogatus. Saint Rogellus was a 9th-century martyr from Córdoba.
Rosita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Rosa 1.
Ruy m Portuguese, Spanish
Medieval Portuguese and Spanish short form of Rodrigo. It is another name of the 11th-century Spanish military commander Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as El Cid.
Samu m Hungarian, Finnish, Spanish
Hungarian, Finnish and Spanish diminutive of Samuel.
Sarita 1 f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Sara.
Seve m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Severiano or Severino.
Susanita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Susana.
Teresita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Teresa. It is most common in the Philippines and Latin America.
Toño m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Antonio.