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Abigaíl f Spanish
Spanish form of Abigail.

Adalberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Variant of Alberto.

Adelaida f Spanish
Spanish form of Adelaide.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Agripina f Spanish
Spanish form of Agrippina.

Agustina f Spanish, Indonesian
Spanish feminine form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1), also used in Indonesia.

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).

Almudena f Spanish
Derived from Arabic المدينة (al-mudayna) meaning "the citadel", a diminutive form of the word مدينة (madīna) meaning "city". According to legend, 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.

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.

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).

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

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

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

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

Ana Belén f Spanish
Combination of Ana and Belén.

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

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.

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

Angelina f Italian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, German, Dutch, Swedish, 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.

Aniceta f Spanish, Lithuanian
Feminine form of Anicetus.

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

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

Antoñita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Antonia.

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.

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

Aquilina f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Aquilinus. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint from Byblos.

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.

Argentina f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
From the name of the country of Argentina in South America, itself derived from Latin argentinus meaning "silvery". There are a few examples of bearers born before the place was named in the 16th century, in which case their name comes directly from the word.

Arístides m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristides.

Arquímedes m Spanish
Spanish form of Archimedes.

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

Atenea f Spanish
Spanish form of Athena.

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

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).

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".

Azucena f Spanish
Means "madonna lily" in Spanish.

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

Bartolomé m Spanish
Spanish form of Bartholomew.

Benedicta f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

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

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

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

Bernardita f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Bernard.

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

Bonifacia f Spanish
Feminine form of Bonifacio.

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

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.

Carmelina f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish diminutive of Carmela.

Carmelita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Carmel.

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.

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).

Ceferina f Spanish
Feminine form of Ceferino.

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

Celestina f Spanish, Italian
Latinate feminine form of Caelestinus.

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

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

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

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

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".

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

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".

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

Dagoberto m Spanish
Spanish form of Dagobert.

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.

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

Domitila f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Domitilla.

Donaciano m Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Donatianus.

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

Doroteo m Spanish
Spanish form of Dorotheos.

Eberardo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Everard.

Edelmira f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Adelmar.

Edelmiro m Spanish
Spanish form of Adelmar.

Efigenia f Spanish
Spanish form of Iphigeneia.

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

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.

Eloísa f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Eloise.

Emelina f Spanish
Spanish form of Emmeline.

Emeterio m Spanish
Spanish form of Emeterius.

Emiliana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Emiliano.

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.

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.

Encarnita f Spanish
Diminutive of Encarnación.

Enedina f Spanish
Spanish form of the (Latin?) name Henedina, of unknown meaning. This was the name of an early saint from Sardinia, martyred with her companions Justa and Justina.

Enriqueta f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Enrique.

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.

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 spero "to hope".

Espiridión m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Spyridon.

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".

Etelvina f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Adalwin.

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

Everardo m Spanish
Spanish form of Everard.

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.

Feliciana f Spanish, Italian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Felicianus (see Feliciano).

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.

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

Filomena f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Lithuanian
Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Lithuanian form of Philomena.

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

Florentino m Spanish
Spanish form of Florentinus.

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.

Galilea f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (Modern)
Feminine form of Galileo.

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.

Generoso m Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Generosus.

Genoveva f Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of Geneviève.

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

Gerónimo m Spanish
Variant of Jerónimo.

Godofredo m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Godfrey.

Guadalupe f & m Spanish
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, meaning "Our Lady of Guadalupe". Guadalupe is a Spanish place name, the site of a famous convent, derived from Arabic وادي (wādī) meaning "valley, river" possibly combined with Latin lupus meaning "wolf". In the 16th century Our Lady of Guadalupe supposedly appeared in a vision to a native Mexican man, and she is now regarded as a patron saint of the Americas.

Guillermina f Spanish
Feminine form of Guillermo.

Gumersinda f Spanish
Feminine form of Gumersindo.

Gumersindo m Spanish
From the medieval name Gomesendus, the Latin form of a Germanic (Visigothic or Suebian) name probably composed of guma "man" and sinþs "time". This was the name of a 9th-century martyr from Córdoba.

Heliodoro m Spanish, Portuguese
From the Greek name Ἡλιόδωρος (Heliodoros), derived from the elements ἥλιος (helios) meaning "sun" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". Saint Heliodoro was a 4th-century bishop of Altino.

Heriberto m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Herbert.

Hermelinda f Spanish
Spanish form of Ermelinde.

Hermógenes m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hermogenes.

Hipólita f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hippolyte 1.

Hipólito m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hippolytos.

Ildefonso m Spanish
Spanish form of the Visigothic name *Hildifuns, which meant "battle ready", derived from the Gothic elements hilds "battle" and funs "ready". This was the name of a 7th-century saint, an archbishop of Toledo.

Ileana f Romanian, Spanish, Italian
Possibly a Romanian variant of Elena. In Romanian folklore this is the name of a princess kidnapped by monsters and rescued by a heroic knight.

Indalecio m Spanish
Spanish form of the Latin name Indaletius, of uncertain origin. Saint Indaletius was a 1st-century missionary to Almería, Spain.

Inocencia f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Innocentius (see Innocent).

Inocencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Innocentius (see Innocent).

Ireneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Irenaeus.

Isabela f Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Latinate form of Isabel.

Isaías m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Isaiah.

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.

Isidoro m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Isidore.

Jeremías m Spanish
Spanish form of Jeremiah.

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

Jerónimo m Spanish, Portuguese (European)
Spanish and European Portuguese form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Joaquina f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Joachim.

José Ángel m Spanish
Combination of José and Ángel.

Josefina f Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish
Spanish, Portuguese and Swedish feminine form of Joseph.

José Manuel m Spanish, Portuguese
Combination of José and Manuel.

José Mari m Spanish
Short form of José María.

Juan Antonio m Spanish
Combination of Juan 1 and Antonio.

Juan Bautista m Spanish
Combination of Juan 1 and Bautista, given in honour of Saint John the Baptist.

Juan Francisco m Spanish
Combination of Juan 1 and Francisco.

Julio César m Spanish
Combination of Julio and César, referring to the Roman general Julius Caesar.

Katalina f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Catalina.

Ladislao m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Vladislav.

Laureano m Spanish
Spanish form of Laurianus.

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

Laurentino m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Laurentinus.

Leocadia f Spanish, Late Roman
Late Latin name that might be derived from the name of the Greek island of Leucadia or from Greek λευκός (leukos) meaning "bright, clear, white" (which is also the root of the island's name). Saint Leocadia was a 3rd-century martyr from Spain.

Leocadio m Spanish
Masculine form of Leocadia.

Leonardo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonard. A notable bearer was Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), an Italian artist and scientist of the Renaissance. He is known as the inventor of several contraptions, including flying machines, as well as the painter of the Mona Lisa. Another famous bearer was Leonardo Fibonacci, a 13th-century Italian mathematician. A more recent bearer is American actor Leonardo DiCaprio (1974-).

Leopoldo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leopold.

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

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.

Magdalena f Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Lithuanian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian, Romanian, English
Latinate form of Magdalene.

Manuelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Manuela.

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

Marcelino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellinus.

Mardoqueo m Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Mordecai.

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 Cruz f Spanish
Combination of María and Cruz.

María Mar f Spanish
Variant of María del Mar.

Marianela f Spanish
Combination of María and Estela.

Marianita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Mariana.

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

Maricela f Spanish
Combination of María and Celia.

Marijose f Spanish
Short form of María José.

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.

Maximiano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximianus.

Maximina f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Maximinus.

Maximino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximinus.

Micaela f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Feminine form of Michael.

Miguel Ángel m Spanish
Spanish cognate of Michelangelo.

Miguelito m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Miguel.

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.

Natanael m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Nathanael.

Natividad f Spanish
Means "nativity" in Spanish, commemorating the birth of either Jesus or the Virgin Mary.

Nicodemo m Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Nicodemus.

Nicolasa f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Nicholas.

Olegario m Spanish
From Olegarius, the Latinized form of a Germanic name, possibly Aldegar or a metathesized form of Odalgar. This was the name of a 12th-century saint, a bishop of Barcelona.

Oliverio m Spanish
Spanish form of Oliver.

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

Pacífica f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Pacificus.

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

Patrocinio f & m Spanish
Means "patronage, sponsorship" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Patrocinio, meaning "The Virgin of Patronage".

Penélope f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Penelope.

Petronila f Spanish
Spanish form of Petronilla.

Policarpo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Polycarp.

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.

Primitivo m Spanish
Spanish form of Primitivus.

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

Resurrección f Spanish
Means "resurrection" in Spanish, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus.

Rigoberto m Spanish
Spanish form of Rigobert.

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

Rodolfito m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Rodolfo.

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

Rosalina f Portuguese, Spanish
Latinate form of Rosaline.

Rosalinda f Spanish, Italian
Latinate form of Rosalind.

Sacramento f & m Spanish
Means "sacrament" in Spanish. In Christianity the sacraments are sacred rites, such as baptism. The word is derived from Latin sacramentum, a derivative of sacro meaning "to make sacred, to consecrate".

Salvadora f Spanish
Feminine form of Salvador.

Saturnina f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Saturninus. This was the name of a legendary saint who was supposedly martyred in northern France.

Saturnino m Spanish, Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Saturninus.

Sebastiana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).

Secundino m Spanish
Spanish form of Secundinus.

Segismundo m Spanish
Spanish form of Sigismund.

Serafina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Seraphina.

Severiano m Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Severianus, which was derived from Severus.

Severino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Severinus.

Susanita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Susana.

Telesforo m Spanish
Spanish form of Telesphoros (see Télesphore).

Teobaldo m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Theobald.

Teodora f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Swedish
Feminine form of Theodoros (see Theodore).

Teodoro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodoros (see Theodore).

Teodosio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Theodosius.

Teódulo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Theodulus.

Teófila f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Theophilus.

Teófilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Theophilus.

Teresita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Teresa. It is most common in the Philippines and Latin America.

Timoteo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Timothy.

Valentina f Italian, Russian, Lithuanian, German, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian, Romanian, Spanish, Greek, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1). A famous bearer is the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (1937-), who in 1963 became the first woman to visit space.

Valeriana f Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valerianus (see Valerian).

Valeriano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Valerianus (see Valerian).

Verónica f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese (European)
Spanish, Galician and European Portuguese form of Veronica.

Victoriana f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Victorianus.

Victoriano m Spanish
Spanish form of Victorianus.

Victorino m Spanish
Spanish form of Victorinus.

Visitación f Spanish
Means "visitation" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the visit of the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth.

Wenceslao m Spanish
Spanish form of Václav, via the Latinized form Venceslaus.

Zacarías m Spanish
Spanish form of Zechariah and Zacharias.