Central American Submitted Names

Central American names include those from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Leafar m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
The name Rafael spelled backwards. This name was used by American tattoo artist and entrepreneur Kat Von D and musician Leafar Seyer (birth name Rafael Reyes) for their son born 2018.
Leira f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Leire.
Leitza f Spanish
Leitza is a town in Spain
Leliano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Laelianus.
Lencha f Spanish
Diminutive of Florencia.
Lencho m Spanish
Diminutive of Florencio and Lorenzo.
Leni f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Lenín m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish accented variant of Lenin, derived from the russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin's name. May ultimately be derived from the name of the river Lena in russia.
Lenin m Spanish (Latin American), Indian, English (American), Italian (Rare)
The given name is derived from the name of the Russian revolutionist Lenin.
Lenina f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)
This name was invented by the British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), who apparently intended it to be a feminine form of the surname Lenin, Lenin being the founder of the former Soviet state... [more]
Leobaldo m Spanish
Variant form of Leudbald.
Leobino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Leobin via it's Latinized form Leobinus.
Leodegario m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Leodegar via Latinized form Leodegarius.
Leofanto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leophantos.
Leomar m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Combination of Leo-, from names beginning with this pattern such as Leonardo and Leopoldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese).... [more]
Leomaris f & m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Leomar with the -is suffix.
Leonato m Spanish, Portuguese, Theatre
Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonnatus. This is the name of the father of Hero and/or Beatrice in William Shakespeare's romantic comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1599).
Leoncia f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Leontia.
Leoniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Leonianus.
Leónidas m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Leonidas, also used as a feminine name (compare Galician Leonides).
Leopardo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Leopardus.
Leostrato m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Leostratus.
Leovanna f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a feminine form of Leo.... [more]
Leovigildo m Spanish
Spanish form of Liubigild.
Lepreo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lepreus.
Leryn f Spanish (Latin American)
South American variant of Loren, Lauryn or their variants. Leryn Dahiana Franco is famous paraguayan athlete (javelin thrower).
Lesbia f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)
Means "woman from Lesbos" in Latin, Lesbos being a Greek island in the northeastern Aegean Sea which was home to a circle of young girl lovers including Sappho... [more]
Leslia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Bahamian Creole
Spanish (feminine) form of Leslie, as well as a strictly feminine variant in the English-speaking world. This is borne by Bahamian politician Leslia Miller-Brice, daughter of the retired Bahamian athlete, businessman and politician Leslie O. Miller (1948-).
Leti f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Leticia.
Leucipo m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Leukippos via its latinized form Leucippus.
Leufredo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Liutfrid via it's Latinized form Leutfridus.
Leví m Spanish, Biblical Spanish, Icelandic
Spanish and Icelandic form of Levi.
Leviatán m Spanish
Spanish form of Leviathan.
Líam m Icelandic (Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Icelandic and Spanish form of Liam.
Liamsantiago m Spanish
Combinations of Liam and Santiago.
Liberal m Spanish
Spanish form of Liberalis.
Liberio m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Liberius.
Liberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Presumably the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Libertus. It is said to be derived from Latin libertus meaning "freedman, freed slave".... [more]
Libia f Spanish
Spanish form of Libya.
Librada f Spanish
Means "liberated, free" in Spanish. The legendary saint Wilgefortis is known as Santa Librada in Spanish. See also Liberata and Livrade.
Licha f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Alicia. A known bearer of this name was Argentine human rights activist Alicia "Licha" Zubasnabar de De la Cuadra (1915-2008).
Licinia f Ancient Roman, Italian, Emilian-Romagnol, Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Licinius. A known bearer of this name was Licinia Eudoxia, a Roman empress from the 5th century AD.
Licinio m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Licinius. A known bearer of this name was the Italian composer Licinio Refice (1883-1954).
Licomedes m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lycomedes.
Lidio m English (American), Spanish, Brazilian
Probably a masculine form to Lydia.
Lidón f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Lledó.
Liduina f Spanish (Rare), Italian, Corsican, Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish, Italian and Corsican form and Dutch variant of Lidwina.
Liduvina f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Galician form and Spanish variant of Lidwina.
Lila f Spanish
Diminutive of Dalila.
Líle m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish equivalent of Lyle.
Liliah f Spanish
Variant of "Lilia".
Liliannie f Spanish (Latin American, ?), English
Diminutive of Liliannie, also used as a standalone name.
Lilimar f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
In the case of American television actress Lilimar Hernandez (2000-) it is a combination of Lili (a short form of Liliana, her grandmother's name) and Mar (from the Spanish vocabulary word mar meaning "sea", a reference to her birthplace - an island in the Caribbean Sea).
Lilita f Spanish
Diminutive of Lilia and Liliana.
Lillo m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Lín m Spanish
Spanish form of Linus.
Linceo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lynceus.
Lindalia f Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Linda with a given name that ends in -lia, such as Julia and Rosalia... [more]
Lindelia f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a combination of Linda with a given name that ends in -elia, such as Amelia and Celia... [more]
Lindolfo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lindolf. The Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga was born in San Lindolfo, a place named for the saint by this name.
Linita f Spanish, Italian
Diminutive of Lina 2, sometimes functioning as a double diminutive of names ending in or otherwise containing lina.
Linmanuel m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Lin and Manuel.... [more]
Liobita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Lioba.
Lionicio m Mayan (Rare)
descending god
Lipe m Spanish
Dininutive of Felipe.
Lirios f Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of lirio which refers to a lily flower or an iris plant, taken from the Spanish and Valencian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Lirios and Mare de Déu dels Lliris, meaning "The Virgin of the Lilies" and "Mother of God of the Lilies" respectively.... [more]
Lisardo m Spanish
Possibly a short form of Elisardo. This name is used primarily in Columbia and Spain.
Lisbi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a Hispanic diminutive of Lisbeth.
Lisipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Lysippos via its latinized form Lysippus.
Lito m Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Arturo and Manuel.
Litos m Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of Carlitos; in other words, this is a diminutive of Carlos.
Liviano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Livianus.
Livino m Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Livinus.
Lix m English, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Felix and Félix.
Lizardo m Spanish (Latin American)
Probably an altered form of Elisardo.
Llanos f Spanish
From the Marian title Virgen de los Llanos, who's the Patron saint in many cities in Spain, particularly in the Southeast.... [more]
Llénifer f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Likely a rare, modern coinage of Jennifer.
Lluvy f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Short form of Lluvia. Bearer Lluviana "Lluvy" Gomez (1983-) was a contestant on the fourth season of the reality show America's Next Top Model.
Lobo m Spanish (Modern, Rare), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese for wolf, receiving rare usage as a modern update of Lope, the archaic Spanish/Portuguese word for wolf and historically a very common name, as can be evidenced by the ubiquitous presence of the patronym: Lopez/Lopes... [more]
Logi m & f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Eulogio and Eulogia.
Loles f Spanish
Diminutive of Dolores. A known bearer is Spanish actress María Dolores "Loles" León (1950-).
Loli f Spanish
Diminutive of Dolores. Also compare Lola, Lolita and Loles... [more]
Lolimar f Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Dolores María, most often used in Venezuela. In other words, this is a combination of Loli (a diminutive of Dolores) and -mar from names beginning with that syllable, such as Spanish María and Portuguese Maria.
Lolito m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Lolo.
Lolo m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Loly f Spanish
Variant of Loli.
Loncho m Spanish
Diminutive of Alfonso.
Longino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Longinus.
Lopez m Spanish
Transferred use of the surname Lopez
Lore f Spanish
Spanish short form of Lorena 1.
Loreley f Germanic Mythology, Spanish
Older German form of Lorelei. This was the pen name of Mexican writer María Luisa Garza (1887-1980). It is also borne by Argentine model and actress Luisana Loreley Lopilato (1987-), the wife of Canadian singer Michael Bublé.
Lotaria f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lotario.
Lourditas f Spanish
Diminutive of Lourdes.
Lovida f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from Spanish lo vida meaning "the life". Alternatively, this given name may possibly be a combination of the English word love with the Spanish word vida meaning "life", which would thus give this name the meaning of "love is life" or "loving life".
Loyola f Spanish
Derived from the surname or place name Loyola. Used in honour of Saint Ignatius of Loyola ˙(c. October 23, 1491 – July 31, 1556) a Spanish Basque priest and theologian, who founded the religious order called the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
Lu f & m English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Short form of names beginning with Lu, such as Lucy, Luis or Luisa. Known bearers include Luciana 'Lu' Andrade (1978-), a Brazilian singer; Luzerne 'Lu' Blue (1897-1958), an American baseball player; Maria Luisa 'Lu' Colombo (1952-), an Italian singer; Lucien 'Lu' Gambino (1923-2003), an American football player; Lucy 'Lu' Rees (1901-1983), an Australian book collector and children's literature advocate; and Luis 'Lu' Senarens (1863-1939), an American science fiction writer.
Lucano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucanus (see Lucan).
Lucecita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Luz, formed using the diminutive suffix‎ -cita. A known bearer of this name is Luz Esther 'Lucecita' Benítez (1942-), a Puerto Rican singer.
Lucely f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an elaborated form of Luz, or perhaps a Hispanic variant of the (Brazilian) Portuguese name Lucélia or the French name Lucelle.
Luci f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish diminutive of Lucía and Portuguese diminutive of Lúcia.
Lucibel f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Lucía (Spanish) or Lúcia (Portuguese) with Isabel.
Lucidio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lucidius. A known bearer of this name was the Italian soccer player Lucidio Sentimenti (1920-2014).
Luciliano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lucilianus.
Lucílio m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucilio.
Lucillo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucillus.
Lucinio m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucinius.
Lucino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lucinus.
Lucita f Spanish
Diminutive of Lucía.
Lucrecio m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Lucretius.
Ludgero m Esperanto, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Esperanto, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Ludger via Latinized form Ludgerus.
Ludin f & m Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Ludivina f Spanish (Rare), Romansh
Spanish and Romansh form of Liduina (compare Ludivine).
Lugina f Spanish (Latin American)
Transferred use of the surname Lugina. ... [more]
Luisfe m Spanish
Diminutive of Luis Felipe.
Luísfer m Spanish
Short form of Luis Fernando.
Luisín m Spanish
Diminutive of Luis.
Luisma m Spanish
Diminutive of Luis Maria and Luis Mariano.
Luismar m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Luis (Spanish)/Luís (Portuguese) and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese).
Lujana f Spanish (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Luján.
Luli f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Lucía and other names beginning with Lu, as well as Lourdes (compare Lulú)... [more]
Lulita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Lourdes, Lucía and other names beginning with Lu (also compare Luli, Lu, Lulú).
Lulú f Spanish
Diminutive of Lourdes and Maria de Lourdes.
Lunaria f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Means "moon-like" in Latin. Lunaria is a genus of flowering plants.
Lunasol f Spanish (Rare)
A combination of Luna and Sol 1.
Lunita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Luna.
Luno m Spanish
Masculine form of Luna.
Lupercio m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Lupercius and variant of Luperco.
Luperco m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Lupercus.
Lupicinio m Spanish
Variant form of Lupicino.
Lupicino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lupicinus.
Lupilla f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.
Lupillo m Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.
Lupito m Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.
Lupo m Italian, Spanish, Esperanto
Italian and Esperanto form of Lupus and Spanish variant of Lope.
Lutacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Lutatius.
Lutero m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Luther.
Luvia f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from "Pluvia", which means rain in latin.
Luzdivina f Spanish (Rare)
From Spanish luz divina meaning "divine light", a combination of Luz and Divina. It may be modeled on Ludivina.
Luzma f Spanish
Short form of Luz María, which is a compound of Luz and María.
Luzmari f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Luzmaria and Luzmarina. Also, a combination of Luz and Mari (see third user-submitted name).
Luzmaria f Spanish
Combination of Luz and Maria.
Luzmila f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Alteration of Ludmila (perhaps via Ludźmiła), apparently influenced by Spanish luz "light" (see Luz)... [more]
Lyzbeth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lizbeth. A known bearer of this name is American memoirist Lyzbeth 'Lyz' Glick, whose late husband Jeremy Glick (1970-2001) was a passenger on board the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 and a casualty of the September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11.
Mabel f Spanish
Contraction of María Isabel.
Macareno m Spanish
Masculine form of Macarena.
Macareo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Macareus.
Macedonia f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Macedonio. It is also part of a name of the country (officially Republic of Macedonia/The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) in south-eastern Europe.
Macedonio m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
This name is derived from Latin Macedonius meaning "Macedonian," which is derived from Greek Makedones. That word literally means "highlanders" or "the tall ones," which is related to makednos meaning "long, tall" and makros "long, large."... [more]
Macrina f Late Roman, Spanish, Romansh (Archaic), Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Macrinus. This name was borne by two saints, namely saint Macrina the Elder and her granddaughter saint Macrina the Younger.
Macrino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Macrinus.
Macrobio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Macrobius.
Macu f Spanish
Diminutive of Inmaculada.
Madeinusa f Spanish (Latin American)
This Peruvian-Quechua (mis)interpretation of products labeled "Made In USA" resulted in this name of the main character, a young village girl in Madeinusa, a 2005 Peruvian-Spanish drama film.
Madero m Spanish
Spanish form of WOODROW.
Madrona f Catalan, Spanish, Medieval Jewish
Variant of Matrona 1. This is the name of a saint who is venerated in Barcelona as well as the name of a woman mentioned in the Talmud.
Mael m Spanish
Diminutive of Ismael.
Maels m Spanish
Meaning unknown.
Mafer f Spanish
Diminutive of María Fernanda.
Magdaleno m Spanish
Masculine form of Magdalena.
Magín m Spanish
Spanish form of Maginus.
Magnencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Magnentius.
Mague f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita.
Magüi f Spanish, Spanish (Canarian)
Short form of María Luisa and other composed forms of María. It can also be after a mountain in the Canary Islands named Magüi.
Magui f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita and Maria Luisa.
Mahoma m Catalan, Spanish
Catalan and Spanish form of Muhammad.
Máicol m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Michael reflecting the English pronunciation.
Maiella f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Possible form of Mayella but it could be used as a combination of Maia and Ella.
Maijo f Spanish
Diminutive of María José.
Mairena f Spanish (Rare)
From place name Mairena.... [more]
Maitena f Basque, Spanish (Latin American), Theatre
Maitena is the title of a Basque-language opera written and composed by Étienne Decrept and Charles Colin.
Majandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Contraction of María and Alejandra. A known bearer is Venezuelan-American actress María Alejandra "Majandra" Delfino (1981-), known for starring on the television series 'Roswell' (1999-2002).
Majencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Maxentius.
Majo f Spanish
Short form of María José.
Malala f Spanish
Diminutive of María Laura, as Lala is a Spanish diminutive of Laura.
Malaquías m Spanish
Spanish form of Malachi.
Malarico m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Malaric.
Malco m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Galician form of Malchus.
Maleja f Spanish
Diminutive of María and Alejandra. Actress Maleja Restrepo
Malena f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician contraction of María Elena.
Malu f Portuguese, Spanish, German
Portuguese contraction of Maria Luísa, Maria de Lurdes and Maria Lúcia, Spanish contraction of María Luisa and German contraction of Marie Luise... [more]
Malú f Spanish
Spanish contraction of María Luisa or María Lucía. A famous bearer is Spanish singer Malú.
Malula f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of María Lourdes or María de Lourdes.
Maluli f Spanish
Diminutive of María Luisa. This was used by Fernando Fernán Gómez for a character in his play Bicycles Are for the Summer (1977; original Spanish title Las bicicletas son para el verano).
Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".
Malvina f Spanish (Latin American)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.... [more]
Malvinas f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.
Mambo m Spanish (Latin American)
From The Name of a Latin dance of Cuba. Mambo was invented during the 1930s by the native Cuban musician and composer Arsenio Rodríguez, developed in Havana by Cachao and made popular by Dámaso Pérez Prado and Benny Moré.... [more]
Mamerto m Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Spanish and Italian form of Mamertus. Nowadays, this name is primarily used in the Philippines, and more rarely in South America.
Mamés m Spanish
Spanish form of Mammes.
Mamiliano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Mamilian.
Mamilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Mamilius.