Central American Submitted Names

Central American names include those from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Anfímaco m Spanish
Spanish form of Amphimachus.
Ángel de Jesús m Spanish
Means "angel of Jesus" in Spanish, a compound of Ángel and Jesús.
Ángel Gabriel m Spanish
Combination of Ángel and Gabriel.
Angélico m Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Angélica.
Angelines f Spanish
Diminutive of Ángeles.
Angeliño m Spanish
Spanish variant of Angelino.
Angelito m Spanish (Rare), Filipino
Diminutive of Ángel used particularly in the Philippines.
Angelmiro m Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Ángel and -miro, taken from names ending with this pattern, e.g. Clodomiro. It is mainly used in Colombia.
Ángelo m Spanish
Variant of Ángel, perhaps inspired by Italian Angelo.
Angely f & m English, Spanish
Variant of Angelie.
Angilberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian Spanish and Portuguese form of Angilbert.
Angustia f Spanish (Rare)
Singular form of Angustias.
Aniana f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Aniano.
Aniano m Galician, Spanish
Spanish and Galician form of Anianus.
Aniceto m Spanish, Galician, Aragonese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian
Spanish, Galician, Aragonese, Portuguese, and Italian form of Anicetus.
Anicia f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Anicius. The most well-known bearer of this name was Anicia Juliana, the daughter of Western Roman Emperor Olybrius.
Aniel m Biblical Greek, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), English (Rare), French (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Greek form of Hanniel and its variant Haniel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Anifer f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Ani 1 and Fer (a short form of Fernanda)... [more]
Anisio m Galician, Spanish, Italian
Galician form of Anysius.
Anitza f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American diminutive of Ana, using the popular -itza suffix found in Maritza.
Annelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Anneliese using the suffix -lys found in Adelys, Coralys, Marlys and similar names.
Annio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Annius.
Ansano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ansanus.
Ansberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ansbert.
Ansfrido m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ansfrid via Latinized form Ansfridus.
Ansilta f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Allegedly taken from the name of a mountain in the Argentinian Andes.
Antandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Antander.
Anteo m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of both Antaeus and Antheus.
Antero m Galician, Aragonese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Aragonese, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Anteros.
Anteros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Croatian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Derived from the Greek noun ἀντέρως (anteros) meaning "counter-love". It consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἔρως (eros) meaning "love" (see Eros).... [more]
Antifonte m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Antiphon.
Antígona f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Antigone.
Antígono m Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Portuguese, Spanish, and Galician form of Antigonos via it's Latinized form Antigonus.
Antigua f Spanish (Rare)
From a title of Virgin Mary, which came to be in Seville Cathedral's Virgen de la Antigua chapel. The word antigua "old, ancient" referred to a fresco depicting Virgin Mary, which was sculpted on the wall of an ancient mosque which served as the basis for the new cathedral... [more]
Antímaco m Spanish
Spanish form of Antimachus.
Antimo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Anthimos via Anthimus. This was the name of a 9th-century duke of Naples.
Antinea f Italian, Spanish
Spanish and Italian form of Antinéa.
Antíoco m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Antiochus.
Antípatro m Spanish
Spanish form of Antipater.
Antolina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonia. Perhaps most famously borne by author Anaïs Nin, whose full birth name was Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell.
Antolino m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonio. In other words, this is the masculine form of Antolina.
Antoniomaría m Spanish
Combinations of Antonio and María.
Antoñita f Spanish
Diminutive of Antonia.
Antoñito m Spanish
Diminutive of Antonio.
Antuán m Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish version of Antoine reflecting French pronunciation.
Antuco m Spanish
Diminutive of Antonio.
Antulio m Spanish
Possibly extended form of Tulio.
Antuquito m Spanish
Diminutive of Antonio.
Anuar m Malay, Indonesian, Kazakh, Bashkir, Spanish
Form of Anwar used in various languages.
Ányelo m Spanish
Spanish phonetic form of Angelo.
Apia f Spanish
Spanish Feminine form of Appius.
Apio m Spanish
Spanish form of Appius.
Apolinaria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Polish (Rare), Moldovan (Rare), Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish and Polish feminine form of Apollinaris and Romanian form of Apollinaria. This is also attested as an ancient Greek name.
Apolodoro m Spanish, Galician (Archaic)
Spanish and Galician form of Apollodorus.
Apolodoto m Spanish
Spanish form of Apollodotus.
Apsandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Apsander.
Apuleyo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Apuleius. This is borne by Colombian writer Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza (1932-).
Aquafina f Spanish (Rare)
Means "fine water" in Spanish.
Aqueo m Spanish
Spanish form of Achaios via Achaeus.
Aquileo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Achilleus, the name of two early Christian saints, as well as a usurper of the Roman Empire (Aurelius Achilleus).... [more]
Aquiles m Spanish
Spanish form of Achilles.
Aquilino m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Aquilinus.
Aquilio m Spanish
Spanish form of Aquillius.
Aracelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Araceli.
Aramita f English, Spanish, Indian
Possibly derived from the Latin aramen, from aerāmen meaning "copper, bronze". As used in India, it's likely a variant of Paramita.
Arán m & f Spanish, Galician
Spanish form of Catalan name Aran, after Val d'Aran region. The name originally comes from Basque haran, meaning "valley".
Arancha f Spanish
Spanish form of Arantxa.
Aranza f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Basque Arantza.
Arcadio m Galician, Italian (Rare), Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Arkadios.
Arcely f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Araceli with the spelling more or less phonetical in English nature.
Archibaldo m Spanish
Spanish form of Archibald.
Archival m Spanish
Short version of "Archivaldo".
Arctino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Arctinus.
Ardarico m Spanish
Spanish form of Ardaric.
Arelis f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Arely; perhaps a short form or contraction of Aracelis.
Arely f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a Hispanic feminine variant of Areli (which is a masculine name in the Old Testament) or a contracted form of Araceli... [more]
Arena f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "sand," derived from Latin (h)arēna, from an earlier version *hasēna, which may be Etruscan in origin.
Areo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Areios via Areus.
Areteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aretaeus.
Argelia f Spanish
Derived from Argelia, which is the Spanish name for the North African country Algeria. The country's name is in turn derived from the name of its capital city, namely Algiers (which is known as Argel in Spanish)... [more]
Argelio m Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Argelia. Famous bearers of this name include the Cuban comedian Argelio García Rodríguez (1925–1992) and the retired Honduran soccer referee Argelio Sabillón (b... [more]
Argeme f Spanish
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Argeme, meaning "The Virgin of Argeme."... [more]
Argenis m & f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely a derivation of a family of words/names stemming from Latin argentum meaning "silver" with the -is suffix (coinciding with the word argén, referring to the argent herald).
Argentina f Spanish, Medieval English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian (Rare)
From Argentina, the name of a country in South America. It is derived from the Latin argentum (silver), which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek ἀργήντος (argēntos), from ἀργήεις (argēeis), "white, shining"... [more]
Argeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Argeus.
Argimira f Spanish
Feminine form of Argimiro.
Argimiro m Spanish
Spanish form of Argimirus, which was a variant latinized form of either Ercanmar or Harimar.
Aridio m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Aridius. However, in these languages, the name can also be a variant form of Arildo.... [more]
Aris m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Aristeo.
Arismendi m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Transferred use of the surname Arismendi, meaning "mountain of oaks" from aris "oak" and mendi "mountain".
Aristarco m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aristarchus.
Aristeo m Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aristaeus.
Arístipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.
Aristóbulo m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Aristobulus.
Aristodemo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aristodemos.
Aristófanes m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aristophanes.
Aristofanto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aristophantus.
Aristónico m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristonicus.
Aristóteles m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristotle.
Aristoxeno m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristoxenus.
Ariza f Spanish, Hebrew
Either transferred use of the surname Ariza or from a Hebrew word meaning "cedar panels".
Arminio m Italian (Rare), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Arminius. Also compare Erminio.
Armonía f Spanish (Rare)
Means "harmony" in Spanish.
Arquelao m Spanish
Spanish form of Archelaos (see Archelaus)
Arquídamo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Archidamus.
Arquímedes m Spanish
Spanish form of Archimedes.
Arquipo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Archippos via its latinized form Archippus.
Arrabeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Arrhabaeus.
Arrideo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Arrhidaeus.
Arroyo m Spanish
Transferred from the surname "Arroyo".
Arrudye m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Urooj.
Arruncio m Spanish
Spanish form of Arruntius.
Artemidoro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Artemidoros.
Artemisa f Spanish, Albanian, Galician
Spanish, Albanian and Galician form of Artemis.
Arturito m Spanish
Diminutive of Arturo.
Asalia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant spelling of Azalia. A known bearer of this name is Asalia Nazario, the Puerto Rican mother of American actress Zoe Saldana (b. 1978).
Asandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Asander.
Ascen f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Ascension.
Asclepíades m Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician
Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and Galician form of Asklepiades via its Latinized form Asclepiades.
Asclepio m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Asklepios via Asclepius.
Asela f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Asella. A notable bearer of this name is the Cuban chess player Asela de Armas Pérez (b. 1954), who won the title of Woman International Master in 1978.
Asly f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Ashley.
Asmodeo m Spanish
Spanish form of Asmodaeus.
Asterio m Filipino, Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Asterius.
Asteropeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Asteropaeus.
Astianacte m Spanish
Spanish form of Astyanax.
Astolfo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Literature
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Germanic name Aistulf. In medieval legend Astolfo was one of Charlemagne's paladins, who appears as a magical character in the 'Orlando' poems (1495 and 1532) by Boiardo and Ariosto.... [more]
Aston m Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Ashton.
Ástor m Asturian, Spanish
From the Astures, a Celtic tribe that gave name to the Spanish region of Asturias.
Astreo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Astraeus.
Ástrid f Spanish
Spanish form of Astrid.
Asunta f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician cognate of Assunta.
Atalarico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Athalaric.
Atalo m Spanish
Spanish form of Attalos.
Atanagildo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Athanagild.
Atanarico m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Athanaric.
Ataúlfo m Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Athaulf.
Ateneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Athenaios via Athenaeus.
Ático m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Atticus.
Atreo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Atreus.
Atziri f Yucatec Maya
Variant of Athziri or Athziri; Meaning "The most beautiful flower that lives in the water" or "Moon flower/moonflower"
Auberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aubert.
Audífaz m Spanish (Rare), Popular Culture
Spanish form of Audifax. In this day and age, the best-known bearer of this name is Audífaz Córcega, a character from the Mexican telenovela Mi marido tiene familia (2017-2019).
Aufidio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aufidius.
Auguria f Spanish
Feminine form of Augurio.
Aulo m Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aulus.
Aurelina f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Aurelia or variant of Aureliana.
Aurelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Aurelia.
Aurita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of names beginning with Aur-.
Aurorita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Aurora used primarily used in Latin America.
Autberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Autbert
Autólico m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Autolycus.
Auxencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Auxentius.
Auxilia f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Auxilius. In some cases, the name can also be a short form of Auxiliadora.
Auxiliadora f Spanish, Portuguese
Means "aider, first-aider" in Spanish, from Latin auxiliator (compare the related name Auxilius). It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María Auxiliadora meaning "Mary, the Helper", referring to the protection and help that the Virgin Mary offers to Christians... [more]
Auxilio f & m Spanish (Mexican), Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish form of Auxilius. Used as a predominately feminine name in Mexico, but is masculine in other Spanish speaking countries.
Avito m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Avitus.
Axael m & f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)
Combination of Axel and Asael or other names ending in -ael.
Áxel m Spanish
Spanish form of Axel.
Aya f Spanish, French (Modern), Basque (Gallicized)
Spanish and Gallicized form of Basque Aia.
Ayala f Spanish
Spanish form of Aiala.
Ayán m Asturian (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Catalan (Modern)
Possibly derived from the Germanic name element alls meaning "all".
Áyax m Spanish
Spanish form of Ajax.
Ayde f Spanish (Rare)
Unknown meaning.
Ayleth f Spanish
Meaning- “Free Spirit Original”
Aylín f Spanish
Spanish form of Aylin or Eileen.... [more]
Aymara f Spanish
Variant of Aimara. It coincides with the name of an indigenous people of South America.
Ayme f Spanish
Spanish form of Aimée or Amy, following pronunciation rather than meaning.
Azalia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
In English-speaking countries, this name is usually a variant spelling of Azaliah and Azalea, but there are also cases where it is a variant spelling of Azelia.... [more]
Azela f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
This name is borne by Mexican-British actress Azela Robinson.
Azucely f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Azucena and Aracely.
Azuceno m Spanish
Masculine form of Azucena.
Azul f & m Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Apache
From Spanish and Portuguese azul meaning "blue."... [more]
Azula f Popular Culture, Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Fictional name meant to be derived from Portuguese, Galician, and Spanish azul meaning "blue" (of Persian origin). This is the name of a main antagonist in the television series 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'.
Báalam m & f Yucatec Maya, Classic Mayan, Mayan Mythology
Báalam, who represents Jaguars, is a deity from Mayan Mythology. His name means “Jaguar” in Yucatec Maya.
Baalham m & f Mayan, Classic Mayan, Mayan Mythology
Baalham means “Jaguar” in the Classic Mayan language.
Balbi f & m Spanish, Asturian
Short form of Balbina and Balbino.
Baldomera f Spanish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Baldomero (Spanish) or Baldomer (Polish).
Baleria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Valeria reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the name.
Banesa f Spanish (Rare), Aragonese
Variant of Vanesa, also an Aragonese form.
Baraquiel m Portuguese, Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese form of Barachiel.
Barbarita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Bárbara.
Barbarito m Spanish
Masculine form of Barbarita.
Bardón m Spanish
Spanish form of Bardo.
Barsanufio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Barsanuphius, and Italian variant form of Barsanofio.
Bartimeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Bartimaeus.
Barto m Dutch, Spanish
Short form of Bartholomew.
Bartola f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Bartolo, itself a short form of Bartolomé.