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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Central American; and the pattern is *v* or m*.
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Alavivo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Alavivus.
Álvara f Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Álvaro.
Alvarita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Álvara.
Alvarito m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Álvaro. A known bearer of this name is the Spanish retired soccer player Álvaro Rodríguez Ros (b. 1936), who is commonly known as Alvarito.
Archival m Spanish
Short version of "Archivaldo".
Avito m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Avitus.
Bienvenido m Spanish
Masculine form of Bienvenida.
Carvilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Carvilius.
Chava f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador and Rosalva.
Chavela f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.
Chavelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.
Chavi m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.
Chavita m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.
Chavito m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.
Chavo m Popular Culture, Spanish
From Spanish chavo meaning ''boy, kid'', used as a nickname.
Chindasvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chindaswinth.
Clavelina f Spanish (Rare)
From Spanish clavelina, a species of Dianthus flower named in English "rainbow pink" or "China pink".
Clavo m Spanish (Latin American)
A variant of Clavio, the name is also identical to the Spanish noun for “nail.” Therefore, there is possibly a connotation of extraordinary steadfastness and solid reliability in times of trouble... [more]
Clever m English (African), Spanish (Latin American)
From the English word clever.
Clodoveo m Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Hlodwig, via a Latinized form Clodovæus or Chlodoveus. This was borne by Clodoveo Carrión Mora (1883-1957), an Ecuadorian palaeontologist and naturalist.
Conversión m & f Spanish (Rare)
Means "conversion" in Spanish, referring to the conversion of Saint Paul to Christianity.... [more]
Corvino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Corvinus.
Cova f Spanish
Diminutive of Covadonga.
Covi f Spanish
Diminutive of Covadonga.
Cueva Santa f Spanish (Rare)
Means "holy cave" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Cueva Santa and Nuestra Señora de la Cueva Santa, meaning "The Virgin of the Holy Cave" and "Our Lady of the Holy Cave" respectively.... [more]
Dativa f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical), Eastern African, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Dativus. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian martyr from North Africa. It is mostly used in Eastern Africa (mainly in Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda).
Dativo m Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino
Masculine form of Dativa.
Davilo m Spanish
Diminutive of David.
Davo m Spanish
Diminutive of David.
Deivi m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish form of Davy reflecting the English pronunciation.
Déivid m Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish variant of David, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Deivis m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish form of Davis reflecting the English pronunciation.
Deluvina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of Della and Lavina. This was borne by Deluvina Maxwell (died 1927), a Native American slave and the girlfriend of American outlaw Billy the Kid at the time of his death.
Deva f Asturian (Modern), Galician (Modern), Spanish (Modern)
From the name of several rivers in northern Spain, chiefly river Deva in Cantabria and Asturias and two tributaries of river Minho in Galicia. The name ultimately comes from Proto-Celtic *dēiwā meaning "goddess".
Deyvi m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Deivi, particularly popular in Peru.
Eduviges f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish cognate of Eduvige.
Edvino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Edwin
Elva f Slovene, Spanish
Spanish short form and Slovene diminutive of Elvira.
Elviro m Spanish (Rare), Asturian
Masculine form of Elvira.
Esclavitud f Spanish
Means "slavery" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish (Galician) title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Esclavitud (Nosa Señora da Escravitude), meaning "Our Lady of the Slavery," venerated at the church in Padrón in the Galician province of A Coruña... [more]
Estavana f Spanish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Estavan. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch handball player Estavana Polman (b. 1992).
Estevez m Spanish
Transferred from the surname "Estevez".
Estiven m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Steven reflecting the English pronunciation.
Eusavio m Spanish
Variant of Eusebios.
Euvaldo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Euwald. A bearer of this name was Euvaldo Lodi (1896-1956), a Brazilian politician and businessman.
Evaluna f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Combination of Eva and Luna. This is the name of Venezuelan actress and singer Evaluna Montaner (1997-).
Evangélica f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Evangélico. It is also possible that in some cases, this name is a combination of Eva with Angélica.
Evangélico m Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic)
Derived from the Spanish and Portuguese adjective evangélico meaning "evangelical". In other words, this name is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Evangelicus.... [more]
Evangelie f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Évangélie, which is usually used in non-francophone regions and countries.... [more]
Evangelino m Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Evangelina. A known bearer of this name is the Nigerian soccer player Evangelino Valentim (b. 1984).
Evangelio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Evangelius. It should be noted that in Spanish-speaking countries, the name can also be derived from the Spanish noun evangelio meaning "(the) Gospel", which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.
Evardo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Invented name, possibly as a combination of Evaristo and Eduardo.
Evedasto m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant form of Vedasto.
Evencio m Galician, Spanish (Rare)
From Eventius, a Latinized form of an uncertain name. This was the name of an early Christian saint who was martyred in Nicomedia. It was borne by Venezuelan composer Evencio Castellanos (1915-1984).
Everaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Everald.
Everardo m Spanish
Sanish form of Everard.
Evo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Apparently a masculine form of Eva. A notable bearer is Bolivian president Evo Morales.
Galván m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Gawain.
Gaviota f Spanish
Spanish for "Seagull". Popularized by the Mexican telenovela "Destilando Amor"
Geovanny m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Giovanni in use in Latin America (especially Ecuador).
Giovani m Italian (Archaic), English, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Archaic Italian and English variant of Giovanni as well as the Spanish and Portuguese form of Giovanni.... [more]
Giovardo m Spanish (Latin American, Italianized, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Giovanni and Leonardo or other names ending in -ardo. It is sometimes used as an Italian-sounding name in Indonesia and Latin America.
Guenevive f Spanish
Combination of Guinevere an Genevieve.
Gundisalvo m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (Latin American, Archaic)
Archaic Spanish form of Gundisalvus (see Gonzalo).
Iovanny m Spanish (Italianized, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni using an English-flavored spelling.
Ivalú f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Ivanna (which is used as a feminine form of Iván) or another name beginning with the same sound (such as Ivelisse) with Lourdes (compare Lulú), Luisa or Lucía.
Ivanette f English (Rare), Central American
Combination of Ivana with the suffix -ette.
Ivelys f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Ivelise using the suffix -lys, found in Marlys, Coralys and similar names.
Iveth f Spanish, Central American
Possibly a variant of Yvette.
Ivi m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Iván. This is borne by Spanish soccer players Iván 'Ivi' López (1994-) and Iván 'Ivi' Alejo (1995-).
Ivian f Spanish (Latin American)
Ivian Sarcos (born 1989) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who won Miss World 2011.
Ivón m Spanish
Spanish variant of Ivo 1
Javierito m Spanish
Diminutive of Javier.
Javito m Spanish
Diminutive of Javier.
Javo m Spanish
Diminutive of Javier.
Jovany m English, Spanish
Variant of Giovanni, primarily used by English and Spanish speakers.
Jovián m Spanish
Spanish form of Jovian.
Jovino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Jovinus.
Juanvi m Spanish
Diminutive of Juan 1 Vincente.
Juvencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Iuventius (see Juventius). A known bearer of this name was the Chilean poet Juvencio Valle (1900-1999).
Juvia f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Based off of the Spanish word lluvia "rain".
Leovanna f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a feminine form of Leo.... [more]
Leovigildo m Spanish
Spanish form of Liubigild.
Leví m Spanish, Biblical Spanish, Icelandic
Spanish and Icelandic form of Levi.
Leviatán m Spanish
Spanish form of Leviathan.
Liduvina f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Galician form and Spanish variant of Lidwina.
Liviano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Livianus.
Livino m Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Livinus.
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.
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".
Ludivina f Spanish (Rare), Romansh
Spanish and Romansh form of Lidwina.
Luvia f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from "Pluvia", which means rain in latin.
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.
Mada f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena
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 (Rare), Spanish (Rare), 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.
Mafer f Spanish
Diminutive of María Fernanda.
Magdaleni f & m Spanish (Rare)
It means a person who brings light and joy to the world
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 compound 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.
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.
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
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.
Mancho m Spanish
Diminutive of Germán.
Mane f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Manena f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Mángel m Spanish
Contraction of Miguel Ángel.
Mani f & m English, Croatian, Spanish
Diminutives of names beginning with Man-
Manni f Spanish
Diminutive of Manuela.
Manolillo m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Manolín m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Manolita f Spanish
Diminutive of Manola. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Manuela.
Manolito m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Manrique m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Manric.
Manué m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Mapi f Spanish
Diminutive of María Pilar.
Marabel f Spanish
Variant of Maribel.
Maranda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English
Possibly a variant of Miranda influenced by names such as Mara 1 and Mary.
Maranita f Spanish
Of unknown meaning, probably a variant of Marianita
Maravillas f Spanish
Means "marvels, wonders" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, which means "Our Lady of Wonders". A known bearer was María de las Maravillas de Jesús (1891-1974), a Spanish nun who has been canonized as a saint.
Marbely f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Likely derived from a combination of Mar- (any name with that pattern, e.g. María) and -bel (mainly stemming from Isabel), suffixed with -ly(s).
Marce m & f English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Indonesian
Short form of names that derive from the name Marcellus.
Marceliano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellianus. Known bearers of this name were the Spanish painter Marceliano Santa María (1866-1952) and the Portuguese sculptor Marceliano de Araújo (1690-1769).
Marchelmo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Marchelm.
Marcoantonio m Spanish
A combination of Marco and Antonio.
Marcolfo m Medieval Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant form of Marculfo, which has become the modern form of the name. Also, it should be noted that given how combining names is a very common practice in Latin America, it is quite possible that there are cases there where Marcolfo is a combination of Marco with a name ending in -olfo, such as Adolfo and Rodolfo.
Mardario m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Mardarius.
Mardonio m Spanish, Italian
From the Latin Mardonius, in turn from the Greek Mardonios.... [more]
Marea f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
From the word "marea" (tide) in Spanish.
Marelvis f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Mar-, from names beginning with this pattern like María or Martha, and Elvis or the infix -el(v)- (e.g. Elvin 1) combined with the suffix -is.
Marely f English (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Marley, or an elaboration of Mary or Meryl.
Marelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Marely using the suffix -lys, found in Odalys, Coralys and similar names.
Maren f & m Basque, Spanish
Originally the Basque form of Mariano, it is now used for both genders. As a female name, it is probably seen as a variant of Miren, the Basque form of Maria.
Mareya f Spanish (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Spanish Mireya or possibly a variant of Maria.
Margari f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita.
Margarito m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish masculine form of Margaret.
Mari f Spanish
Diminutive of María.
Mariabel f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Contraction of María and Isabel which retains the full version of Maria (unlike Maribel).
María de la Luz f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Light", taken from the Spanish Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Luz, meaning "Our Lady of Light". Shortened forms of this name including María Luz and Luz.
María de la O f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from Spanish Nuestra Señora de la O, which means "Mary of the O" in English. It is used in reference to the vesper that is read on December 18 in Spain, which commemorates the expectation of the birth of Mary and the birth of Jesus... [more]
María de la Paz f Spanish (Rare)
Means "Mary of peace" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary (see Paz 1).
María de los Santos f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Saints" in Spanish.... [more]
María del Rosario f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Rosary", taken from the Spanish Marian title Nuestra Señora del Rosario, which means "Our Lady of the Rosary". Shortened forms of this name including María Rosario and Rosario.... [more]
Mariajo f Spanish
Short form of María José, or sometimes María Josefa. Known bearers include Spanish soccer player María José 'Mariajo' Pons (1984-) and Colombian golfer María José 'Mariajo' Uribe (1990-).