Mexican Submitted Names

Mexican names are used in the country of Mexico in southern North America.
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Aamor f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Aanor influenced by Latin amor "love".
Abdel m Spanish, Arabic
Spanish form of Abdeel.
Abdero m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Abderos.
Abdías m Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Obadiah via Biblicas Latin Abdias.
Abdón m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Kashubian
Spanish, Galician and Kashubian form of Abdon.
Abejundio m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
From Spanish abeja (meaning bee) and a suffix. It means "bee-like".
Abelarda f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Provençal, Niçard
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Abelardo and Niçard feminine form of Abelart.
Abelardo m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Abelard.
Abelia f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Abel. Abelia is also a type of flowering shrub in the honeysuckle family, named after British surgeon and naturalist Clarke Abel (1780-1826).
Abelina f German (Rare), Spanish, Provençal, Niçard
Spanish elaboration of Abelia, Niçard diminutive Abelìa as well as a German feminine form of Abel and a German elaboration of Abela.
Abelino m Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a variant of Avelino.
Abercio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Abercius (see Aberkios).
Abgaro m Spanish
Spanish form of Abgar.
Abibo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Abibus.
Abigael f & m English, English (African), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Variant of Abigail. Masculine usage is mostly restricted to Latin America and the Philippines (though it is still more often used as a feminine name in that part of the world).
Abisay m Spanish
Spanish form of Abishai.
Abrán m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Abram 1.
Abundancio m Spanish
Spanish form of Abundantius.
Acadia f American (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
From the name of a colony in New France in North America, derived from Arcadia and coinciding with Mi'kmaq suffix -akadie, meaning "place of abundance"... [more]
Acamapichtli m Nahuatl, Aztec
Means "a handful of reed arrows". Name borne by several rulers of Tenochtitlan.
Acardio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Archibald.
Aciano m Spanish
Means "the blue bottle flower" in Spanish.
Acilino m Spanish
Spanish variant of Aquilino.
Acteo m Spanish
Spanish form of Actaeus.
Adaia f Hebrew, Spanish
Hebrew variant and Spanish form of Adaiah.
Adalira f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly a (rhotacized) variant of Adalida, a cognate of Adelaide.
Adaluna f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Ada 1 and Luna. This was also the name given by the Romans for the river now known as Lune.
Adamaris f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), English
Either a combination of Ada 1 and Maris 2, or a combination of the prefix a with Damaris, or from Latin adamō meaning "I love truly, earnestly, deeply or greatly; covet".
Adaucto m Spanish
Spanish form of Adauctus.
Adauto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Adauctus. A bearer of this name was Adauto Puñales (1935-2009), a former Uruguayan politician.
Adelelmo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian, Spanish and (Brazilian) Portuguese form of Adelhelm via Adelelmus.... [more]
Adelio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish masculinization of Adelia.... [more]
Adelys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Adelissa (compare Adelise).
Adeodato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Adeodatus.
Adilene f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
This name appears in the 1986 song Adilene by Los Yonic's (or Los Yonics), a Mexican Grupero band.
Admiel m Hebrew, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means "man of God" in Hebrew.
Adonaya f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Adonay.
Adonías m Spanish
Spanish form of 'Adoniyah (see Adonijah) via its hellenized form Adonias.
Adosinda f Gothic, Medieval Spanish, Spanish
Visigothic name possibly derived from the Germanic elements auds "wealth" and sinþs "path". This was the name of an 8th-century queen of Asturias, Spain... [more]
Adrasto m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Adrastus (see Adrastos).
Adri f & m Italian, English, Spanish, French, Danish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Adrian, Adriana, and other names beginning with Adri.
Adroaldo m Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from a Germanic name that was apparently composed of the elements odal or uodal "heritage, fatherland" and wald "rule". This name was borne by several Brazilian politicians, such as Adroaldo Mesquita da Costa (1894-1985) and Adroaldo Peixoto Garani (b... [more]
Aecio m Spanish
Spanish form of Aetius.
Afareo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aphareus.
Afrania f Ancient Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Afranius. A bearer of this name was the ancient Roman woman Gaia Afrania, wife of the senator Licinius Buccio.
Afranio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Afranius.
Áfrico m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of África.
Afrodisio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aphrodisius (see Aphrodisios).
Ágabo m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Agabus.
Agacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Agathios.
Agapio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Agapios.
Agatoclia f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
The name of a saint, the patron saint of Mequinenza, derived from αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good" and κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".
Agatodoro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian Spanish and Portuguese form of Agathodorus via Agathodoros.
Ageo m Spanish, Italian, Biblical Spanish, Biblical Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Haggai and variant of Hageo and Aggeo.
Agesandro m Italian (Archaic), Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Agesander.
Agilulfo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish form of Agilulf and Italian and Portuguese variant of Agilolfo.
Agreo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Agreus.
Aguedo m Spanish
Masculine form of Águeda.
Águila f Spanish
Means "eagle" in Spanish (see Aquila), taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Águila and Nuestra Señora del Águila, meaning "The Virgin of the Eagle" and "Our Lady of the Eagle" respectively.... [more]
Aguinaldo m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian (Archaic)
From the Latin expression hoc in anno meaning "during this year". Aguinaldo in Spain and Latin America is the thirteen salary. It is also a folk genre of Christmas music based on an archaic form of Spanish Christmas carols (also called villancicos).
Agustine m Spanish, English
Variant of Augustine 1. Mexican army general and politician Augustine I of Mexico (1783 - 1824) is a notable bearer.
Agusto m Spanish
Variant of Augusto.
Aharón f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Aharon.
Ahenobarbo m Spanish
Spanish form of Ahenobarbus.
Ahinara f Spanish
Variant of Ainara.
Ahinoa f Spanish
Variant of Ainhoa.
Ahmicqui f & m Nahuatl
Means "something that does not die" in Nahuatl.
Ahtziri f Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly a variant of the name Yatziri. May be of Mayan or Aztec origin, with some sources claiming it means "corn flower" or "corn goddess".
Ahuiliztli m & f Nahuatl
Means "joy" in Nahuatl.
Aian m Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Possibly a form of Aia or AINA or Ian.
Ailyn f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly an Hispanic variant of Eileen. A known bearer is Spanish singer Ailyn (1982-), real name Pilar Giménez García.
Airam f & m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
María (Spanish) or Maria (Portuguese) spelled backwards.
Aladino m Italian (Rare), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aladdin.
Alarico m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Alaric.
Alavivo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Alavivus.
Alber m Spanish
Diminutive of Alberto.
Albertino m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish masculine form of Albertina.
Albertito m Spanish
Diminutive of Alberto.
Albertojosé m Spanish
Combinations of Alberto and José.
Albia f Basque, Spanish (Latin American)
Taken from the name of a grotto in the Aralar Range in the Basque Mountains where a dolmen was discovered in 1915, as well as from the name of a suburb of Bilbao where Sabino Arana Goiri was born. Goiri was a writer, creator of the Basque flag, founder of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and is generally considered "the father of Basque nationalism".
Alboino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Alboin.
Alcántara f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Given in honour of Peter of Alcántara, a Spanish Franciscan friar canonized in 1669. The name of the place Alcántara is itself from the Arabic word al-Qanṭarah (القنطرة) meaning "the bridge".
Alceo m Italian, Galician, Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Alcaeus.
Alcibíades m Catalan, Portuguese, Spanish
Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Alcibiades.
Alcínoo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Alkínoös (see Alcinous).
Alcíone f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Spanish and Catalan form of Alcyone.
Alcioneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Alcyoneus.
Alegna f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Angela (English) or Ángela (Spanish) spelled backwards (compare Spanish Legna).
Alegrando m Spanish
A Spanish name. Means happy, exitment,etc. Often used as a nickname.
Alegría f Spanish, Galician (Rare)
Derived from Spanish and Galician alegría "joy, happiness", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Alegría, meaning "Our Lady of Joy".
Aleja f Spanish
Diminutive of Alejandra. It might also be the feminine form of Alejo.
Alejandrina f Spanish
Spanish form of Alexandrina.
Alejandrino m Spanish
Spanish form of Alexandrino.
Alejandrojosé m Spanish
Combinations of Alejandro and José.
Aleo m Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Aleus.
Álexa f Spanish
Short form of Alejandra or Alexandra.
Alfo m Spanish, Lithuanian
Diminutive of Alfonso.
Alfon m Spanish
Diminutive of Alfonso.
Alfonsa f Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Sicilian, Romansh, Polish
Spanish and Italian feminine form of Alfonso and Polish and Romansh feminine form of Alfons.
Alicita f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Alicia (Spanish) or Alícia (Portuguese).
Alipio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Alypius.
Alira f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Aliria and feminine form of Aliro.
Alirio m & f Spanish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, though it could be derived from the Roman name Hilarius or the Greek Hilarion, as suggested by Hanks and Hodges in 'A Dictionary of First Names' (they also go on to note a possible connection with Allyre, the name of a Gallo-Roman saint)... [more]
Aliro m Spanish
Variant form of Alirio.
Allende f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Virgen de Allende, who's a patron saint of Ezcaray (La Rioja). The name seems to derive from allende "beyond, on the other side."
Almeda f Spanish, English, Breton (Archaic)
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Almeda.... [more]
Almendra f Spanish (Latin American)
The name Almendra comes from Latin and refers to the same fruit of the "almond" tree in Spanish. It is an unusual name but that makes it very special and peculiar
Almu f Spanish
Short form of Almudena.
Altaír f Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Altair.
Altaira f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
The name of a character in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. Altaira Morbius was the daughter of the scientist and space voyager Dr. Edward Morbius. The name Altaira is derived from Altair, the brightest star in the constellation of the Eagle (Aquila).
Altamiro m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
This name is either a variant form of Aldemaro or derived from the Spanish locational surname Altamira, which takes its name from a place called Altamiros or Altamira... [more]
Alto m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, Dutch
Directly taken from Latin altus meaning "to raise, to make high, to elevate". As a musical term it refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.... [more]
Alturo m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly a corrupted form of Arturo.
Aluhé f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Derived from Mapudungun alwe (also used as am), referring to (the spirit/soul of) a dead person.
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.
Alvino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Alvin.
Amabilidad f Spanish
Spanish word for "kindness".
Amadora f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Amadore (Italian) and Amador (Spanish, Galician, Portuguese).
Amairani f Spanish (Mexican, Modern), Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Amaya, Mayra and Leilani... [more]
Amalarico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Amalaric.
Amalfi f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from the place name Amalfi. It is mainly used in Colombia.
Amalio m Spanish
Masculine form of Amalia.
Amaltea f Catalan (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Catalan, Italian and Spanish form of Amalthea.
Amancay f Quechua, Spanish (Latin American)
From the Quechua amánkay which is the name of a yellow lily with red streaks native to South America. By extension, the word also means "yellow".
Amancia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Amantius.
Amanecer f Spanish (Rare)
Derived from Spanish amanecer "dawn (the morning period of twilight)".
Amapola f Spanish
Amapola is the name by which plants of the genus Papaver Hroeas are known, that is the poppies. One type of poppy to Papave Sonipherum is the plant with which makes up the opium and morphine, because its elements have hallucinogenic and anesthetic power... [more]
Amaranto m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare, ?)
Spanish and Italian form of Amarantus. In other words, this is the masculine form of Amaranta. The 3rd-century Christian saint Amaranthus, who was martyred at Vieux near Albi in the south of France, is known by this name in Spanish.
Amarinceo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Amarynceus.
Amatalá f Spanish
Variant form of Amatallah used by hispanophone muslims.
Ameyalxochitl f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl ameyalli meaning "spring" and xochitl meaning "flower".
Amiana f Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Ammiana. Also compare the masculine counterpart Amiano.
Amiano m Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ammianus.
Amilamia f Basque, Basque Mythology, Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
In Basque mythology, Amilamia is a benevolent being who helps those in need.... [more]
Aminandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Amynander.
Amorosa f Spanish (Rare), Medieval Basque
As a Spanish name, Amorosa is derived from Spanish amoroso, amorosa "loving; caring; affectionate". ... [more]
Amoroso m Spanish (Rare)
Means "loving (of god)" in Spanish.
Amós m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Amos.
Ampara f Spanish (Mexican)
Variant form of Amparo.
Amparito f Spanish, Asturian
Diminutive of Amparo.
Ámpelo m Spanish
Spanish form of Ampelus via Ampelos.
Anabet f Spanish (Rare, ?)
Combination of Ana and Elisabet.
Anacaona f Taíno, Mexican
Means "golden flower" in Taíno, from ana "flower" and caona "gold". This was the name of the cacica (a female cacique, or queen) who ruled the native Taíno (Arawak) people of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola when the conquistadors settled there in 1492... [more]
Anacris f Spanish
Short form of Ana Cristina. Combination of Ana and Cristina.
Anahí f Guarani, Tupi, Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning uncertain. In Tupi-Guarani legend this is the name of a princess killed by Spanish conquistadors, who was turned into a flower--usually identified with the flower of the Ceibo tree (Erythrina crista-galli)... [more]
Anaida f Spanish (Latin American)
This name is probably either a combination of the names Ana and Ida, or the Spanish form of Anaïs.
Anais f Galician, Spanish (Latin American), Occitan, Catalan
Catalan and Galician form and Occitan variant of Anaïs.
Analena f English, Spanish
Combination of Ana and Lena.
Analía f Spanish
Contraction of Analucía.
Analisa f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Spanish (Rare), Romansh (Rare)
Spanish contraction of Ana and Lisa and Romansh variant of Annalisa.
Analuisa f Spanish (Rare)
Combination of Ana and Luisa.... [more]
Analys f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Ana using the suffix -lys.
Anamari f Spanish (Latin American)
Contraction of Ana and María. This name is borne by Mexican writer and academic Anamari Gomís (born Ana María Gomís Iniesta, 1950).
Anamaría f Spanish
Contraction of Ana and María.
Ananías m Spanish, Icelandic (Archaic)
Spanish and Icelandic form of Hananiah, via Latin Ananias.
Anarda f Spanish, Literature
An elaboration of Ana created by Cervantes for his novel 'Don Quixote' (1605).
Anatalia f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Alteration of Anatolia, perhaps influenced by Natalia. In some cases it may be a combination of Ana and Talia.
Anatolio m Italian, Galician, Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Anatolius.
Anaxágoras m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Anaxagoras.
Anaxandro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Anaxander.
Anaxarco m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Anaxarchus.
Anaxidamo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Anaxidamus.
Anaxímenes m Catalan, Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Anaximenes.
Anaya f Spanish (Modern), Asturian (Modern)
Possibly derived from Basque anai "brother" or a rhyming variant of Amaya, influenced by Ana.
Anayansi f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)
Used by Panamanian author Octavio Méndez Pereira for a character in his historical novel Núñez de Balboa, el tesoro de Dabaibe (1934), where it belongs to an indigenous princess who falls in love with the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa... [more]
Ancila m Spanish
Spanish form of Ancilla.
Andéolo m Spanish
Spanish form of Andeolus.
Andi m Spanish
Diminutive of Andres.
Andreamaría f Spanish
Combinations of Andrea 2 and María.
Andreína f Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Andreina.
Andrésa f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Andrés.
Andrisco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Andriscus.