Spanish (Latin American) Submitted Names

Laboy m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Laboy.

Laidy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lady.

Laisha f African American (Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Mexican), Dhivehi
Possibly a combination of the popular prefix la with the name Aisha. This is borne by the Mexican telenovela actress Laisha Wilkins (1976-).

Lanica f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Larimar f Spanish (Caribbean)
From the name for a rare turquoise-blue variety of pectolite mineral, discovered around 1916 in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican who discovered the stone named it after his daughter Larissa, and the word mar, the Spanish word for sea.

Laritza f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Lastenia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Ancient Greek (Hispanicized)
Spanish feminine form of Lasthenes. The 4th-century BC Greek philosopher Lastheneia of Mantinea, one of Plato's female students, is known as Lastenia in Spanish.

Laurencio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Laurence 1 and Lorencio (via Laurencia)... [more]

Lauris f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Laura.

Lauritza f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Laura (compare Maritza).

Laurys f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare, ?)
Variant of Lauris.

Lautaro m Mapuche (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Hispanicized form of the Mapudungun given name Lef-Traru, which means "swift hawk", derived from lef meaning "swift" combined with traru meaning "hawk".... [more]

Lauti m Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Lautaro. A known bearer of this name is Lautaro "Lauti" Suárez (b. 2018), the son of the Uruguayan professional soccer player Luis Suárez (b... [more]

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.

Leanis f Spanish (Latin American)

Leeonel m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lionel.

Legna f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Ángel spelled backwards.

Leidy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lady.

Leilany f Spanish (Mexican, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Variant of Leilani.

Leilanys f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leilani.

Leilith f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lilith.

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]

Leobardo m Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern), History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish form of Leobardus. The 6th-century saint Leobardus, known as Leobardo in Spanish, was a spiritual student of Saint Gregory of Tours.

Leodegaria f Germanic, Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Feminine form of Leodegarius. This was borne by a sister of the 4th-century saint Urban of Langres.

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.

Leónidas m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Leonidas, also used as a feminine name (compare Galician Leonides).

Leonidez m Spanish (Latin American), Filipino

Leonila f Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Leonilla.

Leono m Popular Culture, Spanish (Mexican)
From the Spanish form of the name Lion-O from the American cartoon series "ThunderCats".... [more]

Leovanna f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a feminine form of Leo.... [more]

Leovigilda f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Leovigildo.

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-).

Leticio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Leticia.

Letticia f Afrikaans (Rare), South African (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Leticia and Lettice.

Leunam m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Manuel spelled backwards.

Leuris m & f Spanish (Latin American)

Lexander m Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare), Filipino
Truncated form of Alexander.

Leyda f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Truncated form of Aleyda.

Leylani f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Variant of Leilani.

Lianny f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Liany f Indonesian (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Liani.

Libélula f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Various (Rare)
Means "dragonfly" in Spanish.

Licurgo m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lycurgus.

Lidda f Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Lydia.

Lidice f Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown.

Ligio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Ligia

Liliannie f Spanish (Latin American, ?), English
Diminutive of Liliannie, also used as a standalone name.

Lilietta f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Liliette f French (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)

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).

Lilina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Lilisbeth f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)

Lilivette f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a Hispanic variant of Lilibet.

Linaloe f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

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]

Lindaura f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Linda and Aura or Áurea.

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.

Lindoro m Theatre, Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Lindor. Lindoro is a character in the opera L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers in English; 1813) by Gioachino Rossini and Angelo Anelli.

Lines f Spanish (Caribbean)
Short form of Angelines. In other words, this is a diminutive of Ángeles.

Linmanuel m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Lin and Manuel.... [more]

Lionela f Romanian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Lionel.

Liono m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Leono.

Lirina f American (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Lisana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lisanna.

Lisbethe f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)

Lisbi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a Hispanic diminutive of Lisbeth.

Liset f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lisette.

Lisett f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Alsatian
Variant of Lisette.

Lisímaco m Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Lysimachus.

Lissandra f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lisandra.

Lisset f Spanish (Latin American)

Lisseth f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lissette.

Lissette f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lisette.

Lisvette f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Lisbeth.

Lithzy f American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Litzy.

Litzy f English (American, Modern), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Litzi.... [more]

Liván m Spanish (Caribbean)

Lizardo m Spanish (Latin American)
Probably an altered form of Elisardo.

Lizbet f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lizbeth.

Lizet f Dutch (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lizette.

Lizeth f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Contracted form of Elizabeth.

Llanet f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Janet.

Llasmin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Yasmin.

Llesenia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yesenia.

Lluviana f Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lluvia, perhaps influenced by names such as Viviana.

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.

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.

Loraina f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lorraine.

Lorayna f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Lorelay f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lorelei.

Lorelia f English (Rare, Archaic), Low German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Laurelia.

Lorely f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lorelei.

Lorenia f Spanish (Mexican), English (American, Archaic)
Elaboration of Lorena 1.

Lorenny f Spanish (Latin American)

Loreno m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Lorena 1.

Lubenia f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

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.

Lucerina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Lucerito f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Lucero.

Lucibel f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Lucía (Spanish) or Lúcia (Portuguese) with Isabel.

Lucibella f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant form of Lucibel.

Lucidia f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Lucidius.

Luciela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Cognate of Luciella.

Lucilo m Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Lucila.

Lucresia f Filipino, Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Lucrecia.

Ludin f & m Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Ludolfo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ludolf.

Ludoviquito m Spanish (Mexican), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Ludovico. In popular culture, this is the name of one of the main characters of the popular Mexican sitcom La familia P. Luche (2002-2012).

Lugina f Spanish (Latin American)
Transferred use of the surname Lugina. ... [more]

Luimari f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)

Luisana f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Luisa.

Luisangela f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Luisenrique m Spanish (Mexican)

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).

Luismary f Spanish (Caribbean)
Feminine form of Luismar, used mostly in Venezuela.

Luiyi m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Luigi.

Luli f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Lucía and other names beginning with Lu, as well as Lourdes (compare Lulú)... [more]

Luminosa f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the Latin adjective luminosus meaning "full of light, luminous". This was the name of a 5th-century saint from Pavia in Lombardy, Italy. This was also borne by a 6th-century Byzantine woman, the wife of the tribune Zemarchus... [more]

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.

Lupia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
An elaboration of Lupe.

Lupina f Spanish (Mexican)
In most cases, a diminutive of Guadalupe. ... [more]

Luvia f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from "Pluvia", which means rain in latin.

Luza f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), American (Hispanic)
Elaborated form of Luz.

Luzmari f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Luzmaria and Luzmarina. Also, a combination of Luz and Mari (see third user-submitted name).

Luzmarina f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Luz and Marina.

Luzmila f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Alteration of Ludmila (perhaps via Ludźmiła), apparently influenced by Spanish luz "light" (see Luz)... [more]

Lydiana f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lydianna.

Lydianna f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lydia, or variant of Lydianne. It may have been inspired by the word Lydian (compare Lydian) or the similar name Dianna.

Lydya f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Lydia.

Lymari f Spanish (Caribbean)

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.

Mabell f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Mabel.

Maciel m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American)
Transferred use of the surname Maciel.

Maclovia f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Maclovio.

Maclovio m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Malo.

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.

Madelin f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Madelis f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)

Maelet f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Maeleth.

Mafaldo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Mafalda.

Mafe f Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of María Fernanda and María Fe.

Magalys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magaly using the suffix -lys found in Marlys, Ivelys and similar names.

Magdala f Haitian Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian), African American, Spanish (Caribbean)
Either a short form of Magdalena or from the biblical village that Mary Magdalene was from, which means "tower" in Hebrew.... [more]

Magdálene f Spanish (Latin American)

Magdalia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Magdala or else a variant of Migdalia.

Magdalis f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magdalys.

Magdalys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Elaborated form of Magdala.

Magdelys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magdalys, Magdalene and similar names.

Maglys f Spanish (Latin American)

Mago f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Margarita.

Maibelyn f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Máicol m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Michael reflecting the English pronunciation.

Maidely f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

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.

Máikel m Spanish (Caribbean, Modern)
Spanish variant of Michael reflecting the English pronunciation.

Maikro m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Maira f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mayra.

Maité f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

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.

Maithe f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

Maitte f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

Maivé f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

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).

Makarena f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Macarena.

Malcon m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Cognate of Malcolm.

Malinali f Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly derived from Malinalxochitl.

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.

Manelich m Theatre, Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Catalan diminutive of Manel 1. This was used by Àngel Guimerà for a character in his Catalan-language play Terra baixa (1896)... [more]

Manelick m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Manelich. Known bearers include Manelick "Mane" de la Parra Borja (1982-), a Mexican singer, and his father, Mexican writer and editor Manelick de la Parra Vargas.

Maranda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English
Possibly a variant of Miranda influenced by names such as Mara and Mary.

Marbella f Spanish (Mexican), English (Rare)
Possibly from the name of a resort town in southern Spain, which likely derives from Arabic مربلة (Marbal·la) and resembles Spanish mar bella "beautiful sea" (also compare Mar)... [more]

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.

Marceliana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Marceliano.

Marciela f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Marcia.

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.

Mareli f English (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Marely.

Marelisa f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

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) 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.

Mares m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Margoth f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Margot.

Mariabel f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Contraction of María and Isabel which retains the full version of Maria (unlike Maribel).

Marialejandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Maria and Alejandra.... [more]

Mariali f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)

Marialys f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of María using the suffix -lys.

Mariamna f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Russian (Archaic), American (Archaic)
Cognate of Mariamne.

Mariandra f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Mariandrea f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of María and Andrea 2.

Mariangeli f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Filipino
Either a diminutive of Mariangelica or Mariangela, or else a variant of Mariangely... [more]

Mariangely f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Maria and Angely.

Marianny f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mariany. It is most used in Venezuela.

Mariasol f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Marisol.

Maribella f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Maricecy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Maricelis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Maricielo or Maricela.

Maricella f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Maricela.

Marichelo f Spanish (Mexican)
Diminutive of María Consuelo. Also see Chelo. This is borne by Marichelo Puente (1978-), a Mexican television personality and sister of the singer Anahí.

Marichuy f Spanish (Mexican)
Diminutive of María de Jesús. Also compare Chuy. This is borne by Mexican human rights activist María de Jesús "Marichuy" Patricio Martínez (1963-).

Maricielo f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Esperanto
Combination of Maria and Cielo.

Mariely f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Mariela (See also Marielys and Marbely).

Marielys f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Mariela.

Marieva f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish, Italian, Corsican
Combination of Maria and Eva (compare Mariève).

Marihel f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Likely a combination of Maria and Helen. It could also be a variant of Mariel.

Marila f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Neapolitan, Friulian

Marilaine f English, Spanish (Latin American, ?)

Mariluna f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Blend of Maria and Luna.

Marilupe f Spanish (Mexican)
Short form of María Guadalupe.

Marinita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Marina.

Marisbel f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maribel.

Marisel f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Marisela.

Marizol f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Marisol.

Marizza f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Marisa (See also Mariza).

Marjori f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Surinamese), English (Rare)
Variant of Marjorie.

Marle f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), South African (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This name is considered feminine, particularly in the United States, though some masculine usage is present in other communities.

Marlén f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Marlene.

Marleni f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Marlene (See also Marlenis/Marlenys).

Marlenis f Spanish (Caribbean)
Perhaps an elaborated form of Marlene. This is the middle name of American rapper and television personality Cardi B (1992-), born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar to Caribbean immigrants (a Dominican father and Trinidadian mother).

Marlenne f Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Surinamese), English (Rare)
Variant of Marlene.

Marlenys f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaborated form of Marlén.

Marleth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Marlos m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Maria or María and Carlos.

Marlys f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)

Marticela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Marta and Celia.

Mártir m & f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish mártir meaning "martyr."... [more]

Martitza f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American diminutive of Marta, using the popular -itza suffix found in Maritza.

Marto m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Marta.

Maruja f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino, Catalan (Rare)
Diminutive of María. The name coincides with the colloquial and derogatory word that is used in Spain to refer to a gossipy housewife, hence mainly why the name has been increasingly concentrated in Latin America since the middle of the 20th century.

Marvely f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Marbely in Latin American countries.... [more]

Marxlenin f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of the surnames Marx and Lenin used as a feminine given name... [more]

Marybel f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Maribel.

Maryel f Spanish (Latin American)

Marylina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Cognate of Maryline.

Máryori f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Marjorie, reflecting the English pronounciation.

Máryuri f Spanish (Latin American)
More common variant of Máryori.

Masiela f Spanish (Latin American)

Masiosare m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
From the Spanish phrase más si osare (un extraño enemigo) meaning "but if (a foreign enemy) dares" from the Mexican national anthem. This is borne by Mexican martial artist Masiosare 'Masio' Fullen (1987-)... [more]

Matiah f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Matiana f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Matías. It has mainly been used in Mexico.

Maximiana f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Maximianus.

Maximina f Ancient Roman, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician
Feminine form of Maximinus (compare Maximino).

Maxito m Spanish (Latin American)

Maxuel m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Maxwell.

Mayahuel f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly means "that which surrounds the maguey plant" in Nahuatl, from ‘metl meaning "maguey (species Agave americana)" and yahualli "round". In Aztec religion this was the name of a goddess who personified the maguey plant.

Mayaleth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Maeleth influenced by Maya.

Mayauel f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Mayahuel. This is borne by a (male) glass artist from California, United States: Mayauel Ward (1956-).

Maydeline f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Mayeira f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Mayela f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Majella.

Mayelis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Maylis.

Mayelline f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Mayerlin f Spanish (Caribbean)

Mayerly f Spanish (Latin American)

Maykol m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Maicol.

Mayli f Spanish (Latin American)

Mayola f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Mayolo.

Mayolo m Spanish (Mexican, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Mayeul.

Mayrín f Spanish (Mexican, Rare, ?)
Possibly an elaborated form of Mayra. This is borne by Mexican actress Mayrín Villanueva (1970-).

Mayris f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

M'balia f Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
Maybe a variant of Mbali.

Melisandra f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Combination of Melisa and Sandra, possibly influenced by names such as Mélisande and Lisandra.

Melitina f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Estonian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic)
Variant of Melitini.

Melitona f Georgian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Meliton (Georgian) and Melitón (Spanish).

Meliza f Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Antillean, Rare)

Melizabeth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Merarí m & f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Merari, used primarily as a feminine name in Latin America.

Merary f & m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Merari.

Merced f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Singular form of Mercedes.

Mercedez f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Mercedes.

Mercedies f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Merceditas f Spanish, Filipino, Spanish (Caribbean)
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Meredi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Meribeth f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Marybeth.

Merisol f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Merysol.

Merly f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Merlinda, Merlina, and other names containing merl.

Mersedes f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Mercedes.

Mery f Spanish (Latin American)
Adoption of Mary, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Merysol f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marysol (see Marisol), reflecting the English pronunciation.

Meybelín f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American
Spanish form of Maybelline. It is mainly used in El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Meylin f Spanish (Latin American)

Meyling f Spanish (Latin American)

Meyvelín f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American (Rare)
Variant of Meybelín.

Migdali f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Migdalia f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a derivative of Hebrew מִגְדָּל (migdal) "tower" which is cognate with the place name Magdala (see Magdalene).

Migdalis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Miguelina f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Miguela used in Latin America.

Mijaíl m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Mikhail, given in honour of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022), who is known as Mijaíl Gorbachov in Spanish.

Mijaín m Spanish (Caribbean)