Spanish Submitted Names

Spanish names are used in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries (such as those in South America). See also about Spanish names.
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Lolito m Spanish (Philippines)
Masculine form of Lolita.
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.
Lucena f Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly transferred use of the surname Lucena.
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).
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]
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).
Luismary f Spanish (Caribbean)
Feminine form of Luismar, used mostly in Venezuela.
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.
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.
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.
Lupina f Spanish (Mexican)
In most cases, a diminutive of Guadalupe. ... [more]
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]
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.
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.
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]
Magdaleno m Spanish
Masculine form of Magdalena.
Magdalia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Magdala or else a variant of Migdalia.
Magdalys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Elaborated form of Magdala.
Magdelys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magdalys, Magdalene and similar names.
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.
Máikel m Spanish (Caribbean, Modern)
Spanish variant of Michael reflecting the English pronunciation.
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.
Malinali f Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly derived from Malinalxochitl.
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.
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.
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 and Mary.
Maranita f Spanish
Of unknown meaning, probably a variant of Marianita
Maravilla f Spanish
Singular form of Maravillas.
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.
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).
Marcas f Spanish (European)
Possibly a feminine form of Marcos.
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).
Marcelito m Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Marcelo. A bearer of this name is Marcelito "Lito" Pomoy, a Filipino singer.
Marchelmo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Marchelm.
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.
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) 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.
Maríaalejandra f Spanish
Combinations of María and Alejandra.
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 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-).
Marialita f Spanish (Philippines)
Combination of Maria and the Spanish diminutive suffix -lita.
Marialma f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María and Alma 1.
Marialys f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of María using the suffix -lys.
Marián f Spanish
Variant of Marian 1, Mariam or Marianne, sometimes used as a short form of María Ángeles.
Mariángel f Spanish
Combination of Maria and Ángel, mostly used in Spanish-speaking countries of Latin and Central America but occassionally used in Spain as well.
Marianny f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mariany. It is most used in Venezuela.
Mariate f Spanish
Contraction of María Teresa. Also compare Maite.
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-).
Maricoco f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria del Socorro.
Marifé f Spanish, Filipino
Contraction of María and Fe (or other names that begin with Fe, such as Felisa).
Marifer f Spanish
Short form of María Fernanda. A known bearer is Mexican telenovela actress María Fernanda "Marifer" Malo (1985-).
Marihel f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Likely a combination of Maria and Helen. It could also be a variant of Mariel.
Marilín f Spanish
Spanish form of Marilyn.
Marilú f Spanish
Combination of Maria and names that begin with L(o)u-, like Luisa, Lucía and Lourdes.
Mariluz f Spanish
Contraction of María de la Luz or María Luz. This is borne by Mariluz Bermúdez (1986-), a Costa Rican telenovela actress.