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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Atalarico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Athalaric.
Atalo m Spanish
Spanish form of Attalos.
Atanagildo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Athanagild.
Atanarico m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Athanaric.
Ataúlfo m Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Athaulf.
Atenai f Spanish (Canarian, Archaic), Guanche Mythology
From Guanche *aḍănay, meaning "recipient". This was the name of a goddess worshipped in Gran Canaria. She was represented as a black and red clay bowl.
Ateneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Athenaios via Athenaeus.
Ático m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Atticus.
Atreo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Atreus.
Atteneri f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Guanche name meaning "here is the beautiful young woman", derived from the Guanche demonstrative *hata and *teneriht "gazelle", used here to mean "beautiful girl". This was recorded as the name of a 10-year-old Guanche girl from the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain) who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495... [more]
Atzany f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Ahtziri and Itzayana.
Auberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aubert.
Audífaz m Spanish (Rare), Popular Culture
Spanish form of Audifax. In this day and age, the best-known bearer of this name is Audífaz Córcega, a character from the Mexican telenovela Mi marido tiene familia (2017-2019).
Aufidio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aufidius.
Auguria f Spanish
Feminine form of Augurio.
Aulo m Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aulus.
Aurelina f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Aurelia or variant of Aureliana.
Aurelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Aurelia.
Aurita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of names beginning with Aur-.
Aurorita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Aurora used primarily used in Latin America.
Autberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Autbert
Autólico m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Autolycus.
Auxencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Auxentius.
Auxilia f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Auxilius. In some cases, the name can also be a short form of Auxiliadora.
Auxiliadora f Spanish, Portuguese
Means "aider, first-aider" in Spanish, from Latin auxiliator (compare the related name Auxilius). It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María Auxiliadora meaning "Mary, the Helper", referring to the protection and help that the Virgin Mary offers to Christians... [more]
Auxilio f & m Spanish (Mexican), Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish form of Auxilius. Used as a predominately feminine name in Mexico, but is masculine in other Spanish speaking countries.
Avito m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Avitus.
Axael m & f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)
Combination of Axel and Asael or other names ending in -ael.
Áxel m Spanish
Spanish form of Axel.
Aya f Spanish, French (Modern), Basque (Gallicized)
Spanish and Gallicized form of Basque Aia.
Ayala f Spanish
Spanish form of Aiala.
Ayamani f & m Spanish (Mexican)
From ayamanilatl meaning "tepid water" or "lukewarm water"
Ayán m Asturian (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Catalan (Modern)
Possibly derived from the Germanic name element alls meaning "all".
Áyax m Spanish
Spanish form of Ajax.
Ayde f Spanish (Rare)
Unknown meaning.
Ayleth f Spanish
Meaning- “Free Spirit Original”
Aylín f Spanish
Spanish form of Aylin or Eileen.... [more]
Aymara f Spanish
Variant of Aimara. It coincides with the name of an indigenous people of South America.
Ayme f Spanish
Spanish form of Aimée or Amy, following pronunciation rather than meaning.
Ayoze m Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *ayuhsah meaning "he (who) arrives". Ayoze or Yose was a Guanche chieftain from Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, at the time of Jean de Béthencourt's arrival to the island... [more]
Aythami m & f Spanish (Canarian)
Guanche name allegedly meaning "the most powerful man".... [more]
Azael m Biblical Greek, Spanish (Mexican)
Greek form of Hazael, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Azalia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
In English-speaking countries, this name is usually a variant spelling of Azaliah and Azalea, but there are also cases where it is a variant spelling of Azelia.... [more]
Azela f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
This name is borne by Mexican-British actress Azela Robinson.
Azucely f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Azucena and Aracely.
Azuceno m Spanish
Masculine form of Azucena.
Azul f & m Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Apache
From Spanish and Portuguese azul meaning "blue."... [more]
Azula f Popular Culture, Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Fictional name meant to be derived from Portuguese, Galician, and Spanish azul meaning "blue" (of Persian origin). This is the name of a main antagonist in the television series 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'.
Balbi f & m Spanish, Asturian
Short form of Balbina and Balbino.
Baldomera f Spanish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Baldomero (Spanish) or Baldomer (Polish).
Baleria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Valeria reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the name.
Banesa f Spanish (Rare), Aragonese
Variant of Vanesa, also an Aragonese form.
Baraquiel m Portuguese, Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese form of Barachiel.
Barbarita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Bárbara.
Barbarito m Spanish
Masculine form of Barbarita.
Bardomiano m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Spanish form of Bardomianus. This name is borne by retired Mexican soccer player Bardomiano Viveros (1951-).
Bardón m Spanish
Spanish form of Bardo.
Barsanufio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Barsanuphius, and Italian variant form of Barsanofio.
Bartimeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Bartimaeus.
Barto m Dutch, Spanish
Short form of Bartholomew.
Bartola f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Bartolo, itself a short form of Bartolomé.
Baruj m Jewish (Hispanicized, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Baruch. A notable bearer was Venezuelan immunologist Baruj Benacerraf (1920-2011), who was of Sephardi Jewish heritage.
Basilia f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), German (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Feminine form of Basil 1 via its latinized form Basilius. This was borne by an obscure early saint. As an English name it has long been obsolete, but was much used in the Middle Ages; perhaps a reference to Saint Veronica as Basilia in the medieval Mors Pilati (Death of Pilate) was responsible for the name's popularity.
Basílides m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Basileides (see Basilides).
Basilisa f Georgian (Archaic), Spanish, Galician
Georgian and Spanish form of Basilissa.
Basilisco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Basiliscus (see Basiliskos).
Bastían m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish form of Bastian.
Bayardo m Spanish
Spanish form of Bayard used by Gabriel García Márquez for a character in his novella 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold' (1981).
Bayron m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Byron, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Beato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician form of Beatus and masculine form of Beata.
Beda f & m Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Form of Bede in various languages. Beda is a feminine name in Sweden and Finland.
Bego f Spanish
Short form of Begoña.
Begonia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the name of a flowering plant, which was named for the French botanist Michel Bégon. In some cases it may be a variant of the Spanish Begoña.
Bel f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Truncated form of Sabela and Isabel.
Bela f Georgian, Spanish, Portuguese
Georgian short form of Izabela as well as a Spanish and Portuguese short form of Isabela. Also compare the Portuguese adjective bela meaning "beautiful".... [more]
Belarmino m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Bellarmino, the original Italian surname of Saint Roberto Bellarmine (1542-1621), a cardinal who is regarded as a Doctor of the Church... [more]
Beli f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.
Belica f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.
Belisario m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Belisarius.
Belkis f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish, Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish borrowing of Bilqis. Bearers of this name include the late Cuban artist Belkis Ayón (1967-1999) and Cuban-American writer Belkis Cuza Malé (1942-).
Bella f Spanish
Means "beautiful, fair; lovely" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Bella and Nuestra Señora de la Bella, meaning "The Virgin of the Beautiful" and "Our Lady of the Beautiful" respectively.... [more]
Bello m Medieval Italian, Spanish
Short form of Jacobello or other names ending in bello. It is also associated with the Italian word meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Belona f Lithuanian, Spanish, Portuguese
Lithuanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bellona.
Beltrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertram or Bertrand. It is sometimes given in reference to the 16th-century Spanish saint Louis Bertrand (known as Luis Beltrán in Spanish), a Dominican friar who preached in South America; he is called the "Apostle to the Americas".
Bencomo m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche benčom meaning "ambitious" or benchomo meaning "the greatest". It belonged to the penultimate mencey (leader) (1423-1495) of Taoro, Tenerife.
Bendición f & m Spanish (Rare)
Means "blessing" in Spanish.
Benecio m Spanish
Benecio means blessed and is from Mexico.
Benedicto m Spanish
Spanish form of Benedict.
Beneharo m Spanish (Canarian)
The name of a late 15th-century Guanche king of Anaga on the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain) according to the epic poem Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas de la Gran Canaria (1604) by Antonio de Viana... [more]
Benemérito m Spanish (Archaic)
From Latin benemeritus, a combination of bene ("good") and meritus ("worthy"), meaning "good deserving".
Benicia f Spanish
Feminine form of Benicio.
Benicio m Spanish
Spanish form of Benedict. A notable bearer is Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro (born 1967).
Benilda f Filipino, Spanish, Polish (Rare)
Spanish variant and Polish form of the Germanic name Bernhilde, which came into common usage thanks to the martyr and saint Benilde de Córdoba (known as Saint Benildis in English, died circa 853).... [more]
Benilde f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Benilda.
Benja m Dutch, Spanish
Diminutive of Benjamin. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actor Benja Bruijning (b. 1983).
Benjas m Spanish
Diminutive of Benjamín.
Benón m Spanish
Spanish form of Benno.
Bentejuí m Spanish (Canarian, Archaic)
Bentejuí Semidán was a warrior leader from Gran Canaria, who militarily resisted the conquest of the island by the conquerors sent by the Crown of Castile.... [more]
Bentor m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Means "place of invocation" in Guanche or else means "tumbled". It was borne by the last mencey (leader) of Taoro, Tenerife (1463-1495), the son of Bencomo.
Ber m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardino and Bernardo.
Bere f Spanish
Diminutive of Berenice.
Beretta f & m Spanish, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beretta. The usage in the USA is probably influenced by the fact that there is a producer of firearms named Beretta.
Berna m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernabe.
Berna f Spanish
Short form of Bernardina or Bernarda. It is also the Spanish name for Bern, the capital city of Switzerland.
Bernabe m Spanish (Latin American, Americanized, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Hispanicized, Rare)
Unaccented form of Bernabé used mainly in America and the Philippines. It's also used in Brazil.... [more]
Bernabea f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bernabé.
Bernabela f Spanish
Feminine form of Bernabe.
Bérnar m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardino and Bernardo.
Bernardito m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardo.
Bernón m Spanish
Spanish form of Berno.
Bernwardo m Italian, Spanish
Spanish form of Bernward and italian variant Bernoardo.
Bernye m & f Spanish, English
Form of Bernie.
Berta f Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Short form of Alberta, Roberta and other names ending in berta.
Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).
Bertín m Spanish (Rare)
In the case of Spanish singer Bertín Osborne (1954-), it is a diminutive of Norberto.
Bertrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertrand.
Bertuino m Spanish
Spanish form of Bertwin via Latinized form Bertuinus
Bertulfo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Bertulf and Italian variant of Bertolfo.
Bethzy f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Latin American variant of Betsy. This name was brought to public attention by Bethzy Zamorano, a contestant on the Mexican reality television series Bailando por un Sueño... [more]
Beti f Spanish
Diminutive of Beatriz.
Betiana f Spanish (Latin American)
First made known and popularised by Argentine actress Betiana Blum (1939-), in this case being a mix of her given names Betty and Ana.
Betico m Spanish, Papiamento
Diminutive of Beto, as it contains the Spanish masculine diminutive suffix -ico.... [more]
Betina f Spanish
Diminutive of Beatriz.
Betita f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabeth and other names containing a similar sound. Also compare Beta and the masculine equivalent Betito.... [more]
Betito m Spanish
Diminutive of Beto.
Beto m Spanish
Diminutive of Alberto and Roberto.
Betsabé f Spanish, Catalan, Hungarian
Spanish, Catalan and Hungarian form of Bathsheba.
Betsaida f Biblical (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from Betsaida, which is the Spanish form of Bethsaida, the name of two places in the New Testament. For both places, the name is either of Aramaic or Hebrew origin and means either "house of hunting" or "house of fishing"... [more]
Bety f Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare)
Variant of Betty, also used in Latin American countries as a short form of names containing Be- (or -be-) and -t-, like Beatriz and Alberta.
Betzaida f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant spelling of Betsaida. This name is the most popular out of the two.... [more]
Betzaira f Spanish (Mexican)
Blend of Betzaida with Zaira, or with the phonetic suffix aira from other names (such as Yahaira or Yajaira).
Bibiano m Spanish
Spanish form of Vivian.
Bíbulo m Spanish
Spanish form of Bibulus.
Bictoria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Victoria reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.
Bienvenido m Spanish
Masculine form of Bienvenida.
Bizas m Bosnian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Bosnian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Byzas.
Blasa f Spanish
Feminine form of Blas.
Blasina f Spanish
Feminine variant of Blasius.
Blay m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Blas.
Blesilda f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Blesila influenced by names ending in -ilda.
Bofo m Spanish
Diminutive of Rodolfo.
Bohemundo m Spanish
Spanish form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.
Boltaire m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Voltaire. A famous bearer is ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno.
Boni m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Bonifacio and Bonifacia.
Bonito m Italian, Spanish
Italian English and Spanish forms of Bonitus.
Borquita f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Borja in the case of Marie Delphine Borja "Borquita" López y Angula de la Candelaria, daughter of New Orleans serial killer Delphine LaLaurie.
Bosco m Spanish, Italian (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Bosco borne by the catholic saint Giovanni Bosco (also known as Don Bosco).
Botulfo m Spanish
Spanish form of Botulf.
Braitón m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely a Hispanicised form of Brighton.
Brandón m Spanish
Spanish form of Brando.
Brandye f Spanish
Spanish form of Brandy.
Brasil m Spanish
"brazil"
Braulio m Spanish, Galician
Apparently derived from Germanic brahuila meaning "bright, radiant" - with one source saying that it is etymologically related to Old High German brand or brant "sword". However, I am not sure how much stock should be put into that, since it seems like its pronunciation would be akin to brilla (BREEL-lah), which makes it look suspiciously close to the Italian verb brillare "to shine, to sparkle" and ultimately comes from berillus, a latinized form of Greek beryllos... [more]
Brazos m Spanish (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Brazos or from a Spanish word meaning "arms".
Brendán m Spanish
Spanish form of Brendan.
Brezo f Spanish (Rare)
Means "heather" in Spanish.
Bricia f Spanish (Mexican)
Feminine form of Bricio (compare Brizia). This name coincides with the name of a town in Castile and León, Spain.
Bricio m Spanish, American (Hispanic)
Spanish form of Bricius. It can also be a short form of Fabricio.
Brillante m Spanish, Filipino
Means "brilliant, sparkly, gemstone" in Spanish. A notable bearer was Brillante Mendoza (1960-), a Filipino independent film director.
Brisa f Spanish
Previously a short form of Briseida, though it is now regarded as an independent name directly from the Spanish word brisa "breeze". In Mexico this name was popularized by a character named Brisa (played by actress Margarita Magaña) on the telenovela "Por tu amor" (1999).
Brisenia f Spanish (Mexican)
This given name is probably a combination of Briseida or Brigida with any name ending in -enia or -senia (depends on which name is used for the first part of the name), such as Eugenia and Yesenia.
Briseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Briseus.
Brithany f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Brittany. This name ranked #8 in Ecuador in 2014.
Bronislao m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Bronisław via Latinized form Bronislaus.
Brucelí m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Brucelee, mainly used in Peru.
Brugués f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Bruguers.
Bruslee m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Brucelee, mainly used in Nicaragua (particularly the North Caribbean Autonomous Region) and Peru.
Bruto m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Brutus.
Buena f Jewish, Spanish, Judeo-Spanish
Means "good" in Judeo-Spanish.
Buenaventurada f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish bienaventurada meaning "blessed", with the spelling influenced by Buenaventura.
Buenaventuranza f Spanish (Philippines, Rare, Archaic), Pampangan (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Spanish bienaventuranza meaning "beatitude", with the spelling influenced by Buenaventura. This name was most common (though was still extremely rare) in the provinces of Batangas and Pampanga.
Buensuceso f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.... [more]
Bueyo f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Virgen de Bueyo, patron saint of Albelda de Iregua (La Rioja). The name Bueyo comes from a small settlement in the vicinity where oxherding was common (cf. Spanish buey "ox").
Bulmaro m Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Vulmaro, which is a Spanish form of Wulmar. This is used mainly in Mexico.
Burcardo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian Spanish and Portuguese form of Burchard.
Burgo f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian titles Virgen del Burgo and Nuestra Señora del Burgo, venerated in Alfaro (La Rioja). The original church was erected outside the walls, and later reconstructed within them... [more]
Cabeza f Spanish (European)
From cabeza "head", after the Marian title Virgen de la Cabeza, venerated in many points of Spain, specially in Andalusia. Legend has it that a shepherd found a statuette of Virgin Mary in La Cabeza hill in Sierra Morena.... [more]
Cacho m Spanish
Diminutive of Carlos.
Caín m Spanish, Gascon
Spanish and Gascon form of Cain.
Caito m & f Spanish
Possibly derived from Cayetano.
Calímaco m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Callimachus.
Calín m Spanish
Dininutive of Carlos.
Calínico m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Callinicus.
Calino m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Callinus.
Calipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Kallippos via its latinized form Callippus.
Calipso f Catalan, Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Calypso.
Calístrato m Spanish
Spanish form of Callistratus (see Kallistrate).
Calo m Spanish
Diminutive of Carlos.
Calpurniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Calpurnianus.
Calpurnio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Calpurnius.
Camerina f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Camerino. This was borne by Mexican poet Camerina Pavón y Oviedo (1862-1893).
Cámeron m & f Spanish
Spanish variant of Cameron.
Camilita f Spanish, Filipino
Diminutive of Camila.
Camino f & m Spanish
Means "way, route; road; path" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Camino, meaning "The Virgin of the Way." She is the patroness of the region of León and the city of Pamplona in Navarra, forming part of the French Way to Santiago de Compostela.
Campo Elías m Spanish
Given in honour of Colonel Juan Vicente Campo Elías (1759-1814), regarded as a hero of Venezuelan Independence.... [more]