This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Spanish; and the pattern is *r*a*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Corazón f Spanish (Rare)Means "heart" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Inmaculado Corazón de María meaning "Immaculate Heart of Mary".
Corazon f Spanish (Philippines)Variant of
Corazón used in the Philippines. A famous bearer is Corazon Aquino, the first female president of the Philippines, from 1986-1992 and widow to assassinated senator Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Coronacion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)Derived from Spanish
coronación, meaning "coronation", referring to the idea that the Virgin Mother of God was physically crowned as Queen of Heaven after her Assumption.
Coronada f SpanishMeans "crowned" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de la Coronada and
Virgen de la Coronada, meaning "Our Lady of the Crowned" and "The Virgin of the Crowned", respectively... [
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Crucificia f Late Roman, Italian, SpanishEarliest known usage stemmed from the mid 4th century in Rome, following the rule of Constantine. The meaning of the name is "Crucifixion."
Daría f SpanishSpanish form of
Daria. The name coincides with the first-person singular conditional form and third-person singular conditional form of
dar, meaning "I would give" or "he / she would give".
Daura ?f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Meaning unknown; it was found in a baptismal register from Seville in the 15th century, although the sex and age of the bearer were not recorded. It was revived in the 1970s in the Canary Islands as a feminine name.
Delmira f SpanishShort form or variant form of
Edelmira. A bearer of this name is Delmira Agustini (1886-1914), an Uruguayan poetess.
Dolorosa f SpanishMeans "sorrowful" in Latin, taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary
Mater Dolorosa "Mother of Sorrows". As such, it is cognate to Spanish
Dolores and Italian
Addolorata.
Ermitas f Spanish (European)Means "hermitages" in Spanish. It is taken from a title of the Virgin Mary in Galicia (in the province of Orense),
Nuestra Señora de las Ermitas, meaning "Our Lady of the Hermitages".
Esmeraldas f Spanish (Latin American)From the name of a city and province in northwestern Ecuador, derived from Spanish
esmeraldas, which is the plural form of
esmeralda meaning "emerald".
Eurosia f Italian, SpanishA famous bearer was Eurosia Fabris, also known as Mamma Rosa, who was beatified in 2005.
Fedra f Greek, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Sicilian, Slovene, Spanish, Ukrainian, TheatreModern Greek form of
Phaidra (see
Phaedra) as well as the standard form in various other languages.... [
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Floreal m Spanish (Rare)Spanish form of
Floréal. This name was brought to public attention by the novel 'Sembrando Flores' (1906) by Catalan anarchist Juan Montseny Carret, whose main characters are named
Floreal and
Armonía, and thus it came to be used by anarchist parents who were eager to reject traditional names during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).
Floresta f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Floresta. It may also occasionally be given in reference to Dionísia Gonçalves Pinto (1810-1885), better known as Nísia Floresta Brasileira Augusta or simply Nísia Floresta, a Brazilian educator, translator, writer, poet, philosopher, and feminist.
Fraternidad f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)From Spanish
fraternidad meaning "fraternity, brotherly love", ultimately from Latin
frater meaning "brother". In Spain, it was specially used during the Second Spanish Republic by republican parents who were eager to choose names related to republican values.
Froilán m Spanish, GalicianSpanish derivative of
Froila, a Visigothic name probably derived from Germanic *
frau "lord" (Gothic
frauja "lord"; compare
Freyr) and the Gothic name suffix *
ila... [
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Gara f Folklore, Spanish (Canarian)Derived from Guanche
*gar meaning "superiority, advantage, height", and taken from place name
Garajonay. According to an unattested local legend, Gara and
Jonay were a pair of young Guanche lovers who died together in a joint suicide at Garajonay peak.
García m Spanish, Medieval SpanishSpanish form of
Garsea, possibly related to the Basque word
hartz meaning "bear". It was widely used as a first name in Spain since the Middle Ages until the 17th century... [
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Gazmira f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)Derived from Guanche
*gazmir meaning "reed, grass". This was the name of a place in the island of La Palma (recorded as
Gasmil). It was also borne as a surname by Francisca de Gazmira, a Guanche woman who defended the rights of the Canarian aborigines during the conquest and Christianization of La Palma in the late 15th century... [
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Germelina f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)Possibly a feminine diminutive of
Germelo, which is apparently a variant of
Hermelo, which either comes from the town of Ermelo in Spain, or from the name
Hermilo, a diminutive of
Hermes.
Germinal m French, Spanish (Rare)From the name of the seventh month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word
germen, meaning "germination". In Spain, this name came to be used by anarchist parents who were eager to reject traditional names during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).
Gloriosa f Spanish"Gloriosa" means glorious in Spanish. Most often used in Spain, or mexico where Spanish is originated.