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Adolfo M Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Adolfo is the Italian and Spanish form of Adolf, a name of Old German origin. It derives from the elements adal meaning "noble" and wolf, giving the meaning "noble wolf." The name is cognate with the Anglo-Saxon Æðelwulf...

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Alejandro M Spanish Spanish

Alejandro is the Spanish form of Alexander, derived from the Latin Alexander and the Ancient Greek Aléxandros (Αλέξανδρος), meaning "defending men" from the elements alexo (to defend) and aner (man). The transition from...

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Alfonso M Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Alfonso is a Spanish and Italian form of Alphonsus, the Latinized version of the Visigothic name *Aþalafuns, meaning "noble and ready." This name is composed of the Gothic elements aþals "noble" and funs "ready." However...

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Álvaro M Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Álvaro is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese masculine given name of Germanic Visigothic origin, ultimately derived from the Latinized form Alvarus. The name likely originates from the Gothic elements alls (“all”) and ei...

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Arturo M Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Arturo is the Italian and Spanish form of the ancient name Arthur, a name whose etymology remains uncertain. It may derive from Celtic elements meaning "bear-man" or "bear-king," or possibly from the Roman family name Ar...

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Baudilio M Spanish Spanish

Baudilio is a Spanish male given name, originating from the Latinized name Baudilius. This Latin form likely derives from a Frankish name containing the element bald, meaning "bold" or "brave." The name is closely associ...

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Bernardo M Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

Bernardo is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Bernard.Etymology and OriginThe name ultimately derives from the Old Germanic elements bern ("bear") and hart ("hard, firm, brave, hardy"), meaning "strong like a...

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César M French Portuguese +1 French Portuguese Spanish

César is the French, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Caesar, itself derived from a Roman cognomen possibly meaning "hairy", from Latin caesaries "hair". The name is famously associated with the Roman dictat...

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Cirilo M Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Cirilo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Cyril. It is used primarily in Spain, Portugal, and Latin American countries, where it has been adopted as a given name alongside other European variants. Etymology The name d...

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Efraín M Spanish Spanish

EtymologyEfraín is the Spanish form of the Hebrew name Ephraim, which comes from the Hebrew root meaning "fruitful". In the Old Testament, Ephraim was the second son of Joseph and Asenath, and the founder of one of the t...

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Elías M Icelandic Spanish Icelandic Spanish

EtymologyElías is the Spanish and Icelandic form of Elijah, a name that originates from the Hebrew ʾEliyyahu, meaning "my God is Yahweh." The root name Elijah derives from the Hebrew elements ʾel (God) and yah (a shorten...

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Enrique M Spanish Spanish

Enrique is the Spanish form of the Germanic name Henry, derived from Heinrich, meaning "home ruler" (from the elements heim "home" and rih "ruler"). It has been widely used in Spanish-speaking countries and carries the p...

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Ernesto M Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

Ernesto is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Ernest. This name ultimately derives from the Old High German element ernust, meaning "serious, earnest". As a variant of Ernest, Ernesto carries the same core mean...

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Eugenio M Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Eugenio is the Italian and Spanish form of Eugene. It derives from the Latin Eugenius, which itself comes from the Greek name Eugenios (Εὐγένιος), meaning "well born"—a combination of the elements εὖ (eu, "good") and γεν...

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Federico M Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Federico is the Spanish and Italian form of Frederick, a name of Old German origin meaning "peaceful ruler", derived from the elements fridu "peace" and rih "ruler, king". The name has been widely used across Europe, wit...

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Fernando M Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

Fernando is a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian given name, as well as a common surname in these and former colonial regions. It is the form of Ferdinand in these Romance languages.Etymology and Historical ContextFernando...

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Gregorio M Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Gregorio is the Italian and Spanish form of Gregory, ultimately derived from the Latin Gregorius, which came from the Late Greek name Γρηγόριος (Gregorios), from γρήγορος (gregoros) meaning "watchful" or "alert." The nam...

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Guillermo M Spanish Spanish

Guillermo is the Spanish form of the male given name William. Derived from the Germanic elements willo ('will, desire') and helm ('helmet, protection'), the name carries the meaning "will helmet." Guillermo is commonly s...

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Gustavo M Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

Gustavo is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Gustav. The name Gustav is rooted in Old Norse, possibly from the elements gautr ("Geat") and stafr ("staff"), giving a meaning of "staff of the Geats." However, th...

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Hernán M Spanish Spanish

Hernán is a Spanish masculine given name derived as a short form of Hernando, the medieval Spanish variant of Ferdinand. The root name Ferdinand originates from a Gothic compound, likely from elements meaning "peace" (fr...

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Humberto M Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Humberto is a Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name, derived fromHumbert, a Germanic name whose elementshun ("bear cub") andberaht ("bright") convey the meaning "bright bear cub." Introduced to the Iberian Peninsul...

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Jacobo M Spanish Spanish

Jacobo is the Spanish form of New Testament Latin name Iacobus, which ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Jacob. In Spanish, it is a direct equivalent of James, though the apostles are more commonly referred to as Sa...

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José U French Portuguese +1 French Portuguese Spanish

José is a Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph, as well as a French variant. In Spanish-speaking regions, it is often used as part of compound names like José Manuel or José María, and in Portuguese-speaking regions, it...

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Justo M Spanish Spanish

Justo is a Spanish given name and also a surname, derived from the Latin name Justus, whose root meaning is "just" or "upright." As the Spanish form of Justus, it carries the connotation of fairness, righteousness, and m...

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Kjell M Norwegian Swedish Norwegian Swedish

Kjell is a Scandinavian masculine given name, predominantly used in Swedish and Norwegian. It is a variant of Ketil, which itself derives from the Old Norse name Ketill meaning "kettle" or "cauldron," later acquiring the...

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Lázaro M Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Lázaro is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Lazarus, a name of Biblical origin. The name traces back through Greek Lazaros to the Hebrew name Eleazar (אֶלְעָזָר), meaning "God has helped" — derived from אֵל (ʾel, "God")...

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Óscar M Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Óscar is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Oscar, a name with a complex etymology and a rich history across several cultures. In its Irish context, Oscar is thought to mean deer friend, derived from Old Irish oss meanin...

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Otto M Danish Dutch +6 Danish Dutch English Finnish German +3

Otto is a masculine given name used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, and Germanic contexts. It developed from the earlier form Audo, originally a short form of various names beginning with...

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