Names Categorized "Spanish words"

Abril is a Spanish and Catalan feminine given name, directly derived from the name of the month April. The month name itself likely originates from the Latin aperio, meaning "to open" or "to uncover," a reference to the...

Adora is a Spanish feminine given name, typically used as a short form of Adoración. Adoración means "adoration" in Spanish and refers to the Christian event known as the Adoration of the Magi, when the three Magi presen...

Adoración is a Spanish feminine name that directly translates to "adoration" in English. The name holds deep Christian significance, as it refers to the Adoration of the Magi, the biblical event in which the three Magi (...

Alba is a feminine given name used in Catalan, French, Italian, and Spanish, but its etymology is far from straightforward. The name actually derives from two distinct historical names, Alba 2 and Alba 3, one of Latin or...

Alma 1 is a feminine given name with a rich and complex history spanning multiple European languages and cultural contexts. Its modern popularity surged after the Battle of Alma (1854), fought near the River Alma in Crim...

Alondra is a Spanish feminine given name derived from the Spanish word alondra, meaning "lark" – the small passerine bird known for its melodious song. The name evokes qualities of joy, freedom, and the beauty of nature,...

Alta is a feminine given name and occasional nickname. Its origins are debated, but it is likely derived from Latin altus or Italian/Spanish alto, meaning "high".The name Alta may have emerged as a descriptor for someone...

Amable is a French given name derived from the Late Latin name Amabilis, meaning "lovable." The name carries a sense of endearment and affection, reflecting its Latin root amabilis (from amare, "to love").Etymology and H...

Amado is a Spanish given name and surname, derived from the Spanish word amado, meaning “beloved.” As a first name, it is the Spanish form of the Late Latin name Amatus, which likewise means “beloved.” The Latin name was...

Amador is a Spanish masculine given name and surname, derived from the Late Latin name Amator, meaning "lover (of God)". The name ultimately comes from the Latin verb amare ("to love"), and in a Christian context it was...

Amaranta is the Spanish and Italian form of Amarantha, a name derived from the amaranth flower. The flower's name comes from the ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amarantos), meaning "unfading". In Greek, Ἀμάραντος (Amarantos) wa...

Amata is a feminine name of Medieval Latin origin. It is the feminine form of the male name Amatus, which derives from the Latin word amatus meaning "beloved". The name Amata thus carries the sense of "she who is loved"...

Ámbar is a Spanish feminine given name, a cognate of the English name Amber. It derives directly from the Spanish word ámbar, meaning "amber," which refers both to the fossilized tree resin used as a gemstone and to the...

Amor is a name derived directly from the Latin word amor, meaning "love." In Roman mythology, Amor was another name for the god Cupid, the son of Venus and Mars, who was often depicted as a winged, blindfolded boy armed...

Amparo is a Spanish feminine given name that derives from the word "amparo," meaning "protection, shelter, refuge." The name is directly associated with the Virgin Mary, specifically through the title Nuestra Señora del...

Ángeles is a Spanish female given name meaning "angels", derived from the devotion to the Virgin Mary under the title Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles (Our Lady the Queen of the Angels). The name is a reference to...

Angustias is a Spanish feminine name that means "anguishes" in English, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Angustias ("Our Lady of Anguishes"). This title reflects the Virgin's sorrow during...

Anunciación is a Spanish feminine given name that means “annunciation,” referring to the New Testament event in which the angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will give birth to Jesus. The name directly de...

Ascensión is a Spanish female name meaning "ascension." It directly references the Christian feast of the Ascension of Jesus into heaven, celebrated 40 days after Easter. The name belongs to a tradition of Spanish names...

Asunción is a Spanish feminine name meaning "assumption."It is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, a dogma of the Catholic Church celebrated on August 15. The name thus belongs to the wid...

Aura is a feminine given name with diverse cultural roots, finding usage in English, Finnish, Italian, and Spanish. The name directly derives from the English word aura, which comes from Latin and ultimately from Greek α...

Aurora is a feminine given name derived from the Latin word for "dawn." In Roman mythology, Aurora was the goddess of the morning, equivalent to the Greek goddess Eos. As a personal name, it has been in occasional use si...

Etymology and MeaningAuxiliadora is a Spanish and Portuguese feminine given name derived from the devotional title of the Virgin Mary: María Auxiliadora, meaning “Mary the Helper.” The word auxiliadora is Spanish for “he...

Azahar is a Spanish feminine name meaning "orange blossom", ultimately derived from Arabic zahra (zahra), meaning "flower". The name is closely tied to the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Azahar ("Our Lady o...

Azucena is a Spanish feminine given name that means "madonna lily" in Spanish. The name is derived from the flower known as the Madonna lily (Lilium candidum), which has long been associated with purity and the Virgin Ma...

Bella is a feminine given name of English usage, primarily known as a short form of Isabella and other names ending in bella. It is also strongly associated with the Italian word bella, meaning "beautiful", which echoes...

Benigno is the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Benignus, which means "kind, friendly". This name was borne by several saints, most notably a 5th-century disciple of Saint Patrick who later bec...

Bienvenida is a Spanish feminine given name derived from the Spanish word bienvenido meaning "welcome". The name is the feminine form of an adjective that is commonly used as a greeting in Spanish-speaking cultures. Etym...

Blanca is the Spanish and Catalan cognate of Blanche, a medieval French nickname meaning "white" or "fair-coloured." The name ultimately derives from the Germanic word *blankaz, which also gave rise to related names in o...

Bonita is a feminine given name of Spanish origin, meaning "pretty" — derived from the Spanish word bonita, which comes from Latin bonus meaning "good." The name entered the English-speaking world at the beginning of the...

Bruno is a given name and surname of Germanic, Italian, French, and other European origins. It is derived from the Old German element brunna meaning "armour, protection" (Proto-Germanic brunjǭ) or brun meaning "brown" (P...

Buenaventura is a Spanish name meaning "good fortune" or literally "good venturing/adventure," derived as a form of the Italian Bonaventura. The name combines Latin bonus ("good") with ventura ("fortune, chance, what wil...

Candela is a Spanish short form of Candelaria. As a diminutive, it shares its religious and linguistic roots with the longer form, ultimately deriving from the Spanish word candela meaning "candle."Etymology and Religiou...

Candelaria is a Spanish feminine given name meaning "Candlemas." It is derived from Spanish candela "candle" and ultimately refers to the church festival of Candlemas (February 2), which commemorates the presentation of...

Caridad is a Spanish feminine name meaning "charity", directly derived from the Spanish word caridad (Latin caritas). The name holds deep religious significance, as it is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra...

Carita is a feminine given name used primarily in Swedish-speaking contexts. It is derived from the Latin word caritas, meaning “dearness, esteem, love”, which also gives rise to the English name Charity and the Spanish...

Celeste is a feminine given name used in English, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, and also appears as a masculine name in Italian. It is the Italian masculine and feminine form of Caelestis, a Late Latin name meaning "...

Cielo is a Spanish given name with roots in the word cielo, meaning "sky, heaven." It is closely related etymologically to the Latin caelum (sky) and shares a common origin with names such as Celia, Caelia, and Célia.The...

Cinta is a Spanish and Catalan feminine name derived directly from the common noun cinta, meaning "ribbon" or "sash." The name originated as a devotional title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Cinta ("The Virgin of th...

Clara is a feminine given name of Late Latin origin, ultimately derived from the masculine name Clarus, meaning "clear, bright, famous." The name carries a connotation of luminosity and renown, originating from the Latin...

Clemencia is a feminine given name of Spanish origin, representing the Spanish feminization of the Late Latin names Clemens or Clementius, ultimately derived from the Latin word clemens meaning "merciful, gentle". As suc...

Concepción is a Spanish feminine given name meaning "conception" in Spanish. It is given in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, a dogma of the Catholic Church that holds that Mary was conceived wit...

Concha is a Spanish feminine given name, most commonly used as a diminutive of Concepción, referring to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. The name also carries the secondary meaning "seashell" in Spanish, whi...

Consolación is a Spanish feminine name meaning "consolation". It is derived from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Consolación (“Our Lady of Consolation”), which refers to the comfort she brings to the fait...

Consuela is a female given name of Spanish origin, derived as a variant of Consuelo. The name Consuelo itself comes from the Spanish word meaning "consolation." It originates from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Se...

Consuelo is a Spanish feminine given name meaning "consolation". It derives from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Consuelo ("Our Lady of Consolation"), a <a href="/glossary/view/marian_apparition" clas...

Coral is a feminine given name derived from the English and Spanish word coral, referring to the hard, stony skeletal deposits secreted by marine polyps that form coral reefs. The name traces its ultimate roots to the an...

Corona is a feminine given name of Latin, Italian, and Spanish origin, meaning "crown." The name ultimately derives from the Latin corona, and the same word entered Italian and Spanish with the identical meaning. In a re...

Cristal is a Spanish female given name, directly derived from and equivalent to the English name Crystal. While Cristal follows the typical phonetic and orthographic conventions of Spanish (where c and r are pronounced d...

Cruz is a unisex given name of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived directly from the word cruz meaning "cross". This refers to the cross of the crucifixion, making it a name with strong Christian symbolism.Etymology a...

Curro is a Spanish masculine given name, functioning as an Andalusian diminutive of Francisco. It is a familiar, nicknamelike form used primarily in southern Spain, especially in Andalusia, where affectionate or shortene...

Custodia is a Spanish feminine given name, derived from the masculine Custodio. The name Custodio means "guardian" in Spanish, originating from the Latin custodia, meaning "protection, safekeeping." Thus, Custodia carrie...

Custodio is a Spanish masculine given name meaning "guardian", derived from Latin custodia "protection, safekeeping". It is also used as a surname. The Portuguese form is Custódio, with an acute accent on the second syll...

Dalia is a Spanish and Arabic form of Dahlia, a feminine given name derived from the flower genus Dahlia. The Dahlia plant, native to Mexico and Central America, was named in honor of Swedish botanist Anders Dahl (1751–1...

Delicia is a feminine given name of English origin that has been in rare use since the 17th century. It is derived either from the Latin word deliciae, meaning "delight" or "pleasure," or from the English word delicious,...

Desamparados is a Spanish feminine name that means "helpless, defenceless, forsaken" in Spanish. It is derived from an epithet of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, meaning "Our Lady of the Helpless". S...

Diana is a feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning "divine, goddesslike". It derives from Latin dia or diva meaning "goddess", ultimately from the Indo-European root *dyew-, also found in Zeus. The name is linked to...

Digna is a Spanish and Galician feminine given name meaning "worthy, dignified", derived from Latin dignus. The name directly reflects the Spanish adjective digna, the feminine form of digno ("worthy, deserving, dignifie...

Divina is a feminine given name of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived directly from the word divina meaning "divine" or "godlike". The name is a semantic and phonetic cousin to the masculine form Divino, used in Braz...

Dolores is a Spanish feminine name meaning "sorrows," derived from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (Our Lady of Sorrows). The name reflects the deep devotion to the Virgin Mary in Roman Cathol...