spanish names
( meaning )

feminine

abigaíl ( my father is joy )
abril ( to open )
adela ( noble )
alba ( dawn )
alejandra ( defender of mankind )
amalia ( work )
américa ( whole ruler )
ana ( favored grace )
ángela ( angel )
antonia ( priceless )
ascensión ( ascension )
asunción ( assumption )
aurelia ( golden )

bárbara ( foreign )
belén ( house of bread )
blanca ( white )

camila ( legendary warrior )
carmen ( song )
carolina ( warrior )
cristina ( follower of Christ )

daniela ( God is my judge )
débora ( bee )
dolores ( sorrow )
dominga ( of the Lord )

eliana ( sun )
esmeralda ( emerald )
estefanía ( crown )
estrella ( star )
evita ( life )

felicidad ( happiness )
fernanda ( journey )
francisca ( frenchman )

gabriela ( God is my strength )
gloria ( glory )
guadalupe ( Virgin Mary/wolf valley )

isabella ( my God is an oath )
inés ( chaste )
itziar ( old stone )

jacinta ( hyacinth )
josefina ( God will multiply )
juana ( God is gracious )
julia ( youthful )

leandra ( lion man )
leticia ( joy )
ligia ( clear-voiced )
lucía ( light )
luisa ( renowned warrior )
luz ( light )

manuela ( God is with us )
marcela ( warlike )
marcia ( warlike )
maría ( sea of bitterness )
maría josé ( Jesus' parents )
mariana ( star of the sea )
marta ( lady )
maura ( moorish )
maya ( water )
mía ( beloved )
micaela ( who is like God )
milagros ( miracles )

narcisa ( daffodil flower )

olivia ( peace )

palmira ( pilgrim )
paloma ( dove )
patricia ( noble one )
paulina ( humble )
paz ( peace )

rafaela ( God heals )
ramona ( protector )
raquel ( ewe )
reina ( queen )
renata ( born again )
rosa ( rose )
rosario ( rosary )

sara ( princess )
sofía ( wisdom )

teresa ( summer )

valentina ( strong )
valeria ( strong )
verónica ( true image )
vicenta ( conquerer )
viviana ( alive )

xiomara ( battle-ready )

yolanda ( violet flower )

zoraida ( dawn )

masculine

aarón ( high mountain )
adán ( man )
agustín ( exalted )
alejandro ( defending men )
álvaro ( elf warrior )
andrés ( masculine )
ángel ( angel )
antonio ( highly praiseworthy )

bartolomé ( son of talmai )
basilio ( king )
bautista ( to dip )
benjamín ( son of the south )
bernardo ( bear )

camilo ( unknown )
carlos ( man )
cayetano ( from gaeta )
cebrián ( from cyprus )
césar ( head of hair )
clemente ( merciful )
crisóstomo ( golden mouth )
cristián ( follower of God )
cruz ( cross )

daniel ( God is my judge )
diego ( teaching )
domingo ( of the Lord )
donato ( given )

eberardo ( wild boar )
edgardo ( wealth )
emiliano ( rival )
enrique ( home ruler )
esteban ( crown )
ezequiel ( God will strengthen )

fabián ( bean )
fausto ( lucky )
felipe ( friend of horses )
félix ( lucky )
fermín ( firm )

gael ( speaks gaelic )
germán ( brother )
guillermo ( will )
gustavo ( staff of the geats )

ignacio ( unknown )

héctor ( holding fast )
hernando ( brave journey )

jeremías ( God will exalt )
jesús ( God saves )
joaquín ( God will judge )
jorge ( farmer )
josé ( he will add )
josué ( God is salvation )
juan ( God is gracious )
julián ( downly-bearded )
justino ( just )

lázaro ( my God has helped )
león ( lion )
lorenzo ( from laurentum )
luis ( famous battle )

manuel ( God is with us )
marco ( warlike )
marino ( of the sea )
mateo ( gift of God )
matías ( gift of God )
máximo ( greatest )
miguel ( who is like God )

nazario ( from nazareth )
néstor ( homecomer )
nicolás ( victory of the people )

óscar ( dear friend )
osvaldo ( power )

pascual ( relating to easter )
pedro ( stone )
plácido ( calm )

rafael ( God heals )
ramiro ( advice )
ramón ( advice )
raúl ( wolf counsel )
reinaldo ( advice )
reyes ( kings )
ricardo ( brave ruler )
roberto ( bright fame )
rodrigo ( famous ruler )

salvador ( savior )
samuel ( God has heard )
santiago ( saint james )
saúl ( prayed for )
sebastián ( venerable )
silvestre ( of the forest )
silvio ( forest )

tadeo ( heart )
tomás ( twin )
tristán ( melancholy )

urbano ( city dweller )

valerio ( strong )
vicente ( conquer )
vidal ( of life )

wilfredo ( desiring peace )

xavier ( new house )
ximeno ( he has heard )

yair ( he shines )

zacarías ( God remembers )

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