Ángel
Messenger; angel
Spanish baby names
211 names with Spanish roots, each with its meaning, pronunciation and story.
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Every Spanish name, A to Z
A
- Abril, girl.April
- Adelia, girl.Noble
- Adora, girl.Adoration
- Agustín, boy.Venerable; majestic
- Ailani, girl.Uncertain; possibly from ʻAilani or Aylín
- Aimar, boy.Uncertain meaning; possibly from Agimar
- Ainara, girl.Swallow bird
- Ainhoa, girl.From the Basque village of Ainhoa
- Aiora, girl.Revived medieval name; meaning uncertain
- Aitana, girl.Named for the Aitana mountains
- Aitor, boy.Possibly good fathers
- Aixa, girl.Living, through Aisha
- Alaia, girl.Joyful; happy
- Alaitz, gender-neutral.Name of a mountain range in Navarre
- Alba, girl.Dawn; other historical derivations also exist
- Alejandro, boy.Defender of the people
- Alejo, boy.Defender; helper
- Alma, girl.Soul in Spanish; other independent roots exist
- Alonso, boy.Noble and ready
- Álvaro, boy.Possibly all and guard or cautious
- Amado, boy.Beloved
- Amaia, girl.The end
- Amaiur, gender-neutral.Basque place name; etymology uncertain
- Amalur, girl.Mother earth
- Amane, girl.Mother
- Amets, gender-neutral.A dream
- Ametz, boy.Pyrenean oak
- Ander, boy.Manly, through Andrew
- Andrés, boy.Manly, through Andrew
- Ane, girl.Grace, through Anna
- Ángel, boy.Messenger; angel
- Araceli, girl.Altar of the sky
- Arantxa, girl.Short form of Arantzazu
- Aritz, boy.Oak tree
- Arlet, girl.Form of Arlette; ultimate meaning uncertain
- Arnau, boy.Eagle power
- Asier, boy.The beginning
- Aurelio, boy.Golden, through Aurelius
- Azucena, girl.Madonna lily
B
C
- Camila, girl.Form of Camillus; ancient meaning uncertain
- Camilo, boy.Form of Camillus; meaning uncertain
- Candela, girl.Candle; short form of Candelaria
- Carla, girl.Man, through the Charles family
- Carlos, boy.Man, through Charles
- Carmen, girl.From Carmel; also associated with Latin song
- Catalina, girl.Form of Katherine; older meaning uncertain
- Celestino, boy.Heavenly; of the sky
- Cielo, girl.Sky, heaven
- Cruz, gender-neutral.Cross
D
E
- Eder, boy.Handsome; beautiful
- Edurne, girl.Snow
- Ekain, boy.June
- Elena, girl.Form of Helen; older meaning uncertain
- Elisenda, girl.Uncertain; Germanic elements involving a path or journey
- Eloy, boy.Chosen, through Eligius
- Emiliano, boy.Rival, through Aemilius
- Emilio, boy.Form of the Roman family name Aemilius
- Enara, girl.Swallow bird
- Eneko, boy.Possibly my little one
- Esmeralda, girl.Emerald
- Esperanza, girl.Hope
- Esteban, boy.Crown; garland
- Estrella, girl.Star
F
G
- Gabriela, girl.God is my strong man, through Gabriel
- Gael, boy.Probably referring to a Gaelic speaker
- Gala, girl.Feminine of Gallus; also a short form of Galina
- Galilea, girl.From Galilee
- Gil, boy.Joy; happiness
- Guadalupe, gender-neutral.Spanish place name; possibly river of the wolf
- Guillermo, boy.Will; helmet or protection
I
- Ibai, boy.River
- Ignacio, boy.Form of Ignatius; ancient meaning unknown
- Iker, boy.Visitation, as a Basque devotional name
- Ilargi, girl.Moon
- Imanol, boy.God is with us
- Íñigo, boy.Possibly my little one
- Irati, girl.Fern field
- Iria, girl.Possibly a form of Irene
- Isabel, girl.God is my oath, through Elizabeth
- Isabella, girl.God is my oath, through Isabel
- Isla, girl.From Islay; also coincides with Spanish island
- Itxaso, girl.Sea; ocean, through Itsaso
- Itzia, girl.Meaning uncertain
- Itziar, girl.Basque village and Marian shrine name
- Izan, boy.Firm; enduring, through Ethan
- Izar, girl.Star
- Izei, boy.Fir tree
J
- Jacinto, boy.Hyacinth
- Jade, girl.Jade stone
- Jaime, gender-neutral.Spanish and Portuguese form of James
- Javier, boy.New house, through Xavier
- Joaquín, boy.God establishes or raises up, through Joachim
- Jordi, boy.Farmer; earthworker
- José, boy.God will add, through Joseph
- Juan, boy.Spanish form of John
- Julen, boy.Basque form of Julian; ancient meaning uncertain
L
- Laia, girl.Sweetly speaking, through Eulalia
- Lautaro, boy.Swift hawk
- Leire, girl.Basque place and monastery name
- Liliana, girl.Elaborated form of Lillian
- Lisandro, boy.Release; man, through Lysander
- Lola, girl.Sorrows, through Dolores
- Lorea, girl.Flower
- Lucia, girl.Light, through Lucius
- Luciana, girl.From Lucianus, ultimately linked to light
- Luis, boy.Famous in battle; Spanish form of Louis
- Luna, girl.Moon
- Luz, girl.Light
M
- Maialen, girl.Form of Magdalene
- Maitê, girl.Beloved in Basque; also Maria plus Teresa
- Mari, girl.Meaning varies by language and Japanese kanji
- Mariana, girl.Feminine of Marianus; also Maria combined with Ana
- Mariel, girl.Diminutive of Maria
- Marisol, girl.Short form of Maria Soledad; also sea-and-sun association
- Markel, boy.Form of Marcellus
- Martí, boy.Catalan form of Martin; related to Mars
- Martina, girl.Feminine of Martin; related to Mars
- Mateo, boy.Gift of God
- Matías, boy.Gift of God, through Matthias
- Maximiliano, boy.Derived from greatest
- Mercedes, girl.Mercies
- Meritxell, girl.Andorran village and Marian sanctuary name
- Miguel, boy.Who is like God?
- Mikel, boy.Who is like God?
- Milagros, girl.Miracles
- Mireia, girl.Catalan form of Mireio; meaning uncertain
- Miren, girl.Form of Maria; ultimate meaning uncertain
- Montserrat, girl.Jagged mountain
N
- Nahia, girl.Desire; wish
- Naia, girl.Wave; possibly also a form of Nahia
- Naira, girl.Form of Nayra; Canarian derivation uncertain
- Naroa, girl.Abundant; fertile
- Nayeli, girl.Possibly from a Zapotec expression for “I love you”
- Nerea, girl.Possibly mine; alternatively a feminine form of Nereus
- Nil, boy.Nile River
- Núria, girl.Marian sanctuary name in Catalonia
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R
- Rafael, boy.Form of Raphael: God heals
- Ramiro, boy.Famous + an uncertain first element, possibly wedge or counsel
- Ramón, boy.Form of Raymond: counsel or decision + protection
- Remedios, girl.Remedies
- Rey, gender-neutral.King; also a short form of Reynaldo
- Reyes, gender-neutral.Kings
- Rio, gender-neutral.River in Spanish and Portuguese; Japanese readings depend on kanji
- Rocío, girl.Dew
- Rodrigo, boy.Form of Roderick: famous ruler
- Rosalía, girl.Spanish form of Rosalia, associated with the rose
- Rosario, gender-neutral.Rosary
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V
- Valencia, girl.Strength; vigor
- Valentín, boy.Form of Valentinus, associated with strength and health
- Valentina, girl.Feminine form of Valentinus, associated with strength and health
- Valeria, girl.Feminine form of Valerius, associated with being strong
- Vega, girl.Meadow or plain in Spanish; an astronomical route is separate
- Vicente, boy.Spanish and Portuguese form of Vincent: conquering
- Violeta, girl.Form of Violet: violet flower
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