Latin American Names: los nombres del bebe con salsa

I would love to have a little Diego or Joaquin.

I love, love love Valeria & Bruno! I like Martin a fair bit too. a Martin of mine would be Tino! (but how ridiculous would a 6’2″ Tino be?!)

Leticia has long been a favorite but I prefer the ancient: Laetitia. And swoony Rolando! Oooh! I love simple Roland beyond reason, but Rolando makes my heart beat faster.

Some lovely names here, not that I can use most. Some of them sound ridiculous with my three syllable, girly Scottish surname.

There are some names that are popular among hispanics in America that aren’t necessarily popular in Latin America. From my experience (supported by NYC’s popularity list) Genesis and Ashley for girls and Erick and Oscar for boys are examples.

Most of my favourite Hispanic names aren’t on the girls list but there are a few gems like Fernanda, Beatriz, Emilia, Lisandra and Valeria. I just wish that Carmen, Dolores, Guadalupe, Soledad, Pilar and Paloma were included. The boys list is wonderful and I love Diego, Joaquin, Adrian, Agustin, Ezequiel, Luis, Francisco, Gustavo, Mateo, Rodrigo, Sebastian, Tomas and Vicente.

If I could claim even a drop of Spanish blood I would use Santiago in a split second. I love it do much.
The rest didn’t really do much for me, but then I live in a predominantly Mexican community and I hear names like this daily.

Love so many of these names . . . Of the girls- Beatriz, Constanza, Esmeralda, Marisol, Valentina, and Ximena. On the boys side- Alejandro is so handsome, but it immediately makes me sing in my head, “Don’t call my name, don’t call my name . . . Diego, Eduardo, Maximiliano (!!), Rodrigo and Santiago. I would add Catalina, Genoveve, Fabiana, Domingo, and Octavio.

* Genoveva*

I currently have Hispanic students: Casilda, Tiffany, Gerardo, Amuon, Braulio, Alondro, Thalia, Asia, Rafael.

I love Belen and Joaquin, and would add Graciela, Ignacio, Raquel, and Efrain.

These are great lists. Would you mind sharing the sources for the lists of popular names in these countries that you used? I have come across a number of young children named Valentina, Martina, Bautista and Thiago in Argentina, but never a Jacob.

I am the mother of a Mexican Romina. I did not realize that the name was becoming popular here. Oops!

Ana Paula – I believe it will become more popular in Mexico since it is the name of the main character in a Mexican soap opera.
Alondra – this sounds pretty usable. Nature name. A Mexican soap opera name in 90’s decade.
Camila – true. It’s so used this days. A friend of mine had little Camila, she is 2 weeks old now. It is also a Boy-band name. A Mexican soap opera name in 80’s decade.
Santiago –usable in Mexico, but not in the North when it is a municipality name.
Not surprising, a lot of names in this list are of Italian origin……like Leonardo, Alejandro, Emiliano, Alvaro, Valentino for boys…..Adriana, Antonella, Constanza, Florencia (spanish for the Italian city of Florence) for girls.
This list remembered me about a combo I used to love in junior high – Luis Angel =)

I think Portuguese names should get their own list! There are a lot of really great ones.

I’m not sure what the title of this post is trying to say. It would literally translate as The Baby Names with Sauce. Did they think salsa means spice? Salsa just means sauce. And not all L. American countries like it spicey.

I have many Spanish friends, most whose names aren’t on this list. My Bolvian BFF is named Valeria, and her brother is Alejandro. I love their names so much! I also know other people like Mellisa, Ximena, and too far more. My name, Veronica, is also Spanish, and I love the way my name is pronounced- Ver-oh-nee-kuh