Spanish Names

Colomba

Italian version of Columba

"dove"

This spelling used in Italy and Spain shares the peaceful meaning of dove with the more familiar Columba. It's a Top 35 name in Chile.

Ballencia

Variation of Valencia, Spanish place-name

Might sound as if your child had the sniffles every time she said her name.

Melia

Greek mythology name, diminutive of Amelia, or Hawaiian

"ash tree; honey; work; plumeria"

This is a rich, melodic shortening of the popular girls' name Amelia that can stand on its own. There are several figures in Greek myth named Melia, most notably a daughter of Oceanus. The Meliae are…

Columbias

Columbias is an extremely rare feminine name derived from Columbia, which itself comes from Christopher Columbus. While Columbia has been used as a poetic name for America and appears in place names…

Colombina

Colombina is a feminine name derived from Italian, meaning 'little dove.' It gained recognition through its association with a stock character in commedia dell'arte, traditional Italian theater,…

Baja

Spanish place-name

"lower"

Pronounced Bah-hah, this name of the Mexican peninsula attached to California makes for an out-of-the-ordinary possibility.

Columbita

Columbita is an extremely rare feminine name with Latin roots, likely derived from 'columba,' meaning 'dove.' It may be considered a diminutive or feminine elaboration of Columbus or Columbia. The…

Genobeba

Genobeba is a feminine name that appears to be a variant of Genoveva or Genevieve, names with Germanic origins meaning 'woman of the race' or 'tribe woman.' This uncommon variation may have evolved…

Genoveva

Variation of Genevieve or Geneva, French

"tribe woman or juniper"

The rare name Genoveva might be thought of as a variation of the French names Genevieve or Geneva, which have different roots and meanings. An unusual, pretty choice.

Colina

Spanish

"hill"

The Spanish word for hill certainly has name-like qualities and could make a fresh new Spanish nature name.

Baila

Yiddish

"white; bashful"

Also written as Bayla, Baila is reminiscent of the Spanish word for "dance". Its meaning is debated: it may come from the Slavic root word for "white", or it may be a form of Bilhah, one of the four…

Ilma

Finnish, Hungarian, Spanish, or literary Quenya

"air; starlight"

A name that's unknown in the US and Britain but is popular as a nature name in Finland. May also be known as a Hungarian variation of Amelia and a Spanish form of Wilhelmina. Ilma also appears in…

Ginata

Ginata is an uncommon feminine name with obscure origins that may have roots in multiple cultures. It could be a variant of Ginetta (Italian diminutive of Gina), or possibly derived from indigenous…

Licha

Licha is a feminine name with multiple cultural origins. In Spanish-speaking communities, it often functions as a nickname for names like Alicia or Felicia. In some indigenous Latin American…

Georginita

Georginita is a feminine name with Spanish or Latin American origins, formed as a diminutive of Georgina, which itself is the feminine form of George. The name ultimately derives from the Greek…

Jorgina

Jorgina is a feminine name derived from Jorge, the Spanish and Portuguese form of George, which comes from the Greek 'georgos' meaning 'farmer' or 'earth-worker.' The feminine suffix '-ina'…

Geralda

Geralda is a feminine form of Gerald, a name of Germanic origin meaning "ruler with the spear" from the elements "ger" (spear) and "wald" (rule). This feminine variation emerged as part of a…

Geraldina

Geraldina is a feminine name that represents the female form of Gerald, with Italian or Spanish influence evident in the '-ina' suffix. The name ultimately derives from Germanic roots, meaning 'rule…

Gervasia

Gervasia is a feminine name derived from the masculine Gervasius, which has Germanic origins meaning 'spear servant' or possibly 'honored with a spear.' It carries historical significance as Saint…

Inesa

Lithuanian, from Greek

"pure, virginal"

This Lithuanian form of Agnes sounds sweet and versatile internationally.