Spanish Names that Start With Q

  1. Quixote
    • Origin:

      Spanish literary name
    • Description:

      Tied to the hero of the classic Spanish novel Don Quixote, likely to produce a quixotic daydreamer.
  2. Quiel
    • Origin:

      Short form of Ezequiel
    • Meaning:

      "God strengthens"
    • Description:

      Ezequiel or Ezekiel may be a Hebrew name, but it's well-used among Spanish speakers. Quiel is a short form favored in Spanish countries.
  3. Querida
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "dear, beloved"
    • Description:

      Loving choice.
  4. Quirt
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "cuarta"
    • Description:

      Add an s and you've got squirt.
  5. Quique
    • Origin:

      Spanish nickname for Henrique, Spanish form of Henry
    • Description:

      Cute, or maybe qute, nickname for the upstanding Enrique.
  6. Quintana
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "the fifth girl"
    • Description:

      Mexican place-name famously used by Joan Didion for her daughter, Quintana Roo.
  7. Quico
    • Origin:

      Spanish, diminutive of Enrique
    • Description:

      Kinetic nickname name, might just be more suited to a Chihuahua.
  8. Quito
    • Origin:

      Spanish, Place-name
    • Description:

      Quito is a place-name (it's the capital of Ecuador) with lots of lively energy--as long as it's pronounced correctly.
  9. Quintas
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "small estate"
    • Description:

      Sounds a bit like an Australian airline.
  10. Quintero
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "five"
    • Description:

      Adds some salsa to the Latin root.
  11. Quinto
    • Origin:

      Spanish variation of Quintin
    • Meaning:

      "fifth"
    • Description:

      Quint or Quinton played to a Latin rhythm.