Spanish Word Names
Updated Fri Feb 16 2024
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The parent in search of truly distinctive Spanish baby names has to move farther than ever away from the established roster.
One new direction — or is it two? — for the intrepid baby namer is toward international word names, which combine two of today's coolest trends. A handful of Spanish word names are already hot in the US, such as Luna, meaning "moon," and Cruz, the word for "cross."
Along with Luna and Cruz, other Spanish word names in the US Top 1000 include Alma, Dulce, Esmeralda, Julio, Leon, Luz, Maximo, Paloma, and Salvador. In Spain, word names such as Alba, Vega, Candela, and Mar are popular for girls.
Here are some Spanish words that might make good names for girls or boys, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Abril
Origin:
Spanish and Catalan variation of April
- Ala
Origin:
Igbo, Polish, diminutive of AlicjaMeaning:
"nobility"
- Alba
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"white"
- Aleta
- Alma
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"nurturing, soul"
- Alondra
Origin:
Pet form of Alejandra or SpanishMeaning:
"lark"
- Alza
- Amapola
Origin:
Arabic, SpanishMeaning:
"poppy"
- Ambar
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"amber"
- Amor
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"love"
- Angeles
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"angels"
- Aro
Origin:
Finnish diminutive of Aaron
- Asencion
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"ascension"
- Aurora
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"dawn"
- Avellana
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"hazelnut"
- Avion
- Azul
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"blue"
- Bahía
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"bay"
- Baja
Origin:
Spanish place-nameMeaning:
"lower"
- Baya
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"berry"
- Berilo
Origin:
Spanish, from GreekMeaning:
"beryl, pale green gemstone"
- Bienvenido
- Blanca
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"white"
- Bonita
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"pretty"
- Brisa
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"breeze"
- Buena
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"good, excellent"
- Cadena
- Cala
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"castle, fortess"
- Candela
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"Candlemas"
- Canela
Origin:
Spanish and PortugueseMeaning:
"cinnamon"
- Canyon
Origin:
Spanish word name
- Caricia
- Cedro
- Celeste
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"heavenly"
- Charra
Origin:
GaelicMeaning:
"large stoneor rock"
- Chico
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"boy"
- Chiquita
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"little one"
- Cielo
Origin:
Spanish word nameMeaning:
"sky"
- Cielo
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"sky"
- Cinco
Origin:
Spanish word nameMeaning:
"five"
- Clara
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"bright, clear"
- Clemente
Origin:
Spanish, Portuguese, ItalianMeaning:
"mild, merciful"
- Colina
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"hill"
- Concepcion
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"conception"
- Concha
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"shell"
- Constancia
- Consuelo
Origin:
Spanish from LatinMeaning:
"she who brings consolation"
- Corazòn
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"heart"
- Cortesía
- Cruz
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"cross"
- Delfina
Origin:
Italian and Spanish variation of Delphine
- Dia
Origin:
Mbama, Sanskrit, Latin, and SpanishMeaning:
"love; lamp; heavenly; day"
- Día
- Dolores
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"lady of sorrows"
- Domingo
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"born on a Sunday"
- Dulce
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"sweet"
- Engracia
Origin:
Spanish from LatinMeaning:
"endowed with God's grace"
- Esmeralda
Origin:
Spanish and PortugueseMeaning:
"emerald"
- Esperanza
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"hope, expectation"
- Estrella
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"star"
- Fausto
Origin:
Italian and Spanish variation of FaustMeaning:
"fortunate one"
- Felicidad
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"happiness"
- Feliz
- Flor
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"flower"
- Flores
Origin:
Spanish surnameMeaning:
"flower"
- Fortuna
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"luck"
- Fortunato
- Fuentes
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"springs"
- Galán
- Galaxia
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"galaxy"
- Gana
- Garbo
Origin:
Italian nicknameMeaning:
"polite, kind"
- Gaviota
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"seagull"
- Gema
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"gem"
- Gracia
Origin:
Spanish variation of Grace
- Hurricane
Origin:
Spanish from Native American word nameMeaning:
"hurricane"
- Iluminada
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"illuminated"
- Immaculada
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"immaculate"
- Indio
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"Indian"
- Inocencio
- Isla
Origin:
Scottish place-name or SpanishMeaning:
"island"
- Jabón
- Jacinto
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"hyacinth"
- Jamaica
Origin:
Native American place nameMeaning:
"rich in springs"
- Jazmín
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"jasmine"
- Joya
- Júbilo
- Julio
Origin:
Spanish variation of Julius
- Junípero
- Lago
- Lamar
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"dweller by a pool"
- Leal
- Leon
Origin:
Greek variation of LeoMeaning:
"lion"
- Leona
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"lioness"
- Liberato
Origin:
Spanish and PortugueseMeaning:
"freedom"
- Libertad
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"liberty"
- Lienzo
- Linda
Origin:
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian word name meaning "pretty"Meaning:
"pretty"
- Liviana
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"envious"
- Llora
- Loa
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"long"
- Lona
Origin:
Diminutive of Leona
- Lucero
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"light"
- Lucho
- Lucio
Origin:
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese variation of LuciusMeaning:
"light"
- Luminosa
- Luna
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"moon"
- Luz
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"light"
- Majo
- Maña
- Mar
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"sea"
- Marea
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"tide"
- Margarita
Origin:
Spanish, Russian, GreekMeaning:
"pearl, daisy"
- Mariposa
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"butterfly"
- Martes
- Matiz
- Maximo
Origin:
Spanish variation of Maximus
- Mejilla
- Melisa
- Milagro
- Milagros
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"miracles"
- Mira
Origin:
Latin, Slavic, Arabic, SanskritMeaning:
"admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean"
- Monte
Origin:
Diminutive of Montgomery, NormanMeaning:
"man power"
- Natividad
Origin:
Spanish from LatinMeaning:
"nativity"
- Navidad
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"Christmas Eve"
- Nevada
Origin:
Spanish place-nameMeaning:
"covered in snow"
- Nieves
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"snows"
- Ola
Origin:
Norwegian and Swedish form of OlafMeaning:
"ancestor's relic"
- Orilla
- Oro
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"gold"
- Paciencia
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"patience"
- Pacifica
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"tranquil"
- Palacido
- Paloma
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"dove"
- Pascua
Origin:
Spanish from HebrewMeaning:
"Easter"
- Paz
Origin:
Hebrew; SpanishMeaning:
"gold; peace"
- Pepina
- Pepita
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive feminine variation of JosÉ
- Perfecta
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"flawless"
- Perfecto
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"perfect"
- Perla
Origin:
Spanish variation of Pearl
- Pilar
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"pillar"
- Placido
Origin:
Italian and SpanishMeaning:
"serene"
- Preciosa
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"precious, valuable"
- Prospero
Origin:
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese variation of ProsperMeaning:
"succeed, prosper"
- Prudencia
- Querida
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"dear, beloved"
- Quinta
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Rana
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"queenly"
- Reina
Origin:
Spanish, Yiddish or JapaneseMeaning:
"queen; pure; wise"
- Reno
Origin:
Place-name
- Rey
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"king"
- Reyes
Origin:
Spanish surnameMeaning:
"kings, royalty"
- Ria
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"small river"
- Rico
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive of RicardoMeaning:
"dominant ruler"
- Rio
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"river"
- Rocio
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"dewdrops"
- Rojo
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"red"
- Romero
- Rosa
Origin:
Latinate variation of RoseMeaning:
"rose, a flower"
- Rosario
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"rosary"
- Rubi
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"ruby"
- Sabio
- Salvador
Origin:
Spanish from Latin SalvatorMeaning:
"savior"
- Santa
Origin:
Feminine variation of Santo, ItalianMeaning:
"saint"
- Santos
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"saint, holy"
- Segundo
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"second born"
- Semilla
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"seed"
- Sena
Origin:
Korean; Hindi; Turkish; Arabic; EweMeaning:
"this world's beauty or grace; army; to praise; bringing heaven to earth"
- Serafin
Origin:
Spanish variation of Seraphim, HebrewMeaning:
"fiery"
- Sierra
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"saw"
- Silvestre
- Sirena
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"entangler"
- Socorro
Origin:
Spanish and PortugueseMeaning:
"succour, help, relief"
- Sol
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"sun"
- Soledad
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"solitude"
- Talla
- Tía
- Tierra
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"earth"
- Tigre
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"tiger"
- Tiza
- Tornado
Origin:
Spanish word nameMeaning:
"tornado"
- Toro
- Traza
- Vajilla
- Valeta
- Vega
Origin:
Arabic, SpanishMeaning:
"swooping eagle, meadow"
- Vela
Origin:
Sanskrit, LatinMeaning:
"shore, sail"
- Velada
- Ventura
Origin:
Spanish "good fortune"Meaning:
"good fortune"
- Verdad
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"truth"
- Victoria
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"victory"
- Vida
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"life"
- Vina
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"vineyard"
- Zafiro