Catalan Origin Names - Behind the Name

Abril f Spanish, Catalan
Spanish and Catalan form of April.

Àfrica f Catalan
Catalan form of Africa 1.

Alba 1 f Italian, Spanish, Catalan
This name is derived from two distinct names, Alba 2 and Alba 3, with distinct origins, Latin and Germanic. Over time these names have become confused with one another. To further complicate the matter, alba means "dawn" in Italian, Spanish and Catalan. This may be the main inspiration behind its use in Italy and Spain.

Àngels f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Ángeles.

Assumpció f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Asunción.

Blanca f Spanish, Catalan
Spanish and Catalan cognate of Blanche.

Bonaventura m Italian, Catalan
Means "good fortune" in Italian, from Latin bonus "good" and venturas "the things that will come, the future". Saint Bonaventura was a 13th-century Franciscan monk who is considered a Doctor of the Church.

Carme 1 f Galician, Catalan
Galician and Catalan form of Carmel.

Concepció f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Concepción.

Dolors f Catalan
Catalan form of Dolores.

Estel f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Estelle.

Imma f Italian, Catalan
Short form of Immacolata or Immaculada.

Immaculada f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Inmaculada.

Jordà m Catalan
Catalan form of Jordan.

Mar f Spanish, Catalan
Means "sea" in Spanish and Catalan. It is from a devotional title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Mar "Our Lady of the Sea", the patron saint of the Spanish province of Almería.

Maria del Mar f Catalan
Means "Mary of the sea" in Catalan, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary.

Mercè f Catalan
Catalan form of Mercedes.

Meritxell f Catalan
From the name of a village in Andorra where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The name of the village may derive from Latin meridies meaning "midday".

Monserrat f Catalan
Variant of Montserrat.

Montse f Catalan
Short form of Montserrat.

Montserrat f Catalan
From the name of a mountain near Barcelona, the site of a monastery founded in the 10th century. The mountain gets its name from Latin mons serratus meaning "jagged mountain".

Neus f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Nieves.

Núria f Catalan, Portuguese
From a Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Nostra Senyora de Núria, meaning "Our Lady of Nuria". Nuria is a sanctuary in Spain in which there is a shrine containing a famous statue of Mary.

Nuria f Spanish
Spanish form of Núria.

Oriol m Catalan
From a Catalan surname meaning "golden". It has been used in honour of Saint Joseph Oriol (1650-1702).

Queralt f Catalan
From the name of a Spanish sanctuary (in Catalonia) that is devoted to the Virgin Mary.

Remei f Catalan
Means "remedy" in Catalan, a Catalan equivalent of Remedios.

Rosa 1 f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, German, English
Generally this can be considered to be from Latin rosa meaning "rose", though originally it may have come from the unrelated Germanic name Roza 2. This was the name of a 13th-century saint from Viterbo in Italy. In the English-speaking world it was first used in the 19th century. Famous bearers include the Polish-German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) and the American civil rights activist Rosa Parks (1913-2005).

Roser f Catalan
Catalan (feminine) form of Rosario.

Salut f Catalan
Means "health" or "cheers" in Catalan.

Txell f Catalan
Short form of Meritxell.

Vinyet f Catalan
Means "vineyard" in Catalan. It is from a devotional title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu del Vinyet, meaning "Mother of God of the Vineyard". This is the name of a sanctuary in Sitges, Spain.

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