mv1029's Personal Name List

Spanish form of Aaron.

Spanish form of Adam.

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element adal meaning "noble" (Proto-Germanic *aþalaz). Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror.

From a Germanic name that was derived from the element adal meaning "noble" (Proto-Germanic *aþalaz).

Form of Agatha in various languages.

Spanish form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Means "joyful, happy" from Basque alai.

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.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Albert.

Spanish form of Alexandra.

Spanish form of Alexander. This was the most popular name for boys in Spain from the 1990s until 2006 (and again in 2011).

Spanish and Italian form of Alphonsus, the Latin form of the Visigothic name *Aþalafuns meaning "noble and ready", derived from the Gothic elements aþals "noble" and funs "ready". This was the name of several kings of Spain (Asturias, León, Castile and Aragon) and Portugal, starting with Alfonso I of Asturias in the 8th century. His name was sometimes recorded in the Latin spelling Adefonsus, and on that basis it is theorized that first element might be from another source (perhaps haþus meaning "battle"). It is possible that two or more names merged into a single form.

Catalan form of Alice, as well as a Portuguese variant.

This name became popular after the Battle of Alma (1854), which took place near the River Alma in Crimea and ended in a victory for Britain and France. However, the name was in rare use before the battle; it was probably inspired by Latin almus "nourishing". It also coincides with the Spanish word meaning "the soul".

Spanish form of Alvarus, the Latinized form of a Visigothic name, possibly derived from the elements alls "all" and wars "aware, cautious" or wards "guard". Álvar Fáñez was an 11th-century military commander and duke of Toledo, who appears as a general of El Cid in the epic poem El Cantar de mio Cid. Verdi also used the name in his opera The Force of Destiny (1862).

Feminine form of Amado.

Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element amal. This element means "unceasing, vigorous, brave", or it can refer to the Gothic dynasty of the Amali (derived from the same root).

This was another name for the 7th-century saint Amalberga of Maubeuge.

Form of Anna used in various languages.

Spanish and Icelandic form of Andrew.

Spanish feminine form of Angelus (see Angel).

Latinate diminutive of Angela. A famous bearer is American actress Angelina Jolie (1975-).

Feminine form of Anselm.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Anselm.

Feminine form of Antonius (see Anthony).

Spanish and Italian form of Antonius (see Anthony). This has been a common name in Italy since the 14th century. In Spain it was the most popular name for boys in the 1950s and 60s.

Famous bearers include the Renaissance painter Antonio Pisanello (c. 1395-1455) and the Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741). It is also the name of the main character in The Merchant of Venice (1596) by William Shakespeare.

Means "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and coeli "sky". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patron saint of Lucena, Spain.

Spanish, Catalan, Russian and Polish form of Ariadne.

Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Herman.

Probably created by the 16th-century Italian poet Torquato Tasso for his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580). In the poem Armida is a beautiful enchantress who bewitches many of the crusaders.

Spanish form of Attilius (see Attilio).

Feminine form of Aurelius.

Italian and Spanish form of Aurelius.

Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.

Italian and Spanish form of Basil 1.

Spanish form of Baptiste.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Beatrix.

Spanish contracted form of Benedicto. This name was borne by Mexican president Benito Juárez (1806-1872). Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), the fascist dictator of Italy during World War II, was named after Juárez.

Spanish, Czech, Slovak and Icelandic form of Benjamin.

Feminine form of Callistus. As an English name it might also be a variant of Kallisto.

Portuguese and Spanish form of Callistus.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Camilla.

Short form of Candelaria.

Late Latin name derived from cara meaning "dear, beloved". This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr. It is also the name of a constellation in the southern sky, though in this case it means "keel" in Latin, referring to a part of Jason's ship the Argo.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles.

Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Carmel.

Medieval Spanish form of Carmel, appearing in the devotional title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Carmen meaning "Our Lady of Mount Carmel". The spelling has been altered through association with the Latin word carmen meaning "song". This was the name of the main character in George Bizet's opera Carmen (1875).

Variant of Carmen.

Latinate feminine form of Carolus. This is the name of two American states: North and South Carolina. They were named for Charles I, king of England.

Spanish and Corsican form of Katherine.

Spanish form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Spanish form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Spanish form of Clarissa.

Catalan form of Claudia.

Spanish and Italian form of Chloe.

Spanish form of Constantia.

Spanish form of Christian.

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and Romanian form of Christina.

Spanish form of Christopher.

Means "cross" in Spanish or Portuguese, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.

Spanish and Arabic form of Dahlia. The Dahlia is the national flower of Mexico.

Feminine form of Daniel.

Spanish name, possibly a shortened form of Santiago. In medieval records Diego was Latinized as Didacus, and it has been suggested that it in fact derives from Greek διδαχή (didache) meaning "teaching". Saint Didacus (or Diego) was a 15th-century Franciscan brother based in Alcalá, Spain.

Other famous bearers of this name include Spanish painter Diego Velázquez (1599-1660), Mexican muralist Diego Rivera (1886-1957) and Argentine soccer player Diego Maradona (1960-2020).

From the Late Latin name Donatus meaning "given". Several early saints had this name. The name was also borne by two Renaissance masters: the sculptor Donato di Niccolo di Bette Bardi (also known as Donatello), and the architect Donato Bramante.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Edward.

Spanish form of Ephraim.

Form of Helen used in various languages, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Елена (see Yelena).

Short form of Elisabeth.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Eloise.

Spanish form of Emmeline.

Feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily). In Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603) this is the name of the wife of Iago.

Italian and Spanish form of Aemilius (see Emil).

Spanish form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Erasmus.

Means "emerald" in Spanish and Portuguese. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), in which Esmeralda is the Romani girl who is loved by Quasimodo. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since that time.

Spanish form of the Late Latin name Sperantia, which was derived from sperare "to hope".

Spanish form of Stephen.

Portuguese and Spanish form of Estelle.

Form of Eve used in various languages. This form is used in the Latin translation of the New Testament, while Hava is used in the Latin Old Testament. A notable bearer was the Argentine first lady Eva Perón (1919-1952), the subject of the musical Evita. The name also appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) belonging to the character Little Eva, whose real name is in fact Evangeline.

This is also an alternate transcription of Russian Ева (see Yeva).

Latinate form of Evangeline.

Feminine form of Fabianus (see Fabian).

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Faustus.

Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese form of Philip.

French, Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian form of Felix.

Spanish form of Firminus (see Firmin).

Spanish, Portuguese and Italian feminine form of Ferdinand.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Ferdinand.

From the Late Latin name Fidelis meaning "faithful", a derivative of fides "faith". A famous bearer was the revolutionary leader and Cuban president Fidel Castro (1926-2016).

Feminine form of Fidel.

Feminine form of Flavius.

Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Spanish and Portuguese form of Franciscus (see Francis). This is the Spanish name of Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552). Other notable bearers include the Spanish painter and engraver Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) and the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975).

Feminine form of Gabriel.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Jasper, as well as the Latin form.

German, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselle.

From the medieval name Gundisalvus, which was the Latin form of a Germanic (possibly Visigothic or Suebi) name composed of gunda "war" and maybe salba "salve, ointment", salo "dark, dusky" or sal "house, hall" (with the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin salvus "safe"). Saint Gonzalo was an 11th-century bishop of Mondoñedo in Galicia, Spain.

Elaboration of Gracia.

Italian and Spanish form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Spanish form of William.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gustav.

Short form of Hernando.

Medieval Spanish form of Ferdinand. A famous bearer of this name was the Spanish conquistador Hernando (or Hernán) Cortés (1485-1547).

Old German form of Hugh. As a surname it has belonged to the French author Victor Hugo (1802-1885), the writer of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables.

Spanish form of Agnes.

Medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth. It spread throughout Spain, Portugal and France, becoming common among the royalty by the 12th century. It grew popular in England in the 13th century after Isabella of Angoulême married the English king John, and it was subsequently bolstered when Isabella of France married Edward II the following century.

This is the usual form of the name Elizabeth in Spain and Portugal, though elsewhere it is considered a parallel name, such as in France where it is used alongside Élisabeth. The name was borne by two Spanish ruling queens, including Isabel of Castile, who sponsored the explorations of Christopher Columbus.

Latinate form of Isabel.

Late Latin name meaning "from Isauria". Isauria was the name of a region in Asia Minor.

Feminine form of Isidore. This was the name of a 4th-century Egyptian saint and hermitess.

Spanish variant of Isidore.

Spanish and Hungarian form of Ivan.

Spanish form of Iacobus, the New Testament Latin form of James. The apostles are also commonly denoted Santiago in Spanish.

Spanish form of Xavier.

Spanish feminine form of Xavier.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph, as well as a French variant. In Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions it is occasionally used as a feminine middle name (or the second part of a double name), often paired with María. This was the most popular name for boys in Spain for the first half of the 20th century. A famous bearer was the Portuguese novelist José Saramago (1922-2010).

Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Joseph.

Spanish, Portuguese and Swedish feminine form of Joseph.

French, Spanish and Portuguese form of Joshua.

Spanish form of Iohanna (see Joanna), making it the feminine form of Juan 1. This name was borne by Juana the Mad, a 16th-century queen of Castile.

Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian and Slovak form of Julia.

Feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian). This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr from Nicomedia, and also of the Blessed Juliana of Norwich, also called Julian, a 14th-century mystic and author. The name was also borne by a 20th-century queen of the Netherlands. In England, this form has been in use since the 18th century, alongside the older form Gillian.

Spanish form of Julius.

Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". This meaning was favourable, since in ancient Rome the leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands. The name was borne by the 9th-century Spanish martyr Saint Laura, who was a nun thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors. It was also the name of the subject of poems by the 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch.

As an English name, Laura has been used since the 13th century. Famous bearers include Laura Secord (1775-1868), a Canadian heroine during the War of 1812, and Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957), an American author who wrote the Little House on the Prairie series of novels.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonard. A notable bearer was Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), an Italian artist and scientist of the Renaissance. He is known as the inventor of several contraptions, including flying machines, as well as the painter of the Mona Lisa. Another famous bearer was Leonardo Fibonacci, a 13th-century Italian mathematician. A more recent bearer is American actor Leonardo DiCaprio (1974-).

Portuguese, Catalan and Hungarian form of Lydia.

Polish, Italian, Spanish and Georgian form of Lydia.

Spanish and Italian form of Lily, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Лилия or Ukrainian Лілія (see Liliya).

Latinate form of Lillian.

Spanish form of Lupus (see Loup).

Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Lorraine.

Italian and Spanish feminine form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Italian and Spanish form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1). Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492), known as the Magnificent, was a ruler of Florence during the Renaissance. He was also a great patron of the arts who employed Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli and other famous artists.

Spanish form of Lucia. This is the most popular name for girls in Spain beginning in 2003.

Spanish form of Louis.

Feminine form of Luis.

Latinate form of Magdalene.

Spanish feminine diminutive of Manuel.

Spanish diminutive of Manuel.

Feminine form of Manuel.

Feminine form of Marcellus.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus.

Italian form of Marcus (see Mark). During the Middle Ages this name was common in Venice, where Saint Mark was supposedly buried. A famous bearer was the Venetian explorer Marco Polo, who travelled across Asia to China in the 13th century.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcus (see Mark).

Latinate form of Margaret. This is also the Spanish word for the daisy flower (species Bellis perennis, Leucanthemum vulgare and others).

Spanish, Galician and Icelandic form of Maria.

In Spain this has been the most consistently popular name for girls since the 13th century. Over the last 100 years it has remained very popular, frequently ranked first and never out of the top 20. It is often part of a double name, sometimes referencing an aspect of the Virgin Mary, such as María Carmen or María Dolores. It is occasionally used as a masculine middle name (or as the second part of a masculine double name, such as José María).

Roman feminine form of Marianus. After the classical era it was sometimes interpreted as a combination of Maria and Ana. In Portuguese it is further used as a form of Mariamne.

Short form of María Isabel.

Combination of María and Celia.

Short form of María Cruz or María de la Cruz.

Italian and Spanish form of Marinus.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese combination of Maria and Luisa.

Elaborated form of Marisa.

Short form of María Soledad. It is sometimes considered a combination of María and Sol 1, or from Spanish mar y sol "sea and sun".

Form of Martha used in various languages.

Spanish form of Martinus (see Martin).

Spanish form of Matthew. This form is also sometimes used in Croatia, from the Italian form Matteo.

Basque form of Matthew.

Spanish form of Matthias.

Spanish feminine form of Maximus.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximus.

Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Michael. A notable bearer of this name was Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), the Spanish novelist and poet who wrote Don Quixote.

Feminine form of Ximeno. This was the name of the wife of El Cid.