Behind the Name: hubofangels's Personal Name List

Agustín

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: a-ghoos-TEEN

Rating: 70% based on 2 votes

Spanish form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Ángel

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: ANG-khehl

Rating: 50% based on 2 votes

Spanish form of Angelus (see Angel).

Camilo

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish, Portuguese

Pronounced: ka-MEE-lo(Spanish)

Rating: 100% based on 3 votes

Spanish and Portuguese form of Camillus.

César

Gender: Masculine

Usage: French, Spanish, Portuguese

Pronounced: SEH-ZAR(French) THEH-sar(European Spanish) SEH-sar(Latin American Spanish) SEH-zur(European Portuguese) SEH-zukh(Brazilian Portuguese)

Rating: 87% based on 3 votes

French, Spanish and Portuguese form of Caesar. A famous bearer was the American labour organizer César Chávez (1927-1993).

Elías

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish, Icelandic

Pronounced: eh-LEE-as(Spanish)

Rating: 90% based on 2 votes

Spanish and Icelandic form of Elijah.

Emiliano

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese

Pronounced: eh-mee-LYA-no(Spanish, Italian)

Rating: 80% based on 2 votes

Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Aemilianus, which was itself derived from the family name Aemilius (see Emil). This was the name of a 6th-century Spanish saint.

Félix

Gender: Masculine

Usage: French, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian

Pronounced: FEH-LEEKS(French) FEH-leeks(Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian)

Rating: 30% based on 2 votes

French, Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian form of Felix.

Ginés

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: khee-NEHS

Rating: 67% based on 3 votes

Spanish form of Genesius.

Isaías

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish, Portuguese

Pronounced: ee-sa-EE-as(Spanish)

Rating: 30% based on 2 votes

Spanish and Portuguese form of Isaiah.

Jaime 1

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish, Portuguese

Pronounced: KHIE-meh(Spanish) ZHIE-mi(European Portuguese) ZHIE-mee(Brazilian Portuguese)

Rating: 80% based on 2 votes

Spanish and Portuguese form of Iacomus (see James).

Joaquín

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: kho-a-KEEN, khwa-KEEN

Rating: 80% based on 2 votes

Spanish form of Joachim.

José Mari

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: kho-seh-MA-ree

Rating: 70% based on 2 votes

Short form of José María.

León

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: leh-ON

Rating: 30% based on 2 votes

Spanish form of Leo and Leon. This is also the name of a city and province in Spain (see León), though the etymology is unrelated.

Luis Ángel

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: lwee-SANG-khehl

Rating: 20% based on 2 votes

Combination of Luis and Ángel.

Neizan

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish (Modern)

Pronounced: NAY-than(European Spanish)

Rating: 70% based on 2 votes

Spanish form of Nathan, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Ramón

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: ra-MON

Rating: 53% based on 3 votes

Spanish form of Raymond.

Reyes

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: REH-yehs

Rating: 90% based on 2 votes

Means "kings" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Reyes, meaning "The Virgin of the Kings". According to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared to King Ferdinand III of Castile and told him his armies would defeat those of the Moors in Seville.

Santos

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: SAN-tos

Rating: 40% based on 2 votes

Means "saints" in Spanish. It is used in reference to the Christian festival Día de Todos los Santos (All Saints' Day) celebrated on November 1.

Valentín

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish, Slovak

Pronounced: ba-lehn-TEEN(Spanish) VA-lehn-teen(Slovak)

Rating: 40% based on 2 votes

Spanish and Slovak form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Zacarías

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: tha-ka-REE-as(European Spanish) sa-ka-REE-as(Latin American Spanish)

Rating: 80% based on 2 votes

Spanish form of Zechariah and Zacharias.