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Neptalí m Spanish
Spanish form of Naphtali.

Nevis f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the country in the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Nfamara m Manding, Wolof, Western African
Alternative spelling of the Manding name Famara closer to the original name of ruler Nfamara Mané.

Nieva f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Nuestra Señora de Nieva in Autol (La Rioja).... [more]

Nívea f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
From Latin niveus meaning "snow-white" (itself from nix, "snow", genitive nivis). It was used by author Isabel Allende for a character in her Spanish-language novel La casa de los espíritus (1982).

Nolvia f Central American, Spanish (Latin American)

Nono m Spanish
Short form of Antonio.

Obeko m Medieval Basque
Possible from Basque hobe "better" and -ko, a diminutive suffix (cf. Eneko).

Odei m & f Basque Mythology, Basque (Modern)
In Basque mythology, Odei, also known as Hodei, is a spirit of thunder and the personification of storm clouds. It is now used for both men and women.

Óliver m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish variant of Oliver.

Onfim m Medieval Russian
Old Novgorodian form of the name Anthemios. This was the name of a 7 year old boy who lived in Novgorod in the 13th century, known for his well-preserved notes, drawings and homework exercises scratched in birch bark... [more]

Òria f Medieval Catalan, Catalan
Variant of Àurea. It was revived in Catalonia in the 20th century.

Orvyn m English
A variant of Orvin.

Osmariel f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Oswaldo and Mariela. It became popular after Venezuelan TV host and model Osmariel Villalobos.

Ovardo m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian form of Howard.

Paqui f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.

Pascu m & f Spanish
Short form of Pascual and Pascuala.

Patri f & m Spanish, English (American)
Diminutive of Patricia and Patricio.

Patria f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish patria, meaning "homeland".

Pepi f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefa and Maria Jose.

Peplluís m Catalan
Combination of Pep and Lluís.

Pêro m Medieval Portuguese, Portuguese (Archaic)
Medieval Portuguese form of Peter and variant of Pero.

Pero m Aragonese, Ligurian, Piedmontese, Medieval Galician, Medieval Portuguese, Medieval Spanish
Aragonese, Ligurian and Piedmontese form of Peter and Medieval form of Peter in Spanish, Galician and Portuguese.

Polo m Spanish, Asturian
Short form of Hipólito and Leopoldo.

Pōmare m & f Maori, Tahitian
Ortographically correct form of Pomare in Tahitian.

Práxedes f & m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Praxedes. Despite being feminine in origin, it is used for both women and men in Spanish. A famous bearer is Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta, prime minister of Spain in the 19th century.

Psalm m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Various
From the English word psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by David and others which were collected into the Old Testament Book of Psalms... [more]

Punya m & f Indian, Nepali
Means "merit," "virtue" or "good karma" in Hinduism and Buddhism.

Qiyana f Mythology

Raema f Indian, Various

Rafeeq m Pakistani, Indian
South Asian variant of Rafiq.

Raulo m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Raul.

Refugio m & f Spanish (Mexican)
Means "refuge, shelter" in Spanish. As a feminine name, it is often part of the compound name María del Refugio, from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Refugio (de los Pecadores) meaning "Our Lady, Refuge (of Sinners)".

Remi f Yoruba
Short form of Oluremi.

Remi m & f Spanish
Short form of Remigio and Remigia.

Reyna f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Reina.

Rilea f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Riley.

Róber m Spanish
Diminutive of Roberto.

Rogel m Spanish (Archaic), Medieval Spanish
Old Spanish form of Roger.

Ruimán m Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Ruymán.

Rumaldo m Spanish
Variant of Romualdo.

Ruymán m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a Guanche prince from the island of Tenerife.

Salo m & f Spanish
Short form of Salomón or Salomé.

Sálvora f Galician (Modern, Rare)
After the island of Sálvora, in Galicia. It possibly comes from a Celtic word meaning "salt" or "turbulent waters".

Sami f Quechua
Means "luck" in Quechua.

Samsagaz m Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Samwise in The Lord of the Rings, translating "wise" as sagaz.

Sandokán m Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Sandokan.

Sarela f Galician
From the Galician river Sar and the femenine suffix -ela.

Secun m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Secundino and Secundina.

Secundino m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Secundinus.

Séfora f Spanish
Spanish form of Zipporah.

Seila f Spanish (European, Modern)
Spanish variant of Sheila, reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the English spelling.

Selva f Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Means "rainforest" in Spanish and Catalan.

Serenna f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Serena.

Sett m English

Shadreck m English (African), Southern African
Variant of Shadrach. It is particularly popular in Southern African countries.

Shaila f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Shyla, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Shané f African American, Afrikaans
Probably a variant spelling of Shanae.

Sheila f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Sheila, reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the English spelling.

Sinaí f & m Spanish (Rare)
Derived from place name Sinaí, which is the Spanish form of Sinai, the name of a mount and peninsula in Egypt.

Smita f Indian, Marathi, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit स्मित (smita) meaning "smile".

Soleá f Spanish (European)
Either a dialectal form of the name Soledad (reflecting the Andalusian pronunciation) or after the soleá, one of the basic forms of flamenco music, also coming from Spanish soledad ("loneliness").

Solemnidad f Spanish (Rare)
Means "solemnity" in Spanish.

Solmaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Maira and variant spelling of Solmayra... [more]

Solmayra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mayra and variant spelling of Solmaira.

Somerset m English (British)
The name of an English county used as a personal name. It is derived from Old English and may mean “the people of the summer settlement” or “settlers by the sea-lakes”. It is often translated as "the land of the summer people".

Sorgalim f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Milagros spelled backwards.

Srinivasa m Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Alternate form of Srinivas. This was the name of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Tahiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Taiel. The name is found mainly in Argentina. ... [more]

Tails m Popular Culture
From the English word tails. This is the nickname of Miles Prower, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and main tag-along partner of Sonic... [more]

Takeia f ?

Tanausú m Spanish (Canarian), Guanche
Name of a Guanche ruler from the island of La Palma, known for his fierce resistance against the Castillians during the conquest of the Canary Islands in the 15th century. This name had a revival in the 1980's.

Tangakin f ? (Rare)

Tefa f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish diminutive of Estefanía.

Terencio m Galician (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Terence.

Tetra m & f Indonesian (Rare), English, Indian
From the Greek prefix tetra- meaning, “four.”

Tidjani m Arabic (Maghrebi, Gallicized), Western African (Gallicized)
Variant spelling of Tijani.

Tierno m French (African, Rare)
Possibly deriving from the Fula word cerno, an honorific title meaning "master".

Tijani m & f Arabic (Maghrebi), Hausa, Western African, Nigerian
From Arabic تِيجَانِ (tījāni) meaning "crowns".

Tíscar f Spanish (European)
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Tíscar and Nuestra Señora de Tíscar, meaning "The Virgin of Tíscar" and "Our Lady of Tíscar," venerated at the sanctuary in Quesada in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.

Toñi f Spanish
Diminutive of Antonia.

Trim m Albanian
Means "brave" in Albanian, and transferred use of the surname Trim.

Truan m Spanish
Spanish (Truán): nickname from truhán 'knave joker

Uladislao m Spanish (Latin American)
Apparently an Hispanicized form of Vladislav. Uladislao Augier (1826-1908) was an Argentine politician.

Urano m Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian and Spanish form of Uranus.

Urko m Basque (Modern)
From the name of a mountain in Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia. The origin of the name is uncertain: it could derive from urki "birch" or, more unlikely, from urkamendi "gallows".

Usher m Jewish (Americanized)
Jewish American variant of Asher.

Usher m & f English (African)

Usher m English (American)
From the English surname Usher.

Valvanuz f Spanish (European)
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Valvanuz and Nuestra Señora de Valvanuz, meaning "The Virgin of Valvanuz" and "Our Lady of Valvanuz," venerated at the sanctuary in Selaya in Cantabria, northern Spain... [more]

Vela f Etruscan

Vela m Medieval Spanish, Gothic
From the Visigothic name Vigila. Etymologically related to Velasco and Vasco.

Ventura m & f Spanish
Truncated form of Buenaventura.

Verdana f Spanish (Latin American)

Wamba m Medieval Spanish, Gothic
From Gothic wamba meaning "belly, paunch". Wamba was a Visigothic king in the 7th century in what is now Portugal and Spain.

Wanel m Spanish (Caribbean)
Invented name using the element -el, similarly to Yarel. It is popular in the Dominican Republic.

Wenceslaa f Spanish
Feminine form of Wenceslao.

Wenceslada f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Wenceslao.

Xadreque m Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Shadreck. It is mostly used in Mozambique.

Xandrel m & f Filipino (Rare)
Variation of Xander or Chandrel.

Xeila f Galician (Modern)
Galician borrowing of Sheila.

Xeo m English

Xes m Galician, Medieval Galician
Variant of Xenxo. It was revived in the 2010's.

Xiada f Galician (Rare)
From a dialectal variant of xeada, "frost" in Galician.

Xoch f Spanish
Diminutive of Xóchitl and Xochiquetzal.

Yael m & f Spanish (Canarian)
Invented name influenced by Gael and the biblical names Yoel and Jael.

Yahel m & f Spanish
Variant of the Spanish name Yael, maybe influenced by Hebrew name Yahel.

Yahvé m Theology (Hispanicized), Biblical Spanish, Theology (Gallicized), Biblical French
Spanish and French form of Yahweh.

Yanay f Quechua, Spanish
From Quechua yanay meaning "my beloved", from yana "lover" and -y, possesive suffix. It can also mean "my blackness" or figuratively "my dark-skinned girl", as yana means "black" in Quechua too.

Yancarlos m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish adaptation of the composite name Jean 1 Carlos.

Yanel f & m Spanish (Modern)
Possibly a Spanish version of Janelle or inspired by other names ending in -el.

Yarel m & f Spanish (Modern)
Invented name, probably inspired by Jarell, Yara 2 and Yael... [more]

Yavé m Theology (Hispanicized), Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Yahweh.

Yeimi f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yeimy.

Yeimy f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Jamie or Jaime 2.

Yeisi f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Jacey reflecting the English pronunciation.

Yeisy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yeisi.

Yeltsin m & f Spanish (Latin American), Various
Transferred use of the surname Yeltsin, given in honour of the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007).

Yenay f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Unclear origin. It is alleged to mean "the one who loves", possibly in connection to Mandarin Chinese 仁愛 (Rén'ài) meaning "kindhearted" (making it the Spanish version of Jenai) or a variant spelling of Yanay.

Yexiel m Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly a combination of any name starting with Ye- and any name ending in -iel, such as Daniel and Gabriel.

Yodanis m & f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name, possibly combining Yolanda and Dani 2 or other names.

Yónatan m Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Jonathan reflecting the English pronunciation.

Yónathan m Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Yónatan.

Yosua m Indonesian, Spanish (Modern)
Indonesian and Spanish form of Joshua reflecting the English pronunciation.

Yulen m Basque (Hispanicized, Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Julen.

Yuli f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish and Indonesian form of Julie reflecting the English pronunciation.

Yulimar f Spanish (Caribbean)
Combination of Yuli and the suffix -mar, common in other names such as Gladimar, Leomar and Lilimar... [more]

Yunaida f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Junaydah.

Yurde m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (European, Modern, Rare)
Old Spanish variant of George. It has got some uses as a revived name in Cantabria, Spain, in the 2010's.

Yurema f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Jurema or possibly a variant of Yurena.

Zeneida f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Canarian), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Zenaida.

Zeon m Obscure

Zocueca f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Zocueca, meaning "The Virgin of Zocueca," venerated at the sanctuary in Guarromán in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.

Zuri m Basque
From Basque zuri meaning "white".