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Lancha f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.

Lanica f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Lapurisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish La Purísima Concepción meaning "The Immaculate Conception".

Láquesis f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style), Astronomy (Hispanicized), Astronomy (Portuguese-style), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lachesis.

Larimar f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From the name for a rare turquoise-blue variety of pectolite mineral, discovered in 1916 by the Spanish priest Miguel Fuertes Lorén. Lorén named the stone after his daughter Larissa and mar, the Spanish word for "sea"... [more]

Larita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Lara 1.

Laritza f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Lastenia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Ancient Greek (Hispanicized)
Spanish feminine form of Lasthenes. The 4th-century BC Greek philosopher Lastheneia of Mantinea, one of Plato's female students, is known as Lastenia in Spanish.

Lau f Spanish
Diminutive of Laura.

Laudelina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
Feminine form of Laudelino.

Laureana f Spanish, Galician
Feminine form of Laureano.

Lauri f Spanish
Diminutive of Laura.

Laurina f Late Roman, Dutch, German, Italian, Corsican, Sardinian, Spanish, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Sicilian
Feminine form of Laurinus.

Lauris f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Laura.

Lauritza f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Laura (compare Maritza).

Laurys f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare, ?)
Variant of Lauris.

Laya f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish borrowing of Laia.

Lázara f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Lazarus.

Leanis f Spanish (Latin American)

Legna f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Ángel spelled backwards.

Leicy f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Lacy reflecting the English pronunciation.

Leidi f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lady reflecting the Spanish and Portuguese pronunciation.

Leidis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Leidi with the popular suffix -is.

Leidy f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized), Portuguese (Brazilian, Anglicized, Rare)
Variant of Lady reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.

Leidys f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Leidis.

Leilany f Spanish (Mexican, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Variant of Leilani.

Leilanys f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leilani.

Leilith f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lilith.

Leimar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish

Leira f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Leire.

Leitza f Spanish
Leitza is a town in Spain

Lencha f Spanish
Diminutive of Florencia.

Leni f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.

Lenina f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)
This name was invented by the British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), who apparently intended it to be a feminine form of the surname Lenin, Lenin being the founder of the former Soviet state... [more]

Leodegaria f Germanic, Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Feminine form of Leodegarius. This was borne by a sister of the 4th-century saint Urban of Langres.

Leomaris f & m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Leomar with the -is suffix.

Leoncia f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Leontia.

Leonela f Croatian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Leonel.

Leoniana f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Leonianus.

Leonida f Spanish, Polish, Russian, Croatian, Slovene, Estonian (Rare), Moldovan
Feminine form of Leonidas.

Leónidas m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Leonidas, also used as a feminine name (compare Galician Leonides).

Leonila f Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Leonilla.

Leonisa f Spanish (Philippines)
Related to the name Leon. This is possibly related to the Italian word leonessa, which means "lioness".

Leovanna f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a feminine form of Leo.... [more]

Leovigilda f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Leovigildo.

Leryn f Spanish (Latin American)
South American variant of Loren, Lauryn or their variants. Leryn Dahiana Franco is famous paraguayan athlete (javelin thrower).

Lesbia f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)
Means "woman from Lesbos" in Latin, Lesbos being a Greek island in the northeastern Aegean Sea. This name was used by the 1st-century BC Latin poet Catullus as a pseudonym for the woman he loved, who is commonly identified as Clodia Metelli.

Leslia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Bahamian Creole
Spanish (feminine) form of Leslie, as well as a strictly feminine variant in the English-speaking world. This is borne by Bahamian politician Leslia Miller-Brice, daughter of the retired Bahamian athlete, businessman and politician Leslie O. Miller (1948-).

Leti f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Leticia.

Letticia f Afrikaans (Rare), South African (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Leticia and Lettice.

Leuris m & f Spanish (Latin American)

Leyanis f Spanish (Caribbean)
Possibly an invented name with the popular suffix -is (cf. Odalis, Arielis). It is specially popular among Cubans.

Leyda f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Truncated form of Aleyda.

Leydi f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Lady reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.

Leydis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Leydi with the popular suffix -is.

Leydy f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Lady.

Leylani f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Variant of Leilani.

Lianny f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Liany f Indonesian (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Liani.

Libélula f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Various (Rare)
Means "dragonfly" in Spanish.

Liberacion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish liberación meaning "liberation". This name was most commonly (though still very rarely) given in 1945, the year that the Philippines was liberated from Japanese occupation... [more]

Librada f Spanish, History (Ecclesiastical, ?)
Means "liberated, free" in Spanish. The legendary saint Wilgefortis is known as Santa Librada in Spanish. See also Liberata and Livrade.

Licha f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Alicia. A known bearer of this name was Argentine human rights activist Alicia "Licha" Zubasnabar de De la Cuadra (1915-2008).

Licinia f Ancient Roman, Italian, Emilian-Romagnol, Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Licinius. A known bearer of this name was Licinia Eudoxia, a Roman empress from the 5th century AD.

Lidda f Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Lydia.

Lidice f Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown.

Lidón f Spanish (European)
Spanish form of Lledó.

Liduina f Spanish (Rare), Italian, Corsican, Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish, Italian and Corsican form and Dutch variant of Lidwina.

Liduvina f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Galician form and Spanish variant of Lidwina.

Lidya f Indonesian, Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Lidia.

Liezl f Afrikaans, Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Liesl.

Lila f Spanish
Diminutive of Dalila.

Liliah f Spanish
Variant of "Lilia".

Liliannie f Spanish (Latin American, ?), English
Diminutive of Liliannie, also used as a standalone name.

Lilietta f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Liliette f French (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)

Lilimar f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
In the case of American television actress Lilimar Hernandez (2000-) it is a combination of Lili (a short form of Liliana, her grandmother's name) and Mar (from the Spanish vocabulary word mar meaning "sea", a reference to her birthplace - an island in the Caribbean Sea).

Lilina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Liliosa f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine diminutive of Latin lilium "lily". This name belonged to an Iberian Christian woman martyred in Córdoba, Andalusia c.852 under Emir Abd ar-Rahman II, along with her husband Felix, his cousin Aurelius and Aurelius' wife Natalia.

Lilisbeth f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)

Lilita f Spanish
Diminutive of Lilia and Liliana.

Lilivette f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a Hispanic variant of Lilibet.

Lilliam f Spanish (Rare)

Lilu f Spanish (Latin American)
Maybe from Lilou, inspired by Marilú

Linaloe f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Linarejos f Spanish (European)
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen de Linarejos and Nuestra Señora de Linarejos, meaning "The Virgin of Linarejos" and "Our Lady of Linarejos", respectively. She is venerated at the sanctuary in Linares in the Andalusian province of Jaén, hence the name's high concentration in that province.

Lindalia f Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Linda with a given name that ends in -lia, such as Julia and Rosalia... [more]

Lindaura f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Linda and Aura or Áurea.

Lindelia f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a combination of Linda with a given name that ends in -elia, such as Amelia and Celia... [more]

Lineisy f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic prefix li and Neisy. A known bearer of this name is Dominican model Lineisy Montero (1996-).

Lines f Spanish (Caribbean)
Short form of Angelines. In other words, this is a diminutive of Ángeles.

Linita f Spanish, Italian
Diminutive of Lina 2, sometimes functioning as a double diminutive of names ending in or otherwise containing lina.

Liobita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Lioba.

Lionela f Romanian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Lionel.

Lirina f American (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Lirios f Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of lirio which refers to a lily flower or an iris plant, taken from the Spanish and Valencian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Lirios and Mare de Déu dels Lliris, meaning "The Virgin of the Lilies" and "Mother of God of the Lilies" respectively.... [more]

Lisana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lisanna.

Lisbethe f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)

Lisbi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a Hispanic diminutive of Lisbeth.

Liset f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lisette.

Lisett f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Alsatian
Variant of Lisette.

Lissandra f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Lisandra.

Lisset f Spanish (Latin American)

Lisseth f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lissette.

Lissette f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lisette.

Lisvette f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Lisbeth.

Lithzy f American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Litzy.

Litzy f English (American, Modern), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Litzi.... [more]

Lizbet f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lizbeth.

Lizet f Dutch (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lizette.

Lizeth f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Contracted form of Elizabeth.

Llanet f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Janet.

Llanos f Spanish
From the Marian title Virgen de los Llanos, who's the Patron saint in many cities in Spain, particularly in the Southeast.... [more]

Llasmin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Yasmin.

Llénifer f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Likely a rare, modern coinage of Jennifer.

Llesenia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yesenia.

Lluviana f Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lluvia, perhaps influenced by names such as Viviana.

Lluvy f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Short form of Lluvia. Bearer Lluviana "Lluvy" Gomez (1983-) was a contestant on the fourth season of the reality show America's Next Top Model.

Logi m & f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Eulogio and Eulogia.

Loles f Spanish
Diminutive of Dolores. A known bearer is Spanish actress María Dolores "Loles" León (1950-).

Loli f Spanish
Diminutive of Dolores. Also compare Lola, Lolita and Loles... [more]

Lolimar f Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Dolores María, most often used in Venezuela. In other words, this is a combination of Loli (a diminutive of Dolores) and -mar from names beginning with that syllable, such as Spanish María and Portuguese Maria.

Loly f Spanish
Variant of Loli.

Loraina f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lorraine.

Lorayna f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Lore f Spanish
Spanish short form of Lorena 1.

Lorelay f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lorelei.

Loreley f Germanic Mythology, Spanish
Older German form of Lorelei. This was the pen name of Mexican writer María Luisa Garza (1887-1980). It is also borne by Argentine model and actress Luisana Loreley Lopilato (1987-), the wife of Canadian singer Michael Bublé.

Lorelia f English (Rare, Archaic), Low German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Laurelia.

Lorely f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lorelei.

Lorenia f Spanish (Mexican), English (American, Archaic)
Elaboration of Lorena 1.

Lorenny f Spanish (Latin American)

Lotaria f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Lotario.

Lourdesita f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Diminutive of Lourdes.

Lourditas f Spanish
Diminutive of Lourdes.

Lovida f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from Spanish lo vida meaning "the life". Alternatively, this given name may possibly be a combination of the English word love with the Spanish word vida meaning "life", which would thus give this name the meaning of "love is life" or "loving life".

Loyola f Spanish
Derived from the surname or place name Loyola. Used in honour of Saint Ignatius of Loyola ˙(c. October 23, 1491 – July 31, 1556) a Spanish Basque priest and theologian, who founded the religious order called the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).

Lu f & m English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Short form of names beginning with Lu, such as Lucy, Luis or Luisa. Known bearers include Luciana 'Lu' Andrade (1978-), a Brazilian singer; Luzerne 'Lu' Blue (1897-1958), an American baseball player; Maria Luisa 'Lu' Colombo (1952-), an Italian singer; Lucien 'Lu' Gambino (1923-2003), an American football player; Lucy 'Lu' Rees (1901-1983), an Australian book collector and children's literature advocate; and Luis 'Lu' Senarens (1863-1939), an American science fiction writer.

Lubenia f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Lucecita f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Luz, formed using the diminutive suffix‎ -cita. A known bearer of this name is Luz Esther 'Lucecita' Benítez (1942-), a Puerto Rican singer.

Lucely f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an elaborated form of Luz, or perhaps a Hispanic variant of the (Brazilian) Portuguese name Lucélia or the French name Lucelle.

Lucena f Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly transferred use of the surname Lucena.

Lucerina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Lucerito f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Lucero.

Luci f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish diminutive of Lucía and Portuguese diminutive of Lúcia.

Lucibel f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Lucía (Spanish) or Lúcia (Portuguese) with Isabel.

Lucibella f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant form of Lucibel.

Lucidia f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Lucidius.

Luciela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Cognate of Luciella.

Lucinia f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Lucinio.

Lucita f Spanish
Diminutive of Lucía.

Lucresia f Filipino, Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Lucrecia.

Ludin f & m Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Ludivina f Spanish (Rare), Romansh
Spanish and Romansh form of Lidwina.

Luftolde f & m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Spanish form of Lüfthildis, sometimes also used as a male name.

Lugina f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Unknown origin. A famous bearer is Lugina Cabezas, lawyer and winner of Miss Ecuador 2007.

Luimari f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)

Luisana f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Luisa.

Luisangela f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Luismary f Spanish (Caribbean)
Feminine form of Luismar, used mostly in Venezuela.

Lujana f Spanish (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Luján.

Luli f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Lucía and other names beginning with Lu, as well as Lourdes (compare Lulú)... [more]

Lulita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Lourdes, Lucía and other names beginning with Lu (also compare Luli, Lu, Lulú).

Lulú f Spanish
Diminutive of Lourdes and Maria de Lourdes.

Luminosa f Spanish (Mexican), Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the Latin adjective luminosus meaning "full of light, luminous". This was the name of a 5th-century saint from Pavia in Lombardy, Italy. This was also borne by a 6th-century Byzantine woman, the wife of the tribune Zemarchus... [more]

Lunaria f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Means "moon-like" in Latin. Lunaria is a genus of flowering plants.

Lunasol f Spanish (Rare)
A combination of Luna and Sol 1.

Lunita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Luna.

Lupia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
An elaboration of Lupe.

Lupicina f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Lupicino and variant of Lupicinia.

Lupicinia f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Lupicinio.

Lupilla f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.

Lupina f Spanish (Mexican)
In most cases, a diminutive of Guadalupe. ... [more]

Luscinda f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Lucinda.

Lutecia f Aragonese (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese and Spanish form of Lutetia.

Lutgarda f Spanish (Philippines), Italian (Archaic), Polish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Form of Luitgard in several languages.

Luvia f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from "Pluvia", which means rain in latin.

Luza f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), American (Hispanic)
Elaborated form of Luz.

Luzdivina f Spanish (European)
From Spanish luz divina meaning "divine light", a combination of Luz and Divina. It may be modeled on Ludivina.

Luzita f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Luz.

Luzma f Spanish
Short form of Luz María, which is a compound of Luz and María.

Luzmari f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Luzmaria and Luzmarina. Also, a combination of Luz and Mari 2.

Luzmaria f Spanish
Combination of Luz and Maria.

Luzmarina f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Luz and Marina.

Luzmila f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Alteration of Ludmila (perhaps via Ludźmiła), apparently influenced by Spanish luz "light" (see Luz)... [more]

Lydiana f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lydianna.

Lydianna f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Elaborated form of Lydia, or variant of Lydianne. It may have been inspired by the word Lydian (compare Lydian) or the similar name Dianna.

Lydya f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Lydia.

Lymari f Spanish (Caribbean)

Lyzbeth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lizbeth. A known bearer of this name is American memoirist Lyzbeth 'Lyz' Glick, whose late husband Jeremy Glick (1970-2001) was a passenger on board the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 and a casualty of the September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11.

Mabel f Spanish
Contraction of María Isabel.

Mabell f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Mabel.

Macedonia f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Macedonio. It is also part of a name of the country (officially Republic of Macedonia/The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) in south-eastern Europe.

Maciel m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American)
Transferred use of the surname Maciel.

Maclovia f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Maclovio.

Macrina f Late Roman, Spanish, Romansh (Archaic), Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Macrinus. This name was borne by two saints, namely saint Macrina the Elder and her granddaughter saint Macrina the Younger.

Macu f Spanish
Diminutive of Inmaculada.

Mada f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena

Madeinusa f Spanish (Latin American)
This Peruvian-Quechua (mis)interpretation of products labeled "Made In USA" resulted in this name of the main character, a young village girl in Madeinusa, a 2005 Peruvian-Spanish drama film.

Madelin f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Madelis f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)

Madrona f Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Medieval Jewish
Variant of Matrona 1. This is the name of a saint who is venerated in Barcelona as well as the name of a woman mentioned in the Talmud.

Maelet f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Maeleth.

Mafe f Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of María Fernanda and María Fe.

Mafer f Spanish
Diminutive of María Fernanda.

Magalys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magaly using the suffix -lys found in Marlys, Ivelys and similar names.

Magdala f Haitian Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian), African American, Spanish (Caribbean)
Either a short form of Magdalena or from the biblical village that Mary Magdalene was from, which means "tower" in Hebrew.... [more]

Magdaleni f & m Spanish (Rare)
It means a person who brings light and joy to the world

Magdalia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Magdala or else a variant of Migdalia.

Magdalis f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magdalys.

Magdalys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Elaborated form of Magdala.

Magdelys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Magdalys, Magdalene and similar names.

Maglys f Spanish (Latin American)

Mago f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Margarita.

Mague f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita.

Magüi f Spanish, Spanish (Canarian)
Short form of María Luisa and other compound forms of María. It can also be after a mountain in the Canary Islands named Magüi.

Magui f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita and Maria Luisa.

Maibelyn f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Maica f Spanish
Diminutive of María del Carmen.

Maidely f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Maiella f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Possible form of Mayella but it could be used as a combination of Maia and Ella.

Maijo f Spanish
Diminutive of María José.

Maira f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mayra.

Mairena f Spanish (Rare)
From place name Mairena.... [more]

Maité f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

Maitena f Basque, Spanish (Latin American), Theatre
Maitena is the title of a Basque-language opera written and composed by Étienne Decrept and Charles Colin.

Maithe f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

Maitte f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Maite 1.

Maivé f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Majandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Contraction of María and Alejandra. A known bearer is Venezuelan-American actress María Alejandra "Majandra" Delfino (1981-), known for starring on the television series 'Roswell' (1999-2002).

Maje f Spanish (European)
Short form of María Jesús.

Majo f Spanish
Short form of María José.

Makarena f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Macarena.

Malala f Spanish
Diminutive of María Laura, as Lala is a Spanish diminutive of Laura.

Maleja f Spanish
Diminutive of María and Alejandra. Actress Maleja Restrepo

Malena f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician contraction of María Elena.

Malinali f Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Malinalli.

Maloriette f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Malu f Portuguese, Spanish, German
Portuguese contraction of Maria Luísa, Maria de Lurdes and Maria Lúcia, Spanish contraction of María Luisa and German contraction of Marie Luise... [more]

Malú f Spanish
Spanish contraction of María Luisa or María Lucía. A famous bearer is Spanish singer Malú.

Malula f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of María Lourdes or María de Lourdes.

Maluli f Spanish
Diminutive of María Luisa. This was used by Fernando Fernán Gómez for a character in his play Bicycles Are for the Summer (1977; original Spanish title Las bicicletas son para el verano).

Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".

Malvina f Spanish (Latin American)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.... [more]

Malvinas f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.

Mane f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.

Manena f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.

Manni f Spanish
Diminutive of Manuela.

Manolita f Spanish
Diminutive of Manola. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Manuela.

Mansueta f Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Mansueto.

Mapi f Spanish
Diminutive of María Pilar.

Marabel f Spanish
Variant of Maribel.

Maranda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English
Possibly a variant of Miranda influenced by names such as Mara 1 and Mary.

Maranita f Spanish
Of unknown meaning, probably a variant of Marianita

Maranyelie f Spanish

Maravilla f Spanish (European)
Singular form of Maravillas.

Maravillas f Spanish
Means "marvels, wonders" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, which means "Our Lady of Wonders". A known bearer was María de las Maravillas de Jesús (1891-1974), a Spanish nun who has been canonized as a saint.

Marbella f Spanish (Mexican), English (Rare)
Possibly from the name of a resort town in southern Spain, which likely derives from Arabic مربلة (Marbal·la) and resembles Spanish mar bella "beautiful sea" (also compare Mar)... [more]

Marbely f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Likely derived from a combination of Mar- (any name with that pattern, e.g. María) and -bel (mainly stemming from Isabel), suffixed with -ly(s).

Marca f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Marcus.

Marcas f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a feminine form of Marcos.

Marce m & f English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Indonesian
Short form of names that derive from the name Marcellus.

Marceliana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Marceliano.

Marcelita f Spanish, Filipino, Louisiana Creole
Diminutive of Marcela.

Marciala f Spanish (Rare), Asturian (Rare)
Feminine form of Marcial.

Marciela f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Marcia.

Marea f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
From the word "marea" (tide) in Spanish.

Mareli f English (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Marely.

Marelisa f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Marelvis f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Mar-, from names beginning with this pattern like María or Martha, and Elvis or the infix -el(v)- (e.g. Elvin 1) combined with the suffix -is.

Marely f English (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Marley, or an elaboration of Mary or Meryl.

Marelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Marely using the suffix -lys, found in Odalys, Coralys and similar names.

Maren f & m Basque, Spanish
Originally the Basque form of Mariano, it is now used for both genders. As a female name, it is probably seen as a variant of Miren, the Basque form of Maria.

Mareya f Spanish (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Spanish Mireya or possibly a variant of Maria.

Margari f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita.

Margoth f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Margot.

Mari f Spanish
Diminutive of María.

Mariabel f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Contraction of María and Isabel which retains the full version of Maria (unlike Maribel).

María de la Luz f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Light", taken from the Spanish Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Luz, meaning "Our Lady of Light". Shortened forms of this name including María Luz and Luz.

María de la O f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from Spanish Nuestra Señora de la O, which means "Mary of the O" in English. It is used in reference to the vesper that is read on December 18 in Spain, which commemorates the expectation of the birth of Mary and the birth of Jesus... [more]

María de los Santos f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Saints" in Spanish.... [more]

María del Rosario f Spanish
Means "Mary of the Rosary", taken from the Spanish Marian title Nuestra Señora del Rosario, which means "Our Lady of the Rosary". Shortened forms of this name including María Rosario and Rosario.... [more]

Mariajo f Spanish
Short form of María José, or sometimes María Josefa. Known bearers include Spanish soccer player María José 'Mariajo' Pons (1984-) and Colombian golfer María José 'Mariajo' Uribe (1990-).

Marialejandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Maria and Alejandra.... [more]

Mariali f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)

Marialita f Spanish (Philippines)
Combination of Maria and the Spanish diminutive suffix -lita.

Marialma f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María and Alma 1.

Marialys f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of María using the suffix -lys.

Mariamna f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Russian (Archaic), American (Archaic)
Cognate of Mariamne.

Marián f Spanish
Variant of Marian 1, Mariam or Marianne, sometimes used as a short form of María Ángeles.

Marian f Spanish
Short form of María Ángeles.

Marianaly f Spanish
From Mariana.

Mariandra f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Mariandrea f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of María and Andrea 2.

Mariandrée f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of María or Marie and Andrée.

Marianella f Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Marianela.

Marianelly f Spanish
From Marianela.

Mariángel f Spanish
Combination of Maria and Ángel, mostly used in Spanish-speaking countries of Latin and Central America but occassionally used in Spain as well.

Mariángeles f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María Ángeles or María de los Ángeles.

Mariangeli f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Filipino
Either a diminutive of Mariangelica or Mariangela, or else a variant of Mariangely... [more]