Submitted Names in the Canary Islands

This is a list of submitted names in which the place is the Canary Islands.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ike m Spanish
Diminutive of Miguel Enrique.
Ikerne f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Visitación (compare Iker).
Ikuska f Basque
1920s coinage based on Basque ikusi "to see, to look, to watch" and the suffix -ka (which usually indicates repetition), intended as an equivalent to Spanish Visitación.
Ilargiñe f Basque (Archaic)
Derived from the name Ilargi and the Basque feminine suffix -ne. This name was created in the 20th century.
Ilazki f Basque
Derived from Navarrese Basque ilazki "moon".
Ildefonsa f Spanish, Polish (Archaic)
Spanish feminine form of Ildefonso and Polish feminine form of Ildefons.
Ildibrando m Spanish
Spanish form of Hildebrand.
Ileanita f Spanish
Diminutive of Ileana.
Ilia f Basque
Basque variant of Julia.
Ilirio m Spanish
Spanish form of Illyrius, which is the latinized form of Illyrios.
Ilitia f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Ilithyia.
Illán m Asturian, Medieval Spanish, Spanish
Asturian and Medieval Spanish form of Julian. It was borne by the son of saint Isidro, and it has seen some revival in Asturias and Castille in modern times.
Illana f Asturian
Feminine form of Illán.
Illare f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Hilaria.
Il·luminada f Catalan
Catalan form of Illuminada.
Illuna f Basque (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Basque variant of Iluna. Due to the obvious similarity to the name Luna, it eventually found its way as a first name in Flanders.
Iluminado m Spanish
Spanish form of Illuminatus via Illuminata.
Iluna f Basque (Rare)
Ancient Basque name that was first found on inscriptions in Aquitaine dating back to the 1st to 3rd centuries.... [more]
Ilune f Basque
Younger form of Iluna.
Iluntze f Basque
Derived from Basque iluntze "nightfall; dusk".
Imeria f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Imerio, ultimately from Greek Himerios.
Imobach m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Possibly derived from an unattested place name in the island of Tenerife. Alternatively, it may be derived from the name of a Berber title, itself allegedly derived from Berber imâwgen, meaning "man who stops" or Tuareg amâhagah (plural form imûhagh), meaning "noble man".
Imogena f Spanish, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Spanish, Polish, Czech and Slovak form of Imogen.
Imogènia f Literature, Catalan
Catalan form of Imogen.
Imperi f Catalan
Catalan feminine name meaning "empire".
Impressió f Catalan
Means "print, affect, sign, mark" in Catalan.
Ina f Spanish
Diminutive of Ignacia.
Inacia f Asturian
Feminine form of Inacio.
Inacio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Ignatius.
Inaciu m Asturian
Asturian form of Ignatius.
Iñake f Basque
Basque form of Ignatia.
Iñaqui m Catalan (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Iñaki.
Inar m Basque
Derived from Basque inar "spark; sunray, ray of light".
Inaxio m Basque
Pet form of Inazio, also used as a standalone name.
Inazia f Aragonese
Feminine form of Inazio.
Inazio m Basque, Aragonese
Basque and Aragonese form of Ignatius.
Indaleci m Catalan
Catalan form of Indaletius.
Indalezio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Indaletius.
Indiano m Spanish (Modern, Rare), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Spanish and Italian masculine form of Indiana.
Índigo m & f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Indigo, the purplish-blue colour.
Ineso m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Inés.
Ingartze f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Engracia and Engrâce.
Inge f Basque
Maybe from a Basque word meaning "cane, reed", though it may also be a Basque form of Inge.
Inhar m Basque
Variant of Inar.
Inico m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Íñigo.
Iñigo m Basque, Medieval Spanish
Basque form of Íñigo and medieval Spanish variant of Yñigo.
Inixio m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Ignatius (alongside Iñaki).
Inmaculado m Spanish
Masculine form of Inmaculada.
Inocente m Spanish, Galician
Derived from Spanish and Galician inocente, meaning "innocent, blameless; naïve". It is used in reference to the Christian festival Día de los (Santos) Inocentes (Childermas) celebrated on December 28.
Inozentzio m Basque
Basque form of Innocentius.
Iol m Catalan
Short form of Oriol and other names that end in -iol, such as Ferriol and Aniol.
Iona f Catalan
Short form of Mariona.
Ione f Basque
Feminine form of Ion 1.
Iontxu m Basque
Diminutive of Ion 1.
Ioritz m Basque
Variant of Joritz. This name is borne by professional soccer player Ioritz Landeta Batiz (born 10 October 1995).
Iosu m Basque
Alternative spelling of Josu.
Iosune f Basque
Alternative spelling of Josune.
Iovanny m Spanish (Italianized, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni using an English-flavored spelling.
Ipar m Basque, Basque Mythology
Derived from Basque ipar "north; north wind". In Basque mythology, Ipar, the north wind, is married to the daughter of the north-easterly wind who calms his anger.
Ipol m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Hippolytus.
Ira f Basque
Derived from Basque ira "fern". Ira is one of the Basque nature names that have been rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century.
Irache f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Iratxe. Likely taken from the Santa María la Real de Irache monastery.
Iragarne f Basque
Basque equivalent of Anunciación.
Iragartze f Basque
Basque equivalent of Anunciación.
Irai m & f Basque
Iraide f Spanish
Variant of Iraida.
Iraides f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Canarian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Portuguese form of Iraida, as well as a Spanish variant.
Iraïs f Catalan
Catalan form of Irais.
Irantzu f Basque
Derived from Basque ira, meaning "fern", and the abundancy suffix -tzu. It roughly translates as "fernland".... [more]
Iratxe f Basque
From the name of a monastery located in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque iratze, meaning "fern grove".
Iraultza m & f Basque
Means "revolution" in Basque. It was coined at the beginning of the 21st century and used in Pamplona before the Spanish Civil War. During the dictatorship it was prohibited for two reasons: because the use of Basque names was forbidden and due to its 'subversive' meaning... [more]
Iraupen f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Constancia.
Iraya f Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning uncertain. It is popularly claimed to be derived from the name of a Guanche princess. However, there is no evidence regarding Guanche usage. It has possibly arisen by confusion with Iruya or else a variant of Basque name Iraia.
Irea f Galician
Galician form of Irene.
Ireber m & f Basque
Used in reference to a mount in Navarre.
Iren m Basque
Basque form of Irenaeus.
Ireñe f Basque
Basque form of Irene.
Irenea f Italian, Corsican, Catalan, Spanish
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Ireneo and Catalan and Corsican feminine form of Ireneu.
Ireneu m Catalan, Corsican, Sicilian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Galician
Catalan, Corsican, Sicilian, Galician and Portuguese form of Ireneus.
Iría f Catalan
Catalan variant of Iria.
Iría f Galician
Galician form of Irene.
Irián m Spanish (Rare)
Alternative spelling of Irian with the stress on the last syllable, also coinciding with the town of Irián in northern Spain.
Irian m & f Indonesian, Brazilian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Historical name for the island of New Guinea in Indonesian, from Biak meaning "hot land". It is also a woman-dragon character in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels.
Irimia f Galician (Modern, Rare)
After Pedregal de Irimia ("Scree of Irimia"), the name of the source of the Miño river, which is the most prominent river in Galicia. This was the place chosen for the first Pilgramage of Galician Believers in 1978, and thus gives name to the Christian-Galicianist association Irimia.
Irineu m Portuguese (Brazilian), Catalan (Rare), Romanian
Romanian form and Brazilian Portuguese and Catalan variant of Ireneu.
Iriome m & f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
This name has been (rarely) used in the Canary Islands since the 1980s. A known male bearer is Spanish footballer Iriome González (1987-).
Iriseo m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
masculine form of Iris Means "rainbow" in Greek.
Irkusne f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Epifanía and Épiphanie.
Irra m Spanish
Diminutive of Israel.
Iruene f & m Guanche Mythology, Spanish (Canarian)
This is the name of a demon that manifested itself as a large black and woolly dog, mainly in Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Variant of Yurena.
Isabelita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Isabel.
Isabel·lina f Catalan
Catalan elaborated form of Isabella.
Isabelo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish masculine form of Isabel.
Isacc m Spanish
Variant of Isaac.
Isaí m Spanish
Spanish form of Jesse.
Isaïes m Catalan
Catalan form of Isaiah.
Isamar f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of Isabel María and Isabel Maria. (Also see Isa 2, Mar, Marisa.) This name briefly spiked in popularity for American girls in 1990 after it was used for the character Isamar Medina on the Venezuelan telenovela La revancha (1989).
Isaz m Asturian
Asturian form of Isaac.
Isco m Spanish
Shortening of Francisco. A famous bearer is Spanish footballer Isco who is born as Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez.
Iseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Isaios via Isaeus.
Iseu m Catalan (?), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Catalan and Portuguese form of Isaios via Isaeus.
Isfrido m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Isfrid.
Isi m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Isidro, Isadora, Isabel and similar names.
Isidre m Catalan
Catalan form of Isidore.
Isita f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel or Isidora or similar names.
Isma m Spanish, Finnish
Diminutive of Ismael.
Ismeria f Medieval English, Medieval German, Spanish
Quasi-Marian name connected to the devotion of Notre Dame de Liesse in Picardy. According to the legend, Ismeria ("the Black Madonna") was a Moorish girl who converted to Christianity and released the crusaders captivated by her father because of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.... [more]
Isócrates m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Isocrates.
Isolina f Italian, Catalan, Galician
Diminutive of Italian Isola and Catalan and Galician Isolda.
Isona f Catalan
From the name of the town in Catalonia, which is probably of Iberian origin, meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Catalan film director Isona Passola (1953-). This name was also borne by a character in the television series 'Ventdelplà' (2005-2010).
Isora f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Isaura as well as a contracted form of Isidora.
Istaban m Spanish
Variant of Esteban and Spanish version of the name Stephen. Mostly used in spanish speaking countries
Isteban m Aragonese (Archaic)
Arachaic Aragonese form of Stephen.
Istebe m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Stephen.
Isthar f Spanish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ishtar.
Itahisa f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *tahighəssah meaning "skeleton" or "bones". This was recorded as the name of a 6-year-old Guanche girl who was sold as a slave in Valencia in 1494. The name was revived in the Canary Islands in the 1970s... [more]
Ítalo m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Italo.
Itamaro m Galician
Galician form of Ithamar.
Itoitz m & f Basque
Used in reference to a village in Navarre.
Itxaropena f Basque
Derived from Basque itxaropen "hope", this name is used as a Basque equivalent of Esperanza.
Itxasne f Basque
Variant of Itxaso, this name is also considered a Basque equivalent of Marina and Marine.
Itzea f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from Basque itzea meaning "the nail", itself from itze ("metal nail"). This is the name of a house in the Navarran town of Bera belonging to Spanish writer Pio Baroja (1872-1956).
Itzel f & m Basque
From Basque meaning "extraordinary" or a variant of Itzal.
Iu m Catalan
Catalan form of Ivo 1.
Iurdana f Basque (Rare)
Alternative spelling of Jurdana.
Iurgi m Basque
Variant of Jurgi.
Iveth f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Yvette.
Ivi m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Iván. This is borne by Spanish soccer players Iván 'Ivi' López (1994-) and Iván 'Ivi' Alejo (1995-).
Ivón m Spanish
Spanish variant of Ivo 1
Ixa f Basque
Diminutive of Isabel.
Ixabel f Basque
Basque diminutive of Isabel.
Ixeia f Aragonese
Variant of Ixeya.
Ixeya f Aragonese
Transferred use of Ixeya (also known as Ixeia), the name of a Pyrenean mountain located in the province of Huesca, Spain.
Ixinio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Hyginus.
Ixone f Basque
This name was recorded in Vitoria/Gasteiz in 1513, with its original meaning unknown. However, it has been revived since the 1970's, probably interpreted as a combination of Basque ixo (meaning "hush") and the modern feminine suffix -ne.
Iyán m Asturian
Variant of Illán.
Iyana f Asturian
Feminine form of Iyán.
Izara f Basque (Rare), French (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
In the Basque country and French-speaking areas, this name is now generally considered a variant of Izar and Izarra... [more]
Izarbe f Aragonese, Basque
From Basque izar "star" and -be "beneath, under", taken from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Izarbe, meaning "Our Lady of Izarbe". Izarbe is a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in the province of Huesca, Spain.
Izarne f Basque (Modern)
Elaboration of Izar.
Izarra f Basque
Variant of Izar and cognate of Estrella.
Izascun f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Izaskun.
Izeia f Basque
Feminine form of Izei.
Izortza f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Concepción.
Izortze f Basque
Basque equivalent of Concepción.
Jabier m Basque
Variant of Xabier.
Jacint m Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal
Catalan. Languedocian and Provençal form of Hyacinthus. Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló (1845 – 1902) was a writer, regarded as one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature and a prominent literary figure of the Renaixença, a cultural revival movement of the late Romantic era... [more]
Jadiya f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish borrowing of Khadija.
Jadón m Spanish
Spanish form of Jadon.
Jagoba m Basque
Basque form of Jacob.
Jaima f Occitan, Catalan, Spanish
Feminine form of Jaime 1.
Jaimito m Spanish
Diminutive of Jaime 1.
Jaimón m Spanish
Diminutive of Jaime 1.
Jaione f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Natividad and Noëlle. They based the name on Basque jaio "to be born".
Jakinde f Basque
Basque form of Jacinta.
Jakobe m Basque
Basque form of Jacob.
Jamin m Spanish
Diminutive of Benjamin.
Jana f Spanish
Diminutive of Alejandra.
Jandra f Spanish
Diminutive of Alejandra.
Jandry m Spanish
Spanish, Cuban. 19th century.
Janira f Spanish, Catalan
Spanish and Catalan form of Ianeira.
Janire f Basque
Basque form of Janira.
Janneo m Spanish
Spanish form of Jannaeus.
Jano m Spanish
Diminutive of Alejandro.
Jantipa f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Xanthippe.
Jantipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Xanthippos via its latinized form Xanthippus.
Jaquin m Spanish
Possibly derived from "Joaquin".
Jara f Spanish (Modern)
Directly taken from Spanish jara "rockrose".
Jariel m Spanish
It either means god strength or god sees.
Jasmín f Spanish
Variant of Jazmín.
Jasó m Catalan
Catalan form of Jason.
Jasón m Spanish
Spanish form of Jason.
Jasona f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jasón.
Jaumina f Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Jaume.
Javichu m Spanish (European)
Elaborated form of Javi with the Basque diminutive suffix -txu.
Javierito m Spanish
Diminutive of Javier.
Javito m Spanish
Diminutive of Javier.
Javo m Spanish
Diminutive of Javier.
Jecito m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge.
Jefry m Indonesian, Spanish
Indonesian and Spanish variant of Jeffrey.
Jefté m Spanish (Rare), Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Jephthah. A notable bearer is Spanish footballer Jefté Betancor (1993-).
Jelén f Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jelen.
Jelen f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Helen reflecting the English pronunciation.
Jenara f Basque, Spanish
Feminine form of Jenaro.
Jencarlos m Spanish
A combination of Jean 1 and Carlos. ... [more]
Jenócrates m Spanish
Spanish form of Xenokrates via Xenocrates.
Jenófanes m Spanish
Spanish form of Xenophanes.
Jenofonte m Spanish
Spanish form of Xenophon.
Jéred m Spanish
Spanish form of Jared.
Jericó m Spanish
"jericho"
Jerjes m Spanish
Spanish form of Xerxes.
Jerolin m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).
Jeroni m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).
Jerònia f Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Jeroni.
Jerònim m Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).
Jeronima f Dutch (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Hungarian
Dutch variant spelling of Hieronyma, Croatian feminine form of Jeronim, Catalan feminine form of Jerónimo and Hungarian feminine form of Jeromos.
Jeroteo m Spanish (Archaic)
Variant of Hieroteo, which is an older Spanish form of Hierotheos via its latinized form Hierotheus.
Jerusalén f & m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Jerusalem.... [more]
Jesé m Spanish
Spanish form of Jesse and variant of Isaí.
Jesu m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesus.
Jesulin m Spanish
The professional name of Spanish bullfighter, Jesulin de Ubrique. Apparently, a form of his given name Jesus.
Jesusbeto m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesus Alberto.
Jesúsito m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesús.
Jesusma m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesus Manuel.
Jesusmari m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesus Maria.
Jesusra m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesus Ramon.
Jezabelo m Spanish
Spanish masculine form of Jezebel.
Jibran m Spanish
Jibran means the reward of God to his parents.
Joaco m Spanish
Diminutive of Joaquin.
Joakin m Basque
Basque form of Joachim.
Joakina f Basque (Rare)
Feminine form of Joakin.
Joar m & f Basque
From the name of mount Joar, located between the Basque Country and Navarre.
Joia f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Derived from both Catalan joia "joy" (ultimately from Classical Latin gaudium via Late Latin gaudia and Old Occitan joia) and Catalan joia "jewel, gem" (ultimately derived from from Latin iocus "game; playing; joke" via Vulgar Latin *jocale "graceful object" and Old French joiel).
Joiaquim m Catalan
Catalan form of Jehoiakim.
Jokiñe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a feminine form of Jokin.
Jomi m Spanish, Portuguese
Cognate diminutive of José Miguel and João Miguel.
Jonàs m Catalan
Catalan form of Jonas 2.
Jonatás m Spanish
Spanish form of Jonathan.
Jonay m Spanish (Canarian), Folklore
Taken from Garajonay, a Canarian place name of Guanche origin. According to a local legend, Gara 3 and Jonay were a pair of young Guanche lovers who died together in a joint suicide at Garajonay peak, the highest mountain on the Canarian island of La Gomera... [more]
Joquèbed f Catalan
Catalan form of Jochebed.
Jordina f Catalan
Feminine form of Jordi.
Jorgecito m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge.
Jorgina f Catalan, Provençal
Provençal feminine form of Jòrgi.
Jorgina f English (Rare), Portuguese, Spanish
Variant of Georgina. This name is borne by English actress Jorgie Porter (1987-), who was born Jorgina Alexandra Porter.
Jorgis m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge.
Jorgito m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge.
Joritz m Basque
Derived from Basque jori "rich; abundant".
Jorje m Spanish (Archaic)
Corrupted form of Jorge.
Josebe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Josefa and Josèphe.
Josebiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Josefina and Joséphine.
Joseca m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose Carlos.
Josefita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Josefa.
Josefo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Josephus.
Joséjuan m Spanish
Combination of José and Juan 1.
Joselito m Spanish
Diminutive of José.