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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Nuhazet m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Original Guanche form of Nauzet.
Numenio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Numenius.
Numeriano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Numerian.
Nuncia f Spanish
Short form of Anunciación.
Nuri f Catalan
Diminutive of Núria.
Ñusta f Spanish
Means "princess" in Quechua. It was used as a title in the Inca Empire, not as a personal name.
Nuvia f Spanish, Catalan
Variant of Nubia.
Obarra f Aragonese
Taken from the name of a monastery ubicated in Huesca, Aragon. It is composed of Basque obis "well, fountain" and arri "rock, stone".
Obdulio m Spanish, Galician
Masculine form of Obdulia.
Obidio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Ovidio.
Océano m Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Okeanos via its latinized form Oceanus. Also compare the Spanish noun océano meaning "ocean".
Octavi m Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Octavius.
Octàvia f Catalan, Provençal, Gascon, Lengadocian
Catalan and Occitan form of Octavia.
Octavià m Catalan
Catalan form of Octavian.
Octaviano m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Octavian.
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.
Odín m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Odin.
Odiseo m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Odysseus.
Odisseu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Odysseus.
Odón m Galician
Galician form of Otto.
Odorico m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Auderic via its variant form Odoric.
Odulia f Asturian, Galician, Aragonese
Asturian, Galician and Aragonese form of Obdulia.
Ofión m Spanish
Spanish form of Ophion.
Ofiuco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ophiouchos via its latinized form Ophiuchus.
Ohiane f Basque
Alternative spelling of Oihane.
Oiane f Basque
Alternative spelling of Oihane.
Oinaze f Basque
Derived from Basque oinaze, which means "pain, suffering".
Oitia f Basque
Etymology unknown.
Oktabio m Basque
Basque form of Octavius.
Olaia f Basque, Galician
Basque form and Galician variant of Olalla.
Olaria f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Eulalia.
Olario m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Eulalius.
Olatx f Basque
Pet form of Olatz.
Olatz f Basque
From the name of a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary, located in Azpeitia, Spain, which is of unknown meaning. It dates to the 13th century and was visited by Saint Ignatius.
Olau m Catalan
Catalan form of Olaf.
Olay m Asturian
Masculine form of Olaya.
Olechario m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Olegario.
Olegaria f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Olegario.
Olímpio m Spanish
Spanish form of Olympius (see Olympios).
Olimpio m Italian, Galician
Italian and Galician form of Olympios.
Olimpiodoro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Olympiodorus.
Olimpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Olympos.
Olinpias f Basque
Basque form of Olympia.
Óliver m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish variant of Oliver.
Olivero m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of the Italian Oliviero, Italian/Spanish Oliverio and the Spanish Óliver.
Olivio m Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Olivia and thus a masculine form of the saint's name Oliva.
Olmo m Spanish, Italian
Means "elm tree" in Spanish and Italian.
Olo m Spanish
Diminutive of Orlando.
Omobon m Basque
Basque form of Homobono.
Ona f Basque
Short form of Andreona.
Oneraspen f Basque (Archaic)
Basque equivalent of Fructuosa.
Oneretsu f Basque (Archaic)
Basque equivalent of Fructuosa.
Onesíforo m Spanish
Spanish form of Onesiphorus.
Onilda f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Originally a dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements aun with unknown meaning and hilt "battle".
Onintza f Basque, Theatre
This name was used on a character in Jose Olaizoal's opera Oleskari zaharra.
Onintze f Basque
Variant of Onintza.
Onomácrito m Spanish
Spanish form of Onomacritus.
Onòmast m Catalan
Catalan form of Onomastos.
Opimi m Catalan
Catalan form of Opimius.
Opimio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Opimius.
Optaciano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Optatian.
Optat m Bulgarian, Catalan, French, Polish, Russian, German (Bessarabian)
Bulgarian, Catalan, French, Polish and Russian form of Optatus.
Optato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Optatus.
Óquimo m Spanish
Spanish form of Ochimus.
Oracio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Horatius.
Orbange f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Inmaculada.
Oreka f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque oreka "balance; equilibrium".
Orencia f Galician
Feminine form of Orencio.
Orencio m Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Orentius.
Orera f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Southern African, Eastern African
Possibly from Spanish or Italian orera meaning, "aurora." See also Aurora.
Oresteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Orestheus.
Oreto f Catalan (Valencian)
From the title of the Virgin Mary Mare de Déu de l’Oreto meaning "Mother of God of Oreto" in Catalan. She is the patron saint of the municipality of L'Alcúdia, in Valencia, Spain.
Oreyo m Asturian
Asturian form of Aurelio.
Orfeu m Catalan, Corsican, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Corsican, Portuguese and Romanian form of Orpheus.
Orhi m & f Basque
Ori f Spanish
Diminutive of Oriana.
Òria f Medieval Catalan, Catalan
Variant of Àurea. It was revived in Catalonia in the 20th century.
Oriencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Orientius.
Orieta f Spanish (Rare), Albanian
Albanian and Spanish form of Orietta. This name was borne by Chilean actress Orieta Escámez (1938-2021).
Oritía f Spanish
Spanish form of Orithyia.
Orko m Basque, Basque Mythology
From Basque Orkeguna "Thursday". Orko is a thunder god in ancient Basque mythology.
Orneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Orneus.
Orofrisa f Spanish (European, Rare), Literature
Possibly elaboration of Orosia. The famous bearer of this name was Doña Orofrisa (Orofrisia) de Mendoza y Castilla, married to Don Francisco de Cepeda y Guzmán, who was a nephew of Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515 - 1582)... [more]
Oroncio m Spanish
Spanish form of Orontius.
Orose f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Orosia.
Orosio m Galician (Rare)
Masculine form of Orosia.
Oroxi f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Orosia.
Orreaga f Basque
The Basque Orreaga, composed of orre (juniper) and aga (a common Basque ending that indicates abundance), means "place full of junipers, juniper grove". ... [more]
Ortensia f Italian, Gascon, Aragonese, Piedmontese
Italian, Piedmontese, Gascon and Aragonese form of Hortensia. Ortensia is also the Italian name of the plant Hydrangea.
Osbaldo m Spanish
Variant of Osvaldo. It might also be the Spanish form of Osbald.
Osmar m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Os-, from names beginning in this pattern like Oscar and Osvaldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese).
Osmundo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Osmund and Italian variant of Osmondo
Ostaixka f Basque (Rare)
Basque name meaning "Daisy flower".
Ostatxu f Basque (Rare)
Basque cognate of Belén.
Ostorio m Spanish
Spanish form of Ostorius.
Osvalda f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Oswalda.
Ot m Catalan
Catalan form of Otto.
Otabio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Octavio.
Otatza f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque ote "gorse; furze" and the suffix -tza.
Otaza f Basque
Etymology unknown.
Otelo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Othello.
Otilio m Spanish (Archaic)
Masculine form of Otilia.
Otille f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Ottilie.
Oto m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Borne by a 6-year-old Guanche boy sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497.
Otón m Spanish (Archaic), Galician (Archaic)
Spanish and Galician form of Otto.
Otoniel m Spanish
A Spanish form of Othoniel; and used as a nickname for Antonio.
Otrioneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Othryoneus.
Otsana f Basque
Basque name meaning “she-wolf”.
Otsanda f Medieval Basque, Basque (Rare)
Medieval Basque feminine form of Otsando. It coincides with the Basque word otsanda "she-wolf".
Otsoko m Basque
Means "wolves" in Basque.
Ouliva f Asturian
Asturian form of Olivia.
Ovidi m Catalan
Catalan form of Ovidius (see Ovid).
Ovila m English, Spanish, French (Quebec)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Latin ovile, meaning "sheepfold."
Oxenu m Asturian
Asturian form of Eugene
Óxilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Oxylos via its latinized form Oxylus.
Oxkar m Basque
Pet form of Oskar.
Ozeano m Basque
Basque form of Oceanus.
Pabirtzi m Basque
Basque form of Fabrice.
Pabla f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pablo.
Pablito m Spanish
Diminutive of Pablo.
Pacho m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.
Pachu m Asturian
Diminutive of Francisco.
Paciana f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Paciano.
Paciano m Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Pacianus. This name was borne by the Filipino general and revolutionary Paciano Rizal (1851-1930), the brother of physician and writer Dr... [more]
Paciente m Spanish
Spanish form of Patiens.
Pacificación f & m Spanish, Filipino
Means "pacification, creating peace" in Spanish.
Pacífico m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine version of Pacífica meaning "peaceful", from the Latin name Pacificus.
Pacomio m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Pachomius.
Paderna f Galician (Archaic)
Galician feminine form of Paternus.
Pafnuci m Catalan
Catalan form of Paphnoutios (see Papnoute).
Pafnucio m Spanish
Spanish form of Paphnutius.
Pagoa f Basque (Rare)
Means "beech" in Basque.
Paio m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Pelagius.
Paladio m Spanish
Spanish form of Palladius.
Palben m Basque
Basque form of Flavianus.
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Palmita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Palma, as it contains the Spanish feminine diminutive suffix -ita.
Palo f Spanish
Diminutive of Paloma.
Pamaquio m Spanish
Spanish form of Pammachius.
Pàmfila f Catalan (Rare, ?)
Catalan feminine form of Pamphilus.
Pancha f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca and Esperanza.
Panchi f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Panchita f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Panchito m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.
Pancracia f Spanish, Galician (Archaic)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Pancratius.
Pandroso f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Pandrosus.
Pánfila f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Panfila.
Panfila f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Panfilo.
Panopeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Panopeus.
Panopeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Panopeus.
Pantagato m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pantagathos via Latinized form Pantagathus.
Pantaleón m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Pantaleon.
Pantxa f Basque
Basque form of Pancha.
Pantxika f Occitan, Basque (Rare)
Basque and Occitan form of Françoise or Francesca.
Pantxike f Basque
Variant of Pantxika.
Pantxo m Basque
Basque form of Pancho.
Pao f Spanish
Diminutive of Paola.
Paolita f Spanish
Diminutive of Paola.
Paqui f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Paricio m Aragonese
Truncated form of Aparicio.
Partaón m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Parthaon.
Partenio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Parthenios via Parthenius.
Partenopeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Parthenopaeus.
Partenopeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Parthenopaeus.
Pascario m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Pascarius, which is a variant of Pascharius.
Pascasi m Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Pascasius, which is a variant of Paschasius.
Pascasio m Italian (Archaic), Galician (Rare), Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Pascasius, which is a variant of Paschasius.
Pascu m & f Spanish
Short form of Pascual and Pascuala.
Pascua f Spanish (Rare)
Directly taken from Spanish Pascua, meaning "Easter".
Pasión f & m Spanish
Means "passion" in Spanish, referring to the Passion of Jesus Christ.... [more]
Pasitea f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pasithea.
Paskala f Basque
Basque form of Pascuala and Pascale.
Paskale f Basque
Variant of Paskala.
Paskoal m Basque
Basque form of Pascal.
Paskoala f Basque
Basque form of Pascuala and Pascale.
Pasqual m Catalan, Ladin
Catalan and Ladin form of Pascal.
Pastoria f & m Spanish (Archaic, ?), Jamaican Patois (Rare), Literature
Probably a variant of Pastora. It was used by American author L. Frank Baum for a male character (King Pastoria of Oz, father of Princess Ozma) in his Oz series of fantasy books.
Paterniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Paternianus.
Paterno m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Paternus.
Patirke f Basque
Basque form of Patricia.
Pato m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Patricia and Patricio.
Patrici m Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Catalan and Occitan form of Patrick.
Patrike f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Patricia.
Pàtrocle m Catalan
Catalan form of Patroklos (see Patroclus).
Patxika f Basque
Basque form of Francesca.
Pau f Spanish
Spanish short form of Paula and Paulina.
Paule f & m Basque, Medieval Basque
Contemporary Basque form of Paula, as proposed by Sabino Arana in his 'Santoral vasco'. In the Middle Ages, however, Paule was a masculine name, thus a form of Paul.
Pauli f Spanish
Diminutive of Paulina.
Pauli f Basque
Feminine form of Paulin.
Paulí m Catalan
Catalan form of Paulinus (see Paulino).
Paulin m Basque
Basque form of Paul.
Pauliña f Galician
Galician diminutive of Paula.
Pauliniano m Spanish
Spanish form of Paulinianus.
Pauliños m Galician
Galician form of Paulinos.
Paxkal m Basque
Basque form of Pascal.
Payoya f Spanish
Diminutive of Paola.
Pedraria f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pedrarias.
Pedrarias m Spanish
Contraction of Pedro and the surname Arias. A famous bearer was the conquistador Pedro Arias de Ávila "Pedrarias", who founded Panama, framed Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, and had him beheaded.
Pedrito m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Pegàs m Catalan
Catalan form of Pegasus.
Pegaso m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pegasus.
Peiro m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Occitan, Aragonese
Medieval Spanish, medieval Occitan and Aragonese form of Peter.
Peirod m Aragonese (Archaic)
Aragonese form of Peter.
Pelagio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pelagios via Pelagius.
Pelai m Catalan, Aragonese
Catalan and Aragonese form of Pelagius.
Pelaio m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Pelagius.
Pelay m Asturian
Asturian form of Pelagios.
Pelayu m Asturian
Variant of Pelay.
Pele f Basque
Basque form of Felizia.
Peleo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peleus.
Peleu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Peleus.
Peligros f Spanish (Rare)
Means "hazards, perils, dangers" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Peligros, meaning "The Virgin of the Hazards."... [more]
Pelikite f Basque
Basque form of Felicidad.
Pello m Basque
Basque form of Peter.
Pemi m Catalan
Diminutive of Josep Maria.
Peña f Spanish (European)
Means "rock" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Peña and Nuestra Señora de la Peña, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock" and "Our Lady of the Rock" respectively.
Peñarroya f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñarroya, meaning "Our Lady of Peñarroya."... [more]
Pencha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Prudencia.
Penèlope f Catalan
Catalan form of Penelope.
Peneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peneus.
Penteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pentheus.
Penteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pentheus.
Penya f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Peña.
Pep m Catalan, Romansh
Catalan diminutive of Josep and Romansh diminutive of Gisep and Giusep traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.
Pepa f & m Spanish, Catalan, Czech
Spanish and Catalan diminutive of Josefa (or María José) and Josepa respectively (feminine), as well as a Czech diminutive of Josef (masculine).
Peperramón m Spanish
Combination of Pepe and Ramón, used as a diminutive of the compound name José Ramón.
Pepet m & f Catalan
Diminutive of Josep and Josepa.
Pepi f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefa and Maria Jose.
Pepín m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose.
Peplluís m Catalan
Combination of Pep and Lluís.
Pepo m Spanish, Catalan
Diminutive of José (Spanish) or Josep (Catalan). Known bearers include the retired Spanish tennis player José 'Pepo' Clavet (1965-) and Spanish soccer player Josep 'Pepo' Campanera (2000-; born in Catalonia).... [more]
Pepu m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose.
Pera f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.
Perderike f Basque
Basque form of Frederica.
Peregrina f Spanish, Galician, Slovene (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of either Peregrino and Slovene feminine form of Peregrin.
Peregrino m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Peregrinus.
Peret m Spanish
Diminutive of Pedro.
Perfecta f Late Roman, Spanish (Archaic), Galician
Feminine form of Perfectus (late Roman) and Perfecto (Spanish, Galician).
Perfeuta f Asturian
Feminine form of Perfeuto.
Perfeuto m Asturian
Asturian form of Perfecto.
Peri f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.
Periandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Periander.
Peribea f Italian (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Periboea.
Peritza f Basque, Medieval Basque
One of the medieval Basque variants of Petra.... [more]
Perlina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Perla. In other words: you could say that this name is the Italian and Spanish cognate of Perline... [more]
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.
Perpete f Basque
Basque form of Perpetua.
Perpetuo m Medieval French, Galician (Archaic)
Derived from Latin perpetuus "perpetual, continuous, everlasting".
Perséfone f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Persephone.
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