Submitted Names in the Canary Islands

Alla f Galician
Truncated form of Olalla.

Allende f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Virgen de Allende, who's a patron saint of Ezcaray (La Rioja). The name seems to derive from allende "beyond, on the other side."

Alliefredus m Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
From Old Germanic aljaz "other, else; foreign" and friþuz "peace". Alternately, the first element might derive from aljaną "zeal, vigour, courage".

Alluitz m & f Basque
Derived from Basque atx "rock" and luze "long". This is the name of a mountain in Biscay.

Almeda f Spanish, English, Breton (Archaic)
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Almeda.... [more]

Almike f Basque

Almita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Alma 1.

Almu f Spanish
Short form of Almudena.

Alode f Basque
Basque name coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as an equivalent to Alodia.

Alodi f Basque (Rare)
Variant of Alode.

Aŀlòdia f Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Alodia.

Alodio m Aragonese (Rare)
Masculine form of Alodia.

Aloia f Galician
Transferred use of the name of Monte Aloia, a summit in the mountains of Galicia, Spain.

Aloise f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Luisa and Aloisia (via Aloisa).

Aloma f Catalan (Rare), Literature
This name was used by the medieval writer and philosopher Ramon Llull in his novel Blanquerna (1283), where it belongs to the mother of the main character. Llull possibly based it on the masculine name Alomar (nowadays found as a surname - see Alomar), which derives from the Germanic name Aldemar... [more]

Aloña f Basque (Rare), Basque Mythology
Taken from the name of a massif on the Basque Mountains range.... [more]

Aloxi m Catalan (?)

Altabás f & m Aragonese
Taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Altabás meaning "Our Lady of Altabás". Altabás is the Spanish form of Adelbald and is used as a surname as well.

Altamira f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Altamiro.

Altamiro m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
This name is either a variant form of Aldemaro or derived from the Spanish locational surname Altamira, which takes its name from a place called Altamiros or Altamira... [more]

Altea f Italian, Spanish, Polish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Sicilian, Albanian
Cognate of Althea.

Alto m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, Dutch
Directly taken from Latin altus meaning "to raise, to make high, to elevate". As a musical term it refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.... [more]

Àlvar m Catalan
Catalan form of Alfher (see Álvaro).

Álvara f Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Álvaro.

Alvarita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Álvara.

Alvarito m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Álvaro. A known bearer of this name is the Spanish retired soccer player Álvaro Rodríguez Ros (b. 1936), who is commonly known as Alvarito.

Alvira f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Aragonese
Variant of Elvira.

Alyènor f Catalan
Variant of Aliènor.

Alziz f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Alcides.

Amabilidad f Spanish
Spanish word for "kindness".

Amade f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Amadea and Amada.

Amadea f Late Roman, German, Italian, Sicilian, Hungarian, Galician, Polish, Slovene
Late Roman and German feminine form of Amadeus, Italian and Galician feminine form of Amadeo, Sicilian feminine form of Amadeu, Hungarian and Polish feminine form of Amadeusz and Slovene variant of Amadeja.

Amadora f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Amadore (Italian) and Amador (Spanish, Galician, Portuguese).

Amagoia f Basque, Literature
Of unknown origin and meaning. This was the name of the aunt of Amaya in Francisco Navarro-Villoslada's Romantic historical novel Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII (Amaya, or the Basques in the 8th century), published in 1879, which is set during the invasion of Visigothic Spain by the Moors.

Amagoya f Basque (Hispanicized), Literature
Spanish spelling of Amagoia used in the historical novel Amaya, or the Basques in the 8th century (1879) by Francisco Navarro-Villoslada (Amagoya in the Spanish original; Amagoia in the Basque translation).

Amaiur f & m Basque (Modern)
From the town of Amaiur in Spain. The fortress of Amaiur was one of the last fortresses in Navarre to make a stand against the Castilian invasion of 1512. In the 20th century it was reclaimed by Basque nationalists as a symbol of resistance of the Basque, thus its usage as a name for people.

Amalarico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Amalaric.

Amale f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Amalia.

Amaliana f Italian, Spanish
Elaboration of Amalia with the suffix -na

Amalio m Spanish
Masculine form of Amalia.

Amalita f Spanish, Italian, Filipino, Hungarian
Diminutive of Amalia.

Amaltea f Catalan (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Catalan, Italian and Spanish form of Amalthea.

Amalteo m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Amaltea.

Amalur f Basque, Basque Mythology
Combination of Basque ama "mother" and Lur.

Amanay f Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from place name Amanay, itself derived from Guanche *amănay, meaning "visual". The place name refers to a port in the municipality and city of Pájara, in the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.

Amanci m Catalan
Catalan form of Amantius.

Amancia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Spanish, Galician, and Jamaican Patois feminine form of Amantius.

Amandita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Amanda.

Amanecer f Spanish (Rare)
Derived from Spanish amanecer "dawn (the morning period of twilight)".

Amapola f Spanish
Amapola is the name by which plants of the genus Papaver Hroeas are known, that is the poppies. One type of poppy to Papave Sonipherum is the plant with which makes up the opium and morphine, because its elements have hallucinogenic and anesthetic power... [more]

Amar m Catalan
Catalan form of Amaro.

Amara f Galician, Spanish
Feminine form of Amaro.

Amaral f Spanish (European, Modern, Rare)
Transfered use of the surname Amaral. It began to be used after the Spanish rock duo Amaral, whose singer Eva Amaral also goes by the mononym Amaral.

Amaranda f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)

Amaranto m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare, ?)
Spanish and Italian form of Amarantus. In other words, this is the masculine form of Amaranta. The 3rd-century Christian saint Amaranthus, who was martyred at Vieux near Albi in the south of France, is known by this name in Spanish.

Amarina f English, Spanish
Elaboration of Marina with the prefix a-

Amarinceo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Amarynceus.

Amat m Polish (Archaic), Catalan (Rare), Gascon (Archaic), Lengadocian, Provençal
Catalan, Polish, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Amatus.

Amatalá f Spanish
Variant form of Amatallah used by hispanophone muslims.

Amate f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as an equivalent of Amata.

Amatza f Basque (Rare)
Name of the statue of the Virgin Mary of Iurreta (in the Biscay area).... [more]

Amáu m Asturian
Asturian form of Amado.

Ambrocio m Spanish
Variant of Ambrosio.

Ambròs m Catalan, Gascon
Catalan and Gascon form of Ambrose.

Amed m Spanish (Latinized, Rare)
Spanish form of Ahmed.

Amede m Galician (Archaic)
Of obscure origin and meaning.

Amedio m Galician (Archaic)
Variant of Amede.

Amele f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Amelia.

Ameli f Basque, Hungarian, Croatian, Armenian (Modern)
Basque cognate of Amélie and Amelia, Hungarian variant of Amélia, Croatian variant of Amelia and Armenian borrowing of Amélie.

Amelita f Spanish, Italian, Filipino, Hungarian
Diminutive of Amelia.

Ametsa f Basque
Derived from Basque amets "dream".

Ametza f Basque
Feminine form of Ametz. This is also the name of a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary at Laranga.

Ami f Galician
Hypocoristic of Amanda.

Amiana f Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Ammiana. Also compare the masculine counterpart Amiano.

Amiano m Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ammianus.

Amil f & m Galician (Rare)
From the town of Amil in Galicia, originated as a possesive form of the Germanic name Alamirus, from the elements alls "all" and mers "famous". Nowadays it is a devotional title for the virgin Mary, Nosa Señora dos Milagres de Amil.

Amilamia f Basque, Basque Mythology, Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
In Basque mythology, Amilamia is a benevolent being who helps those in need.... [more]

Amilcar m Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Hamilcar.

Aminandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Amynander.

Ammià m Catalan
Catalan form of Ammianus.

Amorosa f Spanish (Rare), Medieval Basque
As a Spanish name, Amorosa is derived from Spanish amoroso, amorosa "loving; caring; affectionate". ... [more]

Amoroso m Spanish (Rare)
Means "loving (of god)" in Spanish.

Amós m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Amos.

Amparito f Spanish, Asturian
Diminutive of Amparo.

Ámpelo m Spanish
Spanish form of Ampelus via Ampelos.

Anabet f Spanish (Rare, ?)
Combination of Ana and Elisabet.

Anacari m Catalan
Catalan form of Anacharius.

Anacario m Spanish

Anacleta f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese, Italian (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Anacleto.

Anacris f Spanish
Short form of Ana Cristina. Combination of Ana and Cristina.

Anaelina f Galician
Either a contraction of Ana and Elina or a clearly feminine elaboration of Anael.

Anais f English, Galician, Spanish, Catalan (Rare)
English and Galician form of Anaïs and Spanish and Catalan variant of Anaís.

Anaisa f Spanish (Rare)

Analai f Spanish

Analena f English, Spanish
Combination of Ana and Lena.

Analía f Spanish, American (Hispanic)
Contraction of Analucía. It was used for the title character, Ana Lucía 'Analía' Moncada, in the 2008-2009 telenovela El Rostro de Analía, which caused the popularity of this name to spike in the United States.

Analisa f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Spanish (Rare), Romansh (Rare)
Spanish contraction of Ana and Lisa and Romansh variant of Annalisa.

Analucía f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Ana and Lucía.

Analuisa f Spanish (Rare)
Combination of Ana and Luisa.... [more]

Anamaría f Spanish
Contraction of Ana and María.

Ananías m Spanish, Icelandic (Archaic)
Spanish and Icelandic form of Hananiah, via Latin Ananias.

Anarda f Spanish, Literature
An elaboration of Ana created by Cervantes for his novel 'Don Quixote' (1605).

Anartz m Basque

Anastase f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Anastasia and Anastasie.

Anastàsia f Catalan, Provençal, Lengadocian
Catalan, Provençal and Languedocian form of Anastasia.

Anatael m Spanish (Canarian)

Añaterve m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Possibly means "fast" or "swarthy" in Guanche. It was borne by an acting mencey (leader) of Tenerife at the time of the conquest of the Canary Islands by the Crown of Castille.

Anatolio m Italian, Galician, Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Anatolius.

Anaurra f Basque
Combination of Ane 3 and the word haur, haurra "child".... [more]

Anaxágoras m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Anaxagoras.

Anaxàgores m Catalan
Catalan form of Anaxagoras.

Anaxandre m Catalan, French
Catalan and French form of Anaxander.

Anaxandro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Anaxander.

Anaxarco m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Anaxarchus.

Anaxáreta f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Anaxarete.

Anaxidamo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Anaxidamus.

Anaxímenes m Catalan, Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Anaximenes.

Anaya f & m Spanish (Modern), Asturian (Modern), Medieval Spanish
Possibly derived from Basque anai "brother". It was masculine in medieval Spanish, but it was revived in the 2010's as femenine.

Anayo m Asturian (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Anaya.

Anbortse f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Ambrosia.

Anbros m Basque
Short form of Anbrosio.

Anbrosio m Basque
Basque form of Ambrosius.

Ánchel m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Angelus.

Anchela f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Angela.

Anchelica f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Angelica.

Ánchels f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Ángeles.

Ancila m Spanish
Spanish form of Ancilla.

Ancor m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Amqor.

Andalucía f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the name of an autonomous community in Spain, Andalusia, which is derived from the Arabic term 'al-andalus' meaning "land of the vandals". The spelling is likely influenced by Lucia.

Andèol m Catalan
Catalan form of Andeolus.

Andéolo m Spanish
Spanish form of Andeolus.

Andere f Basque, Medieval Basque
First documented in inscriptions in Roman-era Aquitaine, this name was fairly common in the Middle Ages. Its origin and meaning are debated; theories include a derivation from Andos and a derivation from Basque andere "lady; woman; wife"... [more]

Andi m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Andrés or sometimes Andrea 2.

Andoliñe f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Antolina.

Andone f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Antonia and Antoinette.

Andresa f Spanish (Rare), Medieval Basque, Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and medieval Basque feminine form of Andrés as well as a Portuguese variant of Andressa.

Andresu m Asturian
Asturian form of Andrew.

Andreva f Breton, Aragonese
Breton feminine form of Andrev and Aragonese feminine form of Andreu.

Andreya f Aragonese
Dialectal variant of Andreva.

Andrisco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Andriscus.

Androgeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Androgeus.

Androgeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Androgeus.

Andròmac m Catalan
Catalan form of Andromachos.

Andròmaca f Catalan
Catalan form of Andromache.

Andrómeda f Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Andromeda.

Andrònic m Catalan
Catalan form of Andronicus via Andronikos.

Andrónico m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Andronikos.

Anen m Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Aniano.

Anene f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Aniana.

Aner m Gascon, Basque, Medieval Basque
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Gascon and Medieval Basque form of Asenarius, Asinarius, Aznar or Januarius.

Añes f Basque
Basque form of Inés and Agnès.

Àneu f Catalan
From the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu d'Àneu, meaning "Mother of God of Àneu," the name of a sanctuary in the municipality of La Guingueta d'Àneu in the comarca of Pallars Sobirà.

Anfiarao m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Amphiaraus.

Anfíloco m Spanish
Spanish form of Amphilochus.

Anfiloquio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Amphilochos.

Anfímaco m Spanish
Spanish form of Amphimachus.

Ángel de Jesús m Spanish
Means "angel of Jesus" in Spanish, a compound of Ángel and Jesús.

Angeles f Spanish (Modern), English (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized version of Ángeles.

Ángel Gabriel m Spanish
Combination of Ángel and Gabriel.

Angélico m Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Angélica.

Angelines f Spanish
Diminutive of Ángeles.

Angeliño m Spanish
Spanish variant of Angelino.

Angelito m Spanish (Rare), Filipino
Diminutive of Ángel used particularly in the Philippines.

Ángelo m Spanish
Variant of Ángel, perhaps inspired by Italian Angelo.

Anghara f Spanish (Canarian, Modern, Rare)

Angilberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian Spanish and Portuguese form of Angilbert.

Angosto f Spanish (European, Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Angosto "Our Lady of Angosto". Angosto is a former place name meaning "narrow" in Spanish, possibly referring to the width of a river... [more]

Angustia f Spanish (Rare)
Singular form of Angustias.

Angústies f Catalan
Catalan form of Angustias.

Ani f Basque
Variant of Ahuña.

Ania f Asturian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ania, likely influenced by the name Anya.

Ania f Basque (Modern)
After the name of the hermitage of Ania in Araba, Basque Country.

Ania f Spanish, Welsh (Rare)
Spanish and Welsh borrowing of Anya, also considered a Spanish form of Annia 1. In Spain, this name has sometimes been conflated with Ania 2 and Ania 3.

Aniana f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Aniano.

Aniano m Galician, Spanish
Spanish and Galician form of Anianus.

Anier m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Anisio m Galician, Spanish, Italian
Galician form of Anysius.

Anivél m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Anibal.

Anixe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Anisia.

Anixi m Basque
Basque form of Anysius.

Annais f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Anais.

Anni m Catalan
Catalan form of Annius.

Annia f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Anya or Ania, possibly influenced in its orthography by the name Anna.

Annio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Annius.

Anniu m Asturian
Variation of Annius.

Ansano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ansanus.

Ansberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ansbert.

Ansfrido m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ansfrid via Latinized form Ansfridus.

Antandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Antander.

Antela f Galician

Antènor m Catalan
Catalan form of Antenor.

Antenor m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Galician
Derived from the Greek noun ἀντήνωρ (antenor) meaning "instead of a man", which consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against" as well as "instead of" and "compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]

Anteo m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of both Antaeus and Antheus.

Antero m Galician, Aragonese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Aragonese, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Anteros.

Ànteros m Catalan
Catalan form of Anteros.

Anteros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Croatian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Derived from the Greek noun ἀντέρως (anteros) meaning "counter-love". It consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἔρως (eros) meaning "love" (see Eros).... [more]

Anteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of both Antaeus and Antheus.

Antia f Basque
Basque form of Anthea.

Antifón m Galician
Galician form of Antiphon.

Antifont m Catalan
Catalan form of Antiphon.

Antifonte m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Antiphon.

Antígon m Catalan
Catalan form of Antigonos via it's Latinized form Antigonus.

Antígona f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Antigone.

Antígono m Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Portuguese, Spanish, and Galician form of Antigonos via it's Latinized form Antigonus.

Antigua f Spanish (Rare)
From a title of Virgin Mary, which came to be in Seville Cathedral's Virgen de la Antigua chapel. The word antigua "old, ancient" referred to a fresco depicting Virgin Mary, which was sculpted on the wall of an ancient mosque which served as the basis for the new cathedral... [more]

Antímaco m Spanish
Spanish form of Antimachus.

Antimo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Anthimos via Anthimus. This was the name of a 9th-century duke of Naples.

Antinea f Italian, Spanish
Spanish and Italian form of Antinéa.

Antíoco m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Antiochus.

Antípatro m Spanish
Spanish form of Antipater.

Antoíño m Galician
Diminutive of Antón and Antonio.

Antolín m Spanish
Variant of Antolino.

Antolina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonia. Perhaps most famously borne by author Anaïs Nin, whose full birth name was Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell.

Antolino m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonio. In other words, this is the masculine form of Antolina.

Antona f Sardinian, Galician
Sardinian form and Galician variant of Antonia.

Antònia f Catalan, Sardinian
Catalan and Sardinian form of Antonia.

Antoniña f Galician
Galician form of Antonina.

Antoñito m Spanish
Diminutive of Antonio.

Antselma f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Anselma.

Antselme f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Anselma.

Antuán m Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish version of Antoine reflecting French pronunciation.

Antuco m Spanish
Diminutive of Antonio.

Antulio m Spanish
Possibly extended form of Tulio.

Antuquito m Spanish
Diminutive of Antonio.

Antusa f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Italian form of Anthousa.

Antxon m Basque
Basque form of Anthony.

Antxone f Basque
Feminine form of Antxon.

Antziñe f Basque
Basque form of Antigua.

Anuar m Malay, Indonesian, Kazakh, Bashkir, Spanish
Form of Anwar used in various languages.

Anuncia f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Anunciación.

Anunciació f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Anunciación.

Anuntxi f Basque
Basque adoption of Anunciación.

Anxa f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Anxo.

Anxela f Galician
Variant of Ánxela.

Ánxeles f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Ángeles.

Anxélica f Galician
Galician form of Angelica.

Anxelin f Galician (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anxelina.

Anxelina f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Angelina.

Anxelo m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Angelus.

Ánxelu m Asturian
Asturian form of Angel.

Anxelu m Asturian
Variant of Ánxelu.

Anxos f Galician
Derived from Galician anxos, the plural form of anxo "angel" and thus a cognate of Ángeles.

Ányelo m Spanish
Spanish phonetic form of Angelo.

Apana f Galician (Rare)

Aparici m Catalan
Catalan form of Aparicio.

Apia f Spanish
Spanish Feminine form of Appius.

Apio m Spanish
Spanish form of Appius.

Apolinario m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Apollinaris.

Apol·linari m Catalan
Catalan form of Apollinaire.

Apol·lini m Catalan
Catalan form of Apollo.

Apol·lodor m Catalan
Catalan form of Apollodorus.

Apol·lònia f Catalan
Catalan form of Apollonia.

Apolo m English, Spanish, Brazilian
Variant of Apollo.

Apolodoro m Spanish, Galician (Archaic)
Spanish and Galician form of Apollodorus.

Apolodoto m Spanish
Spanish form of Apollodotus.

Apolone f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Apolonia and Apollonie.

Apolonio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Apollonius.

Appi m Catalan
Catalan form of Appius.

Apsandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Apsander.

Apuleyo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Apuleius. This is borne by Colombian writer Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza (1932-).

Aqueo m Spanish
Spanish form of Achaios via Achaeus.

Aqueu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Achaios via Achaeus.

Aquiles m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Greek Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Achilles.

Aquilio m Spanish
Spanish form of Aquillius.

Aquil·les m Catalan
Catalan form of Achilles.

Arabela f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romanian, Polish (Rare), Croatian (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Form of Arabella in several languages.

Arabel·la f Catalan
Catalan form of Arabella.

Aracelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Araceli.

Aracel·li f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Catalan obscure form of Araceli.

Arai f & m Basque, Medieval Basque
Name originally found on a Roman tombstone in Araba, Basque Country. Although the original namebearer was male, the name was revived as a unisex name at the end of the 20th century.

Araidis f Spanish (Rare, ?)

Araitz f & m Basque (Modern)
From the name of the valley of Araitz, located in Navarre.

Araiz f Basque
Possibly a variant of Araitz.

Aramaya f Spanish

Aramita f English, Spanish, Indian
Possibly derived from the Latin aramen, from aerāmen meaning "copper, bronze". As used in India, it's likely a variant of Paramita.

Arán m & f Spanish, Galician
Spanish form of Catalan name Aran, after Val d'Aran region. The name originally comes from Basque haran, meaning "valley".

Aran m & f Basque
Derived from Basque haran "valley" (ultimately from Proto-Basque *(h)aran). The name coincides with Basque aran "plum (fruit)".

Aran m & f Catalan, Occitan
From Val d'Aran, a mountainous region in the north of Catalonia where the Occitan language is spoken. The name Aran originally comes from Basque haran, meaning "valley". It is given to both men and women.

Arana f Basque (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Aran.

Arane f Basque
Means "plum" in Basque.

Arantza f Basque
Derived from Basque arantza "hawthorn; thorn".

Aranxa f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Arantxa.

Aranza f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Basque Arantza.

Aratz m Basque
Aratz is a mountain of the Basque Country in Spain located at the mountain range Altzania (also called Urkilla) that provides the extension for the massif Aizkorri. The name of the mountain itself is derived from Basque aratz "clean, pure; clear" (in the case of the mountain, aratz refers to its stone surface devoid of vegetation).

Aray m Spanish (Canarian, Modern)
Meaning uncertain. Theories include a derivation from Guanche araia, meaning "possibility" or "hope". Alternatively, it may be derived from Araya, the name of a neighborhood in Candelaria, Tenerife, which has also been recorded as Aray.

Arazeli f Basque (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Basque form of Araceli.

Arbidel m Asturian (Modern, Rare)
From the name of prince Arbidel, a character in folk tales from the town of Villayón, Asturias.

Arcadi m Catalan, Moldovan
Catalan and Romanian form of Arkadios.

Arcadio m Galician, Italian (Rare), Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Arkadios.

Arcángel m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish cognate of Arcangelo.

Arcenia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Arsenia.

Archibaldo m Spanish
Spanish form of Archibald.

Archimiro m Aragonese (Rare, Archaic)
Aragonese form of Argimiro.

Archival m Spanish
Short version of "Archivaldo".

Archivaldo m Spanish
Variant of Archibaldo.

Arctino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Arctinus.

Ardarico m Spanish
Spanish form of Ardaric.

Arduína f Galician
Galician form of Arduinna.

Arduíno m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Hartwin.

Area f Galician (Modern, Rare)
Means "sand," from Old Portuguese arẽa, derived from Latin (h)arēna (making it a cognate of Arena), from an earlier version *hasēna, which may be Etruscan in origin.