Central American Submitted Names

Central American names include those from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Sonata f Lithuanian, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a musical term for a musical composition for one or a few instruments (piano frequently being one of them) in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo, derived from the feminine past participle of Italian verb sonare (modern suonare) meaning "to play (an instrument); to sound."
Sonsiré f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Spanish variant of Sons-ee-ah-ray, which was used for a young Apache girl in the American Western film Broken Arrow (first released in the United States in 1950)... [more]
Soos m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesús. A bearer of this name is Soos Ramirez in the TV show Gravity Falls.
Sophio m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Sophius. Also a second Masculine Form of Sophia
Sorángel f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
From Ángel or (sometimes) Orángel prefixed with Sor-, likely taken from names beginning with this pattern, e.g. Soraida.... [more]
Sóstenes m Spanish
Spanish form of Sosthenes.
Sotero m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Soter.
Stalin m Indian, Tamil, Spanish (Latin American)
From the surname of Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), the Russian revolutionist and secretary general of the Communist party of the Soviet Union... [more]
Stalina f Soviet, Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of surname Stalin, which was adopted by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The surname itself is derived from Russian сталь (stal) meaning "steel"... [more]
Staurofila f Spanish (Rare), Literature
Spanish form of Staurophila. The use of this name was probably inspired by Camino real de la cruz (1721), which is one of the earliest Spanish translations of Regia Via Crucis (1635), an important counter-reformation devotional emblem book written by the Dutch-born Flemish Benedictine monk Benedictus van Haeften (1588-1648)... [more]
Stélia f Portuguese, Spanish
Feminine form of Stelios.
Stilían m Spanish
Spanish form of Stylianos.
Su f Spanish
Diminutive of Susana.
Sucely f Spanish (Latin American)
This name is chiefly used in Guatemala.
Sufragio f & m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "suffrage, help" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary La Virgen del Sufragio meaning "The Virgin of Suffrage". She is the patron saint of Benidorm, Spain.
Sugeila f Spanish
Spanish spelling of the Arabic name Suhaila. Suhail is the Arabic name for the star Canopus, a bright southern star which was used for navigation in ancient times.
Sugey f Spanish (Latin American)
Supposedly popularised by the Venezuelan telenovela Una muchacha llamada Milagros, which first aired in September of 1973 in Venezuela and was already airing in the United States by June of 1976, the year the name and its variants entered the SSA data for the first time (there may have been rare uses of this name before 1973)... [more]
Suheily f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a Latin American adaptation of Suhaila. Also compare the similar names Sueli (used in Brazil) and Suhey (see Sugey).
Suitberto m Italian, Spanish, Esperanto
Italian, Spanish, and Esperanto form of Swithberht via Suitbert.
Sulamita f Spanish, Portuguese, Russian
Spanish, Portuguese and Russian form of Shulammite.
Suleica f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Zuleika.
Suleima f Spanish (Latin American), Italian
Perhaps a Spanish and Italian feminine form of Suleiman or a variant of Zulema. Suleima is a genus of moths.
Sulema f Spanish
Variant of Zulema.
Sulemy f Spanish (Latin American)
Sulemy is a name from Mexican origins. It roughly means "peace" or "tranquility."
Suleyma f Spanish
Variant of Zulema. Perhaps it is a Spanish feminine derivative of Sulayman or Süleyman.
Suñer m Filipino (Rare), Spanish (?)
Perhaps it was derived from a surname?
Suni f Spanish
Diminutive of Asunción.
Sunilda f Spanish
Latinized form of Svanhild.
Sus f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Spanish
Danish and Swedish short form of Susanna as well as a Spanish short form of Jesusa and Susana.
Susa f Spanish
Diminutive of Jesusa.
Susi f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Susana, Jesusa and Asunción. As a masculine name, this is used as a diminutive of Jesús... [more]
Suyapa f Central American, Spanish (Latin American)
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Suyapa meaning "Our Lady of Suyapa", the patron saint of Honduras.
Suzel f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, French, Theatre
Suzel is the name of a main character in 'L'amico Fritz', an opera by Pietro Mascagni, premiered in 1891 from a libretto by P. Suardon (Nicola Daspuro, with additions by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti) based on the French novel 'L'ami Fritz' by Émile Erckmann and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian.
Suzete f Spanish
Variant of Suzette
Swofford m & f Central American (Americanized, ?)
This name is a last name, not a first name.
Tacha f Spanish
Spanish. A diminutive of Natacha or Anastacia. As a word by itself, not a name, Tacha could mean "stain," "chip" or "mark."
Taciana f Spanish
Spanish form of Tatiana.
Taciano m Spanish
Spanish form of Tatian.
Tacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Tatius.
Tadea f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romanian, Catalan (Rare), Polish
Spanish feminine form of Tadeo, Catalan and Romanian feminine form of Tadeu and Polish feminine form of Tadeusz... [more]
Tahiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Taiel. The name is found mainly in Argentina. ... [more]
Taida f Croatian (Rare), Latvian (Archaic), Lithuanian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Form of Thaïs - also compare its Italian form Taide. In Slavic countries, this name can also be a variant of Taisiya, which is ultimately of Coptic origin.
Taiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
From Mapuche tayül denoting a song by a shaman.... [more]
Tais f Bulgarian, Russian, Spanish (Rare), Galician
Bulgarian, Russian and Spanish and Galician form of Thaïs.
Taismary f Caribbean (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Most likely a combination of Tais with Mary. This name is best known for being the name of the Cuban-born Italian volleyball player Taismary Agüero (b... [more]
Taison m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Tyson, which is more phonetical in nature.... [more]
Talaleo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Thalelaeus.
Tali m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.
Talía f Icelandic, Spanish, Galician
Icelandic, Spanish and Galician form of Thalia.
Talo m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.
Taniuska f Spanish (Caribbean), Central American
Form of Tanyushka (compare Katiuska). It is mostly used in Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Tarasio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Tarasios via Tarasius.
Tarquinio m Italian, Galician, Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Tarquin.
Tarsicia f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Tarsicius. This name was borne by a saint from the 7th century AD.
Tarsicio m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Tarsicius.
Tati f English, Georgian, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Diminutive or short form of Tatiana, Tatiane, Tatjana and Tatyana... [more]
Taytira f Spanish
Variant of Thyatira.
Techy f Spanish
Diminutive of Esther.
Tefa f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish diminutive of Estefanía.
Teín m Spanish
Diminutive of Timoteo.
Télefo m Spanish
Spanish form of Telephus.
Telémaco m Spanish
Spanish form of Telemachus.
Temistio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Themistios via Themistius.
Temístocles m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Themistocles (see Themistokles).
Tencha f Spanish
Diminutive of Hortensia.
Teócrito m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Theocritus.
Teodardo m Italian, Spanish
Italian, and Spanish form of Theudehard via Latinized form Theodardus.
Teodato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodahad.
Teodebaldo m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theudebald.
Teodeberto m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodebert.
Teodemundo m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodemund.
Teodolinda f Italian, Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare), Hungarian
Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese and Hungarian form of Theodelind.
Teodorico m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician
Italian, Portuguese, Galician and Spanish form of Theodoric.
Teodosia f Spanish, Galician (Rare), Italian, Romansh, Romanian
Spanish, Galician, Romansh, Romanian and Italian form of Theodosia.
Teódoto m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Theodotos (see Theodotus).
Teódula f Spanish
Feminine form of Teódulo.
Teodulfo m Spanish, Italian (Archaic)
Spanish and Italian form of Theudulf.
Teofania f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Polish form of Theophania.
Teofilacto m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Theophylaktos.
Teofrasto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Theophrastus.
Teógenes m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Theogenes.
Teón m Spanish
Spanish form of Theon.
Teopista f English (African), Italian (Tuscan, Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Form of Theopista in several languages. Nowadays, this name is primarily used in Uganda and other English-speaking nations in Africa.
Teóscar m Spanish
Combination of Teodoro and Óscar.... [more]
Tercio m Spanish
Spanish form of Tertius.
Terelu f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of Teresa and Lourdes.
Terencia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Terentia.
Terenciana f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Terentianus.
Terenciano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Terentianus.
Terencio m Galician (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Terence.
Tereo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Tereus.
Teresica f Spanish
Diminutive of Teresa.
Teresina f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Sardinian, Romansh
Diminutive of Teresa. This name is borne by Argentine senator Teresina Luna.
Terón m Spanish
Spanish form of Theron.
Terpandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Terpander.
Tersandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Thersander.
Teseo m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Theseus.
Tesifón m Spanish
Spanish form of Ctesiphon (see Ktesiphon).
Tesifonte m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ctesiphon (see Ktesiphon).
Tespia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Thespia.
Teté f Spanish
Diminutive of Teresa and Esther.
Tetis f Catalan, Galician, Spanish
Catalan, Galician and Spanish form of Tethys.
Tétrico m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Tetricus.
Teudisclo m Spanish
Spanish form of Theudigisclus.
Teudiselo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theudigisel.
Thalía f Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Talía. A famous bearer of this name is Mexican singer and actress Thalía Sodi (1971-), known simply as Thalía.
Tiberio m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Tiberius.
Tiburcia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Tiburcio. Notable bearers include two Argentinian revolutionaries, Tiburcia Haedo (1767-1839) and María Tiburcia Rodríguez (1778-1845).
Tico m Spanish
Diminutive of Alberto.
Ticón m Spanish
Spanish form of Tychon.
Tideo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Tydeus.
Tikal f Mayan
From Tikal, the ruins of an ancient city found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It may be derived from ti ak'al in the Yucatec Maya language; it is said to be a relatively modern name meaning "at the waterhole"... [more]
Timandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Timander.
Timbreo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Thymbraeus.
Timón m Czech, Kashubian, Slovak, Spanish
Form of Timon in several languages.
Timotea f Spanish, Italian, Galician
Feminine form of Timoteo.
Tinita f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentina.
Tinito m Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino.
Tintin m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Agustin.
Tirone m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Latin American Spanish borrowing of Tyrone. It was borne by the Venezuelan rapper Tirone González (1988-2015), who was best known by his stage name Canserbero.
Tirso m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Thyrsus. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and monk Tirso de Molina (1579-1648) and the Spanish prince Tirso Panagiurishtski of Bulgaria (b... [more]
Tirteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Tyrtaios via Tyrtaeus.
Tisámeno m Spanish
Spanish form of Tisamenos via Tisamenus.
Tisbe f Literature, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Thisbe, as well as an alternate Latin form. It occurs in the medieval French romance Floriant et Florete (c. 1250-75) belonging to a friend of Florete, the wife of Arthur's knight Floriant.
Tisífone f Spanish
Spanish form of Tisiphone.
Tita f Spanish
Diminutive of Norma.
Titinio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Titinius.
Tivi f Spanish
Diminutive of Natividad.
Tivo m Spanish
Diminutive of Primitivo.
Toba m Spanish
Short form of Cristóbal.
Tolentino m Spanish (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Tolentino.
Tomasín m Spanish
Diminutive of Tomas.
Tomasita f Spanish
Diminutive of Tomasa.
Tomasito m Spanish
Diminutive of Tomas.
Tona f Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, African American
Diminutive of Antonia. In Scandinavia it is also used as a variant of Tone (the Norwegian form of Þone).... [more]
Toñi f Spanish
Diminutive of Antonia.
Toñín m Spanish
Diminutive of Antonio.
Tori m Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Toribio and Toribia.
Toribia f Spanish
Feminine form of Toribio.
Torin m Spanish
Diminutive of Hector.
Toxeo m Spanish
Spanish form of Toxeus.
Trajano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Trajan 1.
Tranquilino m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Tranquillinus. Notable bearers of this name include Tranquilino Luna, a 19th-century American politician, and Saint Tranquilino Ubiarco Robles (1899-1928), a Mexican priest who was martyred during the persecutions of the Mexican Revolution and canonized in 2000.
Tranquilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Tranquillus.
Trasamundo m Spanish
Spanish form of Thrasamund.
Trasíbulo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Thrasybulus.
Trasideo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Thrasydaeus.
Trasímaco m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Thrasymachus.
Trecén m Spanish
Spanish form of Troezen.
Treicy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Latin American form of Tracy, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Tremedal f Spanish
Means "quagmire" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Tremedal and Nuestra Señora del Tremedal, meaning "The Virgin of the Quagmire" and "Our Lady of the Quagmire." She is venerated at the sanctuary in Orihuela del Tremedal in the Aragonese municipality of Teruel.
Trifón m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Tryphon.
Trina f Spanish, Asturian
Diminutive of Trinidad.
Trino m Spanish (Rare)
Strictly masculine diminutive of Trinidad.
Trófimo m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Trophimus.
Troyano m Spanish
Spanish form of Trojanus.
Trudberto m Spanish
Spanish form of Trudbert.
Tuco m Spanish
Diminutive of Alberto.
Tula f Spanish
Diminutive of Gertrudis.
Tuli m & f Spanish
Short form of Tulio or Antulio.
Tulia f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Polish
Spanish feminine form of Tulio and Polish feminine form Tuliusz.
Tuqui f Spanish
Diminutive of Marta.
Turismundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Thorismund.
Turito m Spanish
Diminutive of Arturo.
Turo m Spanish, Italian
Short form of Arturo
Turpiliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Turpilianus.
Turpilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Turpilius.
Tusnelda f Latvian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Latvian, Spanish and (Brazilian) Portuguese form of Thusnelda.
Ubaldina f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, and Italian diminutive of Ubalda.
Ubaldo m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Galician, Portuguese and Italian form of Hugbald.
Udelia f Spanish (Latin American)
Udelia is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, meaning: "song"; "praise God"; "fortunate or prosperous in battle".
Uladislao m Spanish (Latin American)
Apparently an Hispanicized form of Vladislav. Uladislao Augier (1826-1908) was an Argentine politician.
Ulpiano m Italian, Spanish, Spanish (Caribbean)
Italian and Spanish form of Ulpianus.
Ulrico m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
Spanish, Portuguese, Galician and Italian form of Ulrich.
Unay m Spanish
Variant of Unai.
Urías m Spanish
Spanish form of 'Uriyah (see Uriah) via its latinized form Urias.
Ursino m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Ursinus.
Ursulina f German (Swiss, Rare), Romansh, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Latin
Diminutive or extended form of Ursula, as -ina is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix (from Latin -īna meaning "belonging to"). This essentially makes the name a double diminutive of Ursa... [more]
Úrsulo m Spanish
Spanish masculine form of Ursula.
Valdes m Spanish
Spanish
Vale f & m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.
Valen m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.
Valentiniano m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Valentinian.
Valentinita f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentina.
Valentinito m Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino.
Valerico m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Valéry (via Walericus, a Latinized form of Walherich).
Valle f Spanish
Means "valley" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Valle and Nuestra Señora de la Valle, meaning "The Virgin of the Valley" and "Our Lady of the Valley" respectively.... [more]
Valvanera f Spanish
From Latin Vallis Venaria meaning "valley of water veins". This is the name of a title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, venerated in the monastery of Valvanera as the patron saint of La Rioja, Spain.
Vanesita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Vanesa.
Vario m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Varius.
Varrón m Spanish
Spanish form of Varro.
Varroniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Varronianus.
Vedasto m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Filipino
Italian and Spanish form of Vedastus. The name is also in use in the Philippines, which is a remnant of the influence that Spain has had over the country, what with the country having been part of the Spanish Empire for several centuries.
Venancia f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Venantia.
Ventu m Spanish
Diminutive of Buenaventura.
Ventura m & f Spanish
Truncated form of Buenaventura.
Venturi m Spanish
Diminutive of Buenaventura.
Veralicia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a contraction of Vera 1 and Alicia. It is mainly used in El Salvador.
Veredas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "paths, lanes" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de las Veredas and Nuestra Señora de las Veredas, meaning "The Virgin of the Paths" and "Our Lady of the Paths" respectively.... [more]
Veridiana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare), Italian, Venetian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese, Venetian and Spanish form of Viridiana as well as an Italian variant of this name. Blessed Veridiana was a Benedictine virgin and recluse... [more]
Verito f Spanish
Diminutive of Verónica, via its short form Vero 2.
Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.
Vermundo m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Visigothic name from the Ancient Germanic name Wermund, possibly composed of the elements wer "true", and mund, "protector".
Vero m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Verus.
Vero f Spanish
Short form of Verónica.
Veru f Spanish
Diminutive of Veronica.
Vespasio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Vespasius.
Veturio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Veturius and Masculine form of Veturia.
Viana f Spanish, Italian
Short form of Viviana.
Vianney m & f French, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the surname of Jean-Marie Vianney (1786-1859), a French saint. His surname was allegedly derived from the given name Vivien 1 (see Vianney)... [more]
Vibio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Vibius.
Vicen m Spanish
Diminutive of Vicente.
Vicencio m Spanish
Variant of Vicente.
Vicho m Spanish
Diminutive of Vicente.
Vico f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Vico "Our Lady of Vico", patron saint of Arnedo (La Rioja). The name derives from Latin vicus "neighborhood, settlement".
Victorico m Spanish
Spanish form of Victoricus.
Victorio m Spanish
Spanish form of Victorius.
Victorita f Spanish
Diminutive of Victoria.
Vida f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Judeo-Spanish
Means "life" in Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese.