Central American Submitted Names

Central American names include those from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Yulimar f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Yuli and the suffix -mar, common in other names such as Gladimar, Leomar and Lilimar... [more]
Yulio m Indonesian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Indonesian variant of Yulius as well as a Spanish variant of Julio.
Yurema f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Jurema or possibly a variant of Yurena.
Yureymi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Yeimy and Yurema.
Yurfa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Giurfa. This name is mainly used in Peru.
Yurith f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yurit. This name was present in the 1958 Atlantic Hurricane Season naming list, but remained unused.
Yusiel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly of Hebrew origin - if it is, then the last element is derived from Hebrew el "God". Alternatively, this name may be made up from existing elements in the Spanish language, like Yotuel is.... [more]
Yuvielka f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Vielka with the prefix Yu-, used mainly in Nicaragua.
Zafiro f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish feminine name derived from the word zafiro meaning "sapphire". This is a modern coinage.
Zagreo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Zagreus.
Zaqueo m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Zacchaeus.
Zaquiel m Spanish
A form of Zachaël (Zachael).
Zarco m Spanish (Rare)
This first name is predominantly found in South America, although it is not very common there: one is much more likely to encounter the name as a surname there instead. Because of that, it is possible that the bearers' parents were inspired to give their sons the surname as a first name, just like it is done in English-speaking countries these days... [more]
Zayra f Spanish
Variant of Zaira.
Zebedeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Zebedee.
Zelmira f Theatre, Italian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Form of Želimira and a feminine form of Gelmir. This name belongs to the title character of a Rossini opera; Zelmira (1822) was based on the play Zelmire (1762) by the French playwright de Belloy, about a princess of Lesbos who must save her father and husband from evil political machinations.
Zenobio m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian masculine form of Zenobia.
Zenodoro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Zenodorus.
Zenón m Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare), Aragonese, Kashubian
Spanish, Galician, Aragonese and Kashubian form of Zenon.
Zeuxipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Zeuxippus.
Zoa f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate variant of Zoe. The Christian martyr Zoe of Rome is sometimes referred to as Saint Zoa.
Zohemy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name, rhyming with Nohemi.
Zonda f Spanish (Latin American), Indigenous American
Name of a specific type of fast, dry mountain wind in Argentina. The name comes from a valley in San Juan Province, Argentina. Both the valley and the wind are related to an Indigenous people Ullum-Zonda similar to the Huarpe people.
Zoraima f Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name combining Zoraida and Moraima.
Zorimel f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived partly from the name Zoraida. The name Zorimel originated in Puerto Rico and means "mesmerizing golden light."
Zósimo m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Zosimos via Zosimus.... [more]
Zotico m Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Zotikos (via Zoticus).
Zuheilyn f Central American (Rare)
Probably an invented name, perhaps an elaboration of Suhaila or Sujey using the English name suffix lyn... [more]
Zuleica f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Zuleika.
Zulia f Spanish (Latin American)
One of the 23 states of Venezuela. Zulia can also be used as a variant to the name Julia.
Zulieth f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name, likely inspired by names such as Zulema and Julieth.
Zulimar f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of the given names Zuli or Zulema with the suffix -mar, present in other names such as Gladimar, Yulimar and Lilimar.
Zully f Spanish (Latin American)
In the case of the Argentine actress Zully Moreno (1920-1999), it was a diminutive of Zulema.
Zury f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Variant of Zuri used predominately in Latin America.