Galician
names are used in Galicia in northwestern Spain by speakers of
Galician.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Eume m Galician (Modern, Rare)From the name of a river in the north of Galicia, itself from a Celtic word cognate of Latin
umeo ("to be wet"), both ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wegʷ ("wet").
Evencio m Galician, Spanish (Rare)From
Eventius, a Latinized form of an uncertain name. This was the name of an early Christian saint who was martyred in Nicomedia. It was borne by Venezuelan composer Evencio Castellanos (1915-1984).
Fedra f Greek, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Sicilian, Slovene, Spanish, Ukrainian, TheatreModern Greek form of
Phaidra (see
Phaedra) as well as the standard form in various other languages.... [
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Filomela f Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, SpanishSerbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, and Spanish form of
Philomel.
Froilán m Spanish, GalicianSpanish derivative of
Froila, a Visigothic name probably derived from Germanic *
frau "lord" (Gothic
frauja "lord"; compare
Freyr) and the Gothic name suffix *
ila... [
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Galiza f Galician (Rare)Variant of
Galicia. Both names are equally valid in Galician for the name of the land, although Galiza is more frequently used by Galician nationalist people.
Inocente m Spanish, GalicianDerived 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.
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.
Maxina f Galician (Rare), LiteratureOf uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a feminine form of
Maginus and a corruption of
Maxima. 'Maxina ou a filla espúrea' (also published under the titles 'Magina ou a filla espúrea' and 'Majina ou a filla espúrea', 1870) by Marcial Valladares is considered the first novel written in the Galician language.
Melitón m Spanish (Rare), GalicianSpanish and Galician form of
Meliton. A known bearer of this name was the Peruvian naval commander and government official Melitón Carvajal (1847-1935).
Mencía f Spanish, Medieval Spanish, GalicianSpanish and Galician name of unclear origin, maybe from Basque
mendi "mountain". It was born by many noble women in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and revived in the 2000's.
Moraima f Spanish, GalicianVariant of
Morayma. It became popular in Galician after the eponymous poem by Emilio Celso Ferreiro to his wife Moraima.
Natividade f Portuguese, GalicianDerived from Portuguese and Galician
natividade, ultimately from Latin
nativitas "birth, nativity; Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ".
Niceto m Spanish, GalicianSpanish and Galician form of
Niketas. This name was borne by Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, president of Spain from 1931 to 1936.
Noreia f Celtic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Galician (Modern, Rare)Noreia used to be considered the epithet of an unidentified pre-Roman mother goddess who left her name in inscriptions throughout the Roman province Noricum (present-day Austria and Slovenia). Current theories suggest, however, that she might have been a Roman "creation" to gain the loyalty of the Norici (ever since
Vespasian's time, she was associated with the goddess
Isis and referred to as Isisi-Noreia)... [
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