Mexican
names are used in the country of Mexico in southern North America.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abelia f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)Feminine form of
Abel. Abelia is also a type of flowering shrub in the honeysuckle family, named after British surgeon and naturalist Clarke Abel (1780-1826).
Abella f SpanishFrom the Spanish surname, which originated in the region of Galicia. The name was originally a Catalan nickname for a bee-keeper or person with bee-like behaviors. It is derived from the Spanish word ‘abeja,’ meaning "bee," which itself is derived from Latin apicula.
Abileyza f Popular Culture, Spanish (Rare, ?)The name of a character (played by actress Geraldine Chaplin) in the 2011 movie
There Be Dragons, a period drama set during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s.
Acachimal m NahuatlMeans "reed shield" in Nahuatl, from
acatl "reed, cane" and
chimalli "shield".
Acamitl m NahuatlMeans "reed arrow" in Nahuatl, from
acatl "reed" and
mitl "arrow, dart".
Acatl m & f Nahuatl, MexicanMeans "reed, cane" in Nahuatl. This is the thirteenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Acaxoch f NahuatlFrom
acaxochitl "reed flower", the name of an aquatic plant with red or white flowers.
Achane m NahuatlMeans "water dweller", from Nahuatl
atl "water" and
chane "homeowner, resident, inhabitant". This was a creature from Aztec mythology said to bring water from the ground, depicted as a snake, a lizard, or occasionally a beautiful woman... [
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Acmachquichiuh m & f NahuatlMeans "who in heaven’s name made him/her?", derived from Nahuatl
ac "who? which one?",
mach "certainly, totally", used here as an intensifier to the question, and
quichiuh "to make something, to do something".
Acoatl m NahuatlMeans "water snake" in Nahuatl, from
atl "water" and
coatl "snake, serpent".
Acolhuehue m NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
acolli "shoulder" and
huehue "elder, old man".
Acotlehuac m NahuatlMeaning uncertain. Second element may derive from Nahuatl
tlehuacqui "something toasted".
Acuahuitl m NahuatlMeans "stirring stick" in Nahuatl, usually for stirring cacao. This was also the name of a flowering plant, sometimes used medicinally.
Acuauh m NahuatlMeans "hawk" or "crane hawk" in Nahuatl, ultimately derived from
atl "water" and
cuauhtli "eagle".
Acuetla m NahuatlMeaning uncertain. The first element might be
atl "water" or the negative prefix
a-, and the second might derive from
cuetla "break" or
cuetlauh "to wither".
Acxotecatl m NahuatlMeans "inhabitant of Acxotlan", a merchant district, itself derived from
acxoyatl "laurel branches; fir branches".
Ada f German, Biblical German, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Slovene, Polish, Kashubian, Hungarian, Spanish, Biblical SpanishGerman, Croatian, Galician, Slovene, Hungarian, Polish, Kashubian and Spanish form of
Adah.
Adón m SpanishSpanish form of
Adon. It coincides with the Hebrew epithet for God
אדון (Adón) meaning "lord".
Adroaldo m Spanish, PortugueseDerived from a Germanic name that was apparently composed of the elements
odal or
uodal "heritage, fatherland" and
wald "rule". This name was borne by several Brazilian politicians, such as Adroaldo Mesquita da Costa (1894-1985) and Adroaldo Peixoto Garani (b... [
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Águila f SpanishMeans "eagle" in Spanish (see
Aquila), taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen del Águila and
Nuestra Señora del Águila, meaning "The Virgin of the Eagle" and "Our Lady of the Eagle" respectively.... [
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Ahahaya m & f NahuatlPossibly derived from
ahahuiya "to rejoice, to celebrate, to take pleasure".
Ahmicqui f & m NahuatlMeans "immortal, something that does not die" in Nahuatl, derived from the negative prefix
a- and
micqui "corpse, dead body".
Ahtziri f Spanish (Mexican)Possibly a variant of the name
Yatziri. May be of Mayan or Aztec origin, with some sources claiming it means "corn flower" or "corn goddess".
Ahua m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
ahuatl "thorn, spine".
Ahuilizatl m & f NahuatlMeans "joyous waters", derived from Nahuatl
ahuiliztli "joy, pleasure, enjoyment, recreation; pleasant" and
atl "water".
Albia f Basque, Spanish (Latin American)Taken from the name of a grotto in the Aralar Range in the Basque Mountains where a dolmen was discovered in 1915, as well as from the name of a suburb of Bilbao where Sabino Arana Goiri was born. Goiri was a writer, creator of the Basque flag, founder of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and is generally considered "the father of Basque nationalism".
Alcántara f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)Given in honour of the 16th-century Spanish saint and mystic Peter of Alcántara (1499-1562). The place name Alcántara is itself from Arabic القنطرة
(al-Qanṭarah) meaning "the bridge".
Alegrando m SpanishA Spanish name. Means happy, exitment,etc. Often used as a nickname.
Alegría f Spanish, Galician (Rare)Derived from Spanish and Galician
alegría "joy, happiness", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de la Alegría, meaning "Our Lady of Joy".
Alén m Galician, Spanish (Rare)Of toponymic origin, it gives its name to various places in Ourense and Pontevedra. It comes from the adverb beyond "on the other side of", "from the part beyond", "beyond"; it is also a noun, with the meaning "the beyond"... [
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Alirio m & f Spanish (Rare)Origin uncertain, though it could be derived from the Roman name
Hilarius or the Greek
Hilarion, as suggested by Hanks and Hodges in 'A Dictionary of First Names' (they also go on to note a possible connection with
Allyre, the name of a Gallo-Roman saint)... [
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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."
Almendra f Spanish (Latin American)The name Almendra comes from
Latin and refers to the same fruit of the "almond" tree in Spanish. It is an unusual name but that makes it very special and peculiar
Alouette f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)Derived from French
alouette "lark, skylark".
Alouette is a popular Quebecois children's song, commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark. Although it is in French, it is well known among speakers of other languages as many US Marines and other Allied soldiers learned the song while serving in France during World War I and took it home with them, passing it on to their children and grandchildren.... [
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Alto m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, DutchDirectly 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.... [
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Alvarito m SpanishSpanish 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.
Amapola f SpanishAmapola 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... [
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