Mexican Submitted Names

Mayrita f Spanish
Diminutive of Mayra.

Mayve f Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Maivé, similar to Mayté

Mazaihuitl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl mazatl "deer" and ihuitl "feathers, down".

Mazatl m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
From Nahuatl mazatl meaning "deer", the seventh day-sign of the tonalpohualli. This was the name of a cacique or leader of the Nahuas of Papayeca, active during the Spanish conquest of what is now Honduras.

Mazatoch m Nahuatl
Means "deer-like rabbit" in Nahuatl.

Mazatzin m Nahuatl
Variant of Mazatl, combining the honorific or diminutive suffix -tzin.

Maziel f Spanish
From Hebrew origins. The name means she who comes down from the stars.

Meandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Meander.

Mecahua f & m Nahuatl
Possibly means "keeper of mistresses" or "possessor of rope", derived from Nahuatl mecatl "rope, cord; unit of land; consort, concubine" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Mecahuehue m Nahuatl
Probably from Nahuatl mecahuehuetl, a kind of string instrument.

Meche f Spanish
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Meches f Spanish
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Medardo m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Medardus.

Mediadora f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare English Mediatrix, French Médiatrice and Spanish/Portuguese Mediatriz alongside Portuguese Medianeira).

Meilyng f Spanish (Rare)

Meinulfo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Maganulf via it's Latinized form Meinulphus.

Mel f & m Catalan (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
Means "honey" in Catalan and Portuguese.... [more]

Melancio m Spanish
Spanish form of Melanthios via Melanthius.

Melanea f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Melaneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Melaneus.

Mélani f Spanish
Spanish form of Melanie, reflecting the English pronounciation.

Melani f Spanish, Croatian, Slovene, Greek (Rare), Hungarian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish borrowing, Croatian and Slovene form, Modern Greek and English variant of Melanie and Hungarian variant of Melánia... [more]

Melanita f Spanish
Diminutive of Melania.

Melanto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Melanthos via its latinized form Melanthus.

Melchora f Spanish, Filipino, Galician
Feminine form of Melchor.

Meleagro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Meleager.

Melecio m Spanish
Spanish form of Meletios via Meletius.

Meleto m Spanish
Spanish form of Meletus.

Melibea f Spanish (Rare), Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Literature
Spanish form of Meliboea. This is the name of the female protagonist in the Spanish novel La Celestina (1499).

Melisandra f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Combination of Melisa and Sandra, possibly influenced by names such as Mélisande and Lisandra.

Meliseo m Spanish
Spanish form of Melisseus.

Melisita f Spanish
Diminutive of Melisa.

Meliso m Spanish
Spanish form of Melissos via its latinized form Melissus.

Melitina f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Estonian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic)
Variant of Melitini.

Melito m Spanish (Archaic), Catalan (Archaic)
Variant of Melitón.

Melito m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish Portuguese and Galician form of Mellitus.

Melitón m Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Meliton. A known bearer of this name was the Peruvian naval commander and government official Melitón Carvajal (1847-1935).

Melitona f Georgian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Meliton (Georgian) and Melitón (Spanish).

Meliza f Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Antillean, Rare)

Melizabeth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Melizza f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Melissa.

Mélodi f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Melody.

Melodia f Spanish (Modern, Rare)

Melquíades m Spanish
Spanish form of Melchiades.

Melquisedec m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Melchizedek.

Meme m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.

Memio m Spanish
Spanish form of Memmius.

Memo m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.

Menandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Menander.

Menchu f Spanish
Diminutive of Carmen.

Mencía f Spanish, Medieval Spanish, Galician
Spanish 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.

Menedemo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menedemos via it's Latinized Menedemus.

Menelao m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menelaus.

Meneo m Catalan, Italian, Spanish
Catalan, Italian, and Spanish form of Meneos via it's Latinized form Meneus.

Menesteo m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Menestheus.

Menipo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Menippos via its latinized form Menippus.

Meño m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Menodoro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Menodoros via Menodorus.

Menuelito m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.

Mequita f Spanish
Perhaps a variant of Mezquita, also called the Great Mosque of Córdoba or the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, a medieval Islamic mosque that was converted into a Roman Catholic Christian cathedral in the Spanish city of Córdoba, Andalusia.

Merarda f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Merardo.

Merarí m & f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Merari, used primarily as a feminine name in Latin America.

Merary f & m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Merari.

Merced f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Singular form of Mercedes.

Mercedez f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Mercedes.

Mercedies f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Merceditas f Spanish, Filipino, Spanish (Caribbean)
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Merchi f Spanish
Diminutive of Mercedes.

Mercurial m Spanish, French, Catalan
Spanish, French, and Catalan form of Mercurialis.

Meredi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Meri f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Mary reflecting the English pronunciation, used as a diminutive of María

Meribeth f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Marybeth.

Merisol f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Merysol.

Merly f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Merlita, Merlina, Merla, and other names containing merl.

Meroslao m Spanish
Probably a variant form of Miroslao.

Mersedes f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Mercedes.

Mery f Spanish (Latin American)
Adoption of Mary, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Merysol f Spanish (Latin American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Marysol (see Marisol), reflecting the English pronunciation.

Mesias f Spanish
Meaning unknown

Messalina f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Catalan
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Messalla, which was originally an agnomen derived from the place name Messana, applied to the 3rd-century BC Roman general Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus to commemorate his victory at the city of Messana in Sicily... [more]

Metodio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Methodius.

Metrobio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Metrobios via it's Latinized form Metrobius.

Metrodoro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Metrodorus.

Metrófanes m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Metrophanes.

Mexicatl m Nahuatl
Means "Mexican, person from Mexico-Tenochtitlan" in Nahuatl.

Meybelín f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American
Spanish form of Maybelline. It is mainly used in El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Meylin f Spanish (Latin American)

Meyling f Spanish (Latin American)

Meyvelín f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American (Rare)
Variant of Meybelín.

Miahuaxihuitl f Nahuatl, Aztec
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Classic Nahuatl elements miahuatl "the maize plant in bloom" and xihuitl "plant" or xihuitl "year". Name borne by the mother of Monteczuma I.

Mica f Spanish
Diminutive of Micaela.

Míchel m Spanish
Diminutive of Miguel.

Michel f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Migdali f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Magdalena or from Hebrew migdali, "my tower".

Migdalia f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a derivative of Hebrew מִגְדָּל (migdal) "tower" which is cognate with the place name Magdala (see Magdalene).

Migdalis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Mige m Spanish
Diminutive of Miguel Enrique.

Migo m Filipino, Spanish
Diminutive of Miguel.

Migue m Spanish
Diminutive of Miguel.

Miguelina f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Miguela used in Latin America.

Miguelita f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Miguela.

Miguelón m Spanish
Augmentative hypocorism of Miguel with the suffix -ón. It is traditionally used for people who are older or bulkier than other Migueles in their communities.

Migui m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Miguel.

Mihua m Nahuatl
Means "possessor of arrows" in Nahuatl, from mitl "arrow, dart" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Mijaíl m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Mikhail, given in honour of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022), who is known as Mijaíl Gorbachov in Spanish.

Miki m Spanish
Diminutive of Miguel. It probably originated as a variation of Mickey, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Miko m Spanish
Diminutive of Miguel.

Mila f Spanish, Catalan, Filipino
Diminutive of Milagros.

Miladie f English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Milady.

Milady f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the word, now used in historical or humorous contexts, referring to an English noblewoman or gentlewoman, the form of address to such a person or a lady. It came partly from a colloquial pronunciation of my Lady and partly from French milady (from my Lady).

Milagrito f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Milagro (compare Milagritos). As a given name, it is mostly used in Peru. Usage in the Philippines is mostly masculine.

Milagritos f & m Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Milagros (compare Milagrito). As a given name, it is mostly used (as a feminine name) in Peru.

Milagro f & m Spanish
Singular form of Milagros.

Milaris f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Mildrey f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Mileidis f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Milady.

Mileidy f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Milady.

Mileidys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Milady.

Milenia f Polish, Spanish (Latin American)

Milexi f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Milexy.

Milexy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Yamilex, or perhaps a combination of Spanish mi "my" and the name Lexy.

Milga f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Milio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Milius. In modern times it may be occasionally used as a short form of Emilio.

Millacatl m Nahuatl
Means "field worker, farmer" or "rural inhabitant" in Nahuatl, from milli "cultivated field, cornfield" and either tlacatl "person, human" or the suffix -catl "inhabitant".

Millán m Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician variant of Emiliano.

Millene f Spanish (Latin American, Italianized, Rare)

Milli m Nahuatl
Means "cultivated field, cornfield" in Nahuatl.

Milta f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Myrta.

Mimich m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Probably means "little fish", derived from Nahuatl michin "fish". This was also the name of a cloud serpent in Aztec mythology.

Mimo m Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Domingo.

Mimosa f English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Danish, Filipino, Italian
From Mimosa, a genus of plants that are sensitive to touch. The best known plant from that genus is the Mimosa pudica, better known in English as the touch-me-not. The plant genus derives its name from Spanish mimosa, which is the feminine form of the Spanish adjective mimoso meaning "cuddly".

Mincho m Spanish
Diminutive of Fermín or Benjamín.

Mine f Spanish
Diminutive of Minerva.

Míner f Spanish
Diminutive of Minerva.

Minervo m Spanish (Mexican), Aragonese
Masculine form of Minerva.

Mingo m Spanish, Afro-American (Slavery-era, Archaic)
Short form of Domingo.... [more]

Minguito m Spanish
Diminutive of Mingo, via Domingo.

Minia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Minius. This is the name of an obscure saint found in the catacombs of Rome and venerated chiefly in Brion (Galicia, Spain).

Mino m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Giacomo, Guglielmo, or Maximo.

Miosotis f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Myosotis, used especially in the Dominican Republic. This occurs in the 1968 Puerto Rican telenovela La Mujer de Aquella Noche, where it is a nickname of the heroine, Countess Adriana de Astolfi, given to her by her lover, the itinerant gypsy Renzo.

Miqueas m Spanish
Spanish form of Micah.

Miquiz m & f Nahuatl
Means "death" in Nahuatl, derived from miquiztli "death, mortality", the sixth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.

Mirabela f Romanian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Latinate and Romanian form of Mirabella.

Miralda f Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch

Miralis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Union of the name "Mira" and "Lisa".

Miramar f Spanish
Means "look to the sea" in Spanish.

Mirandita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Miranda.

Mirar m & f Spanish (?)

Mirelly f Spanish (Mexican)
A famous bearer is Mexican actress Mirelly Taylor.

Mirelva f Dutch, Italian, Spanish
The meaning of this name is uncertain; it may be a blend of two existing names (perhaps Mira and Elvira) or possibly etymologically related to Mirella... [more]

Mirian f Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Spanish, Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Miriam.

Miriann f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Mirianna f English (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Miriana.

Miriela f Spanish (Latin American)

Mirlin m English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Mirna f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)
Perhaps a Spanish form of Myrna, or possibly a borrowing of the South Slavic name Mirna or the Arabic name Mirna 1.

Miroslao m Spanish
Spanish form of Miroslav via its latinized form Miroslaus.

Mirsha m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Mirtala f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American
Possibly the Spanish form of Myrtale.

Mirtha f Spanish (Latin American), Haitian Creole
Variant of Mirta. This is borne by the Argentine actress and television presenter Mirtha Legrand (1927-), real name Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez.

Mirto m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Mirta.

Misael m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Spanish, Biblical Portuguese, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Biblical German (Archaic)
Form of Mishael used in the Old Testament in various languages.

Mishella f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Michella.

Misleydis f Spanish (Latin American)
Of uncertain etymology.

Missael m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Misael.

Mística f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Means "mystical" in Portuguese and Spanish. Occasionally used as a given name.

Mitl m Nahuatl
Means "arrow, dart" in Nahuatl.

Mito m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl mitotli "dance", or a form of itoa "to say, to speak".

Miton m Nahuatl
Means "little arrow" in Nahuatl, from mitl "arrow, dart" and the diminutive suffix -ton.

Mixcoatl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl mixtli "cloud" and coatl "snake". This was the name of an Aztec god of hunting, identified with the Milky Way and the stars.

Mixcoatlailotlac m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Mixcoatl and tlailotlac, a title for a magistrate.

Mixtli f & m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "cloud" in Nahuatl. This was the name of a princess in an Aztec legend, who is said to have died from grief after being falsely told her lover had died in battle.

Miyahuaxochtzin f Nahuatl, Aztec
Etymology uncertain. Possible name elements include miyahuatl "tassel, of maize or things with a similar appearance", xochitl "flower" and tzin "lady". It is also possible that it is derived from the Classical Nahuatl word miyaoaxoch "maize tassel flower", which was attested as a female name in the mid-sixteenth century... [more]

Miyaoaxoch f Nahuatl
Means "maize tassel flower" in Nahuatl.

Mizquixahual f Nahuatl
Means "mesquite face paint", from Nahuatl mizquitl "mesquite tree" and xahualli "face paint".

Mizraim f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Biblical
The Hebrew and Aramaic name for Egypt. In the Bible, this was the name of a son of Ham.

Miztli m & f Nahuatl
Means "mountain lion, wildcat" in Nahuatl.

Mizyaotl m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl miztli "mountain lion, wildcat" and yaotl "enemy, combatant".

Mnemosina f Basque (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Basque and Spanish form of Mnemosyne.

Mocauhqui m Nahuatl
Means "married person" or "left, abandoned" in Nahuatl.

Mocel f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "you alone" in Nahuatl, possibly denoting "peerless".

Mocelcihuatl f Nahuatl
Possibly a combination of Mocel and Cihuatl, overall meaning "woman who is alone", or perhaps "peerless woman".

Mochimalcecelo m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl mo- "your", chimali "shield", and cecelia "to cool (something hot)" or "to refresh, rejoice".

Mocteuzma m Nahuatl
Variant of Motecuhzoma.

Moi m Spanish
Short form of Moisés.

Molotecatl m Nahuatl
Means "person from Molotlan" in Nahuatl.

Molotl m Nahuatl
Means "house finch" in Nahuatl.

Molpilli m Nahuatl
Means "the bound one" in Nahuatl, derived from ilpia "to tie something, to bind". Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Momo m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.

Momoztli f & m Nahuatl
Means "altar, platform for sacrificial offerings" in Nahuatl.

Momozton f Nahuatl
Diminutive form of Momoztli.

Mon m & f Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish, Spanish
Short form of given names that contain mon. In Dutch, Flemish and Limburgish, where the name is strictly masculine, that will often be Edmond and Simon 1... [more]

Moncerath f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Monserrat. Moncerath was given to 5 girls in 2004 according to the SSA.

Moncerrath f Spanish (Latin American)
A Honduran & Central American Spanish form of Monserrat.

Monchi m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Ramón or Ramona. Also compare Moncho.

Moni f English (Rare), Croatian, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Monika, Mónica, and other related names. It can also be used as a diminutive of Simone 1 or Ramona.

Mónico m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish masculine form of Monica.

Monima f Ancient Greek, Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Variant transcription and Spanish and Catalan form of Monime.

Monita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of feminine given names that contain -mon-, such as Mónica, Monserrat and Ramona... [more]

Mono m Spanish
Means "monkey" in Spanish.

Monómaco m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Monomachos.

Monse f Spanish
Diminutive of Montserrat.

Monserrate m & f Spanish
Spanish form of Montserrat, usually taken from from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Monserrate, the patron saint of Orihuela in the Province of Alicante in Spain.

Monserrath f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Monserrat.

Monsi m Spanish
Diminutive of Simon 1.

Monsita f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish diminutive of Montserrat and its variant Monserrat. A known bearer of this name is Monsita Ferrer (b. 1958), a daughter of the Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer (1912-1992) and the American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002).

Montaña f Spanish
Means "mountain" in Spanish (compare English derivation Montana), taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Montaña, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountain."... [more]

Montañas f Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of Montaña, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de las Montañas and Nuestra Señora de las Montañas, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountains" and "Our Lady of the Mountains."... [more]

Montemayor f Spanish (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Montemayor.

Montserrate m & f Spanish
Variant of Monserrate.

Montserrath f Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Montserrat, used especially in Mexico.

Montzerrat f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Montserrat.

Monzerrat f Spanish (Mexican)

Morada f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Morado.

Morado m Spanish (Rare)
means “purple” in Spanish.

Moraima f Spanish, Galician
Variant of Morayma. It became popular in Galician after the eponymous poem by Emilio Celso Ferreiro to his wife Moraima.

Morayma f History, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Maryam. This was the name of the last sultana of Granada (1467-1493) as the spouse of Muhammad XII of Granada.

Morelia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Morella f Literature, Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Medieval Scottish (Rare)
Used by Edgar Allan Poe for the title character of his Gothic short story Morella (1835), in which case he may have invented it by adding a diminutive suffix to Latin mors "death". Alternatively, it may be derived from the name of the ancient Spanish city, the Italian name for the poisonous weed black nightshade (species Solanum nigrum), or from the Italian surname Morello, all of them ultimately deriving from Greek μαῦρος (mauros) meaning "black"... [more]

Morfeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Morpheus.

Motolinia m Nahuatl
Means "poor, a poor person" in Nahuatl, derived from tolinia "to be poor, afflicted; to suffer". This was what the missionary Toribio de Benavente was known by during his time evangelising in Mexico, due to his shabby robes.

Moya f Spanish
Meaning "estate of Modius" from the Latin Modianus, with Modius derived from the Latin modus meaning 'measure'. Traditionally a Spanish surname deriving from Moya, in Cuenca, or similarly named places in Valencia, Lugo, and the Canary Island.

Moyocoya m Nahuatl
Means "he creates himself, maker of himself" in Nahuatl.

Moyotl m & f Nahuatl
Means "mosquito" in Nahuatl.

Mundo m Portuguese, Spanish
Short form of names ending in -mundo such as Raymundo or Edmundo.

Murilo m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "small wall" in Spanish.

Museo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Musaeus.

Mylen f Mexican

Mynor m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Central American name of uncertain origin (used especially in Guatemala).

Myosotis f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Derived from the Greek μυοσωτίς meaning "mouse's ear," referring to the leaves of flowering plants belonging to a genus more commonly known as forget-me-nots.

Myrta f English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
English and German cognate of Myrtle and Spanish and Italian variant of Mirta.

Naara f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nabora f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Nabor.

Nacazitztoc m Nahuatl
Means "he lies looking sideways", derived from Nahuatl nacazitta "to look at someone with fondness, to cast a sidelong glance" and the suffix -toc "to be lying down".

Nacha f Spanish
Diminutive of Ignacia.

Nachito m Spanish
Diminutive of Nacho; in other words, a double diminutive of Ignacio.

Nacia f Spanish
Diminutive of Ignacia.

Naco m Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Ignacio. In Mexican Spanish, this coincides with an ethnic slur for a man of indigenous descent who is deemed to be low-class or uncultured, derived from a short form of totonaco "Totonac (an indigenous group)".

Nacor m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Nahor.

Nacxich m & f Nahuatl
Variant form of Nacxitl.

Nacxitl m & f Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Mexican
Means "walker, traveller", from Nahuatl nahui "four" and icxitl "foot". This was also the name of a brother of the Aztec god of travellers, Yacatecuhtli, and sometimes used as an epithet of Quetzalcoatl.

Nadeshka f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nadiusca f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Nadiuska.

Nadiuska f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nadiushka.

Nadxieli f Mexican (Rare)
Possibly derived from Zapotec nadxiie lii "I love you" (compare Nayeli).

Naeda f English (Rare), Arabic (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nahiara f Spanish (Modern)
Variation of Naiara.

Nahila f Arabic, Spanish
Variant transcription of Najla or Naila.

Nahitan m Spanish (Latin American)

Nahomi f American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Variant of Nohemi.

Nahomy f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nohemi.

Nahuacatl m Nahuatl
Means "four reed" in Nahuatl, from nahui "four" and acatl "reed, cane".

Nahualquizqui f & m Nahuatl
Probably means "to emerge from trickery" or "to be born from magic", derived from Nahuatl nahual "to transform, trick, disguise, conceal; to do magic" combined with quizqui "to divide, separate from, take out of".

Nahuatl f Nahuatl
Means "clear sound" in Nahuatl, also referring to the language.

Nahuell m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nahuel.

Nahuitochtli f Nahuatl
Means "four rabbit" in Nahuatl, referring to the day of the Aztec calendar that the bearer was born.

Nahúm m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Nahum.

Nahyara f Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Nayara.

Naiala f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Modern)
Possibly based on Naiara.... [more]

Naidelyn f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nailea f Spanish (Mexican, Modern)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an elaborated form of Naila. This name is borne by Mexican actress Nailea Norvind (1970-).

Nairely f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Naira.

Nairo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
A known bearer of this name is Colombian racing cyclist Nairo Quintana (1990-).

Nairobis f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaborated form of Nairobi.

Nairoby f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nairobi. A known bearer of this name is Dominican badminton player Nairoby Abigail Jiménez (2000-).

Nairobys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nairobis.

Nalda f Spanish (Rare)

Nalia f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)

Nalleli f Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Nayeli.

Nallely f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nayeli.

Namiton m & f Nahuatl
Possibly means "little spouse", from Nahuatl namictli "wife, husband, spouse" and the diminutive suffix -ton, in which case it was likely a nickname for a child.

Nana f Spanish
Diminutive of Oriana.

Nanci f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nancy.

Nanda f Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Hungarian
Short form of Fernanda or Ferdinanda.

Nania f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nanita f Spanish
Diminutive of Oriana.

Nano m Spanish
Diminutive of Fernando.

Naomy f English (African), French (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Napoleón m Spanish
Spanish form of Napoleon.

Narah f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Narcedalia f Spanish (Mexican)
Allegedly a combination of Narcisa and Dalia 1 (i.e., the narcissus flower and the dahlia flower)... [more]

Narcisco m Spanish
Variant of Narciso, probably influenced by Francisco.

Narda f Spanish (Rare)

Nasly f Spanish (Latin American)
Said to have originated as a Hispanic corruption of the Slavic name Nadia 1. This name is most often used in Colombia.

Natalí f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Natalie.

Natalieta f Spanish (Rare), Catalan
Diminutive of Natalia.

Nataly f English (Modern), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Greek (Rare), Russian, Ukrainian, Estonian (Rare)
English variant and Spanish and Portuguese borrowing of Natalie, as well as a variant transcription of Russian Натали and Ukrainian Наталі (see Natali).

Natalys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Natalia using the suffix -lys.

Natán m Spanish
Spanish form of Nathan.

Natanaela f Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Italian (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Natanael.

Nathali f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Variant of Natalia or Nathália.

Nathalio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Latin American variant of Natalio.

Nathalyn f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Nati f Spanish
Short form of Natividad, or sometimes Natalia.

Naty f Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
Variant of Nati. A known bearer is Natividad "Naty" Abascal (1943-), a Spanish socialite and former model.

Natzielli f Spanish (Mexican)
influencer's name

Nauhyotl m Nahuatl
Means "fourth" in Nahuatl, literally "having the quality or likeness of four".

Nausícaa f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Nausicaa.

Navidad f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the Spanish word Navidad meaning "Christmas; Nativity". It could also function as a variant of Natividad.

Naya f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Nahia and Naia.