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.
Ami m NahuatlMeans "hunt" or "hunter", from Nahuatl
ami "to hunt for game, to go hunting".
Amiztlato m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
amiztli "sea lion" (literally "water puma") and
tlahtoa "to speak; to issue commands".
Amotocaye f NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
tocaye "person with a name, illustrious person" combined with either
amo "not, un-" or the possessive prefix
amo- "your".
Anacaona f Taíno, MexicanMeans "golden flower" in Taíno, from
ana "flower" and
caona "gold". This was the name of the
cacica (a female
cacique, or queen) who ruled the native Taíno (Arawak) people of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola when the conquistadors settled there in 1492... [
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Analía f Spanish, American (Hispanic)Contraction of
Analucía. It was used for the title character, Ana Lucía 'Analía' Moncada, in the 2008-2009 telenovela
El Rostro de Analía, which caused the popularity of this name to spike in the United States.
Anayansi f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)Used by Panamanian author Octavio Méndez Pereira for a character in his historical novel
Núñez de Balboa, el tesoro de Dabaibe (1934), where it belongs to an indigenous princess who falls in love with the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa... [
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Andarín m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)Means "walker" in Spanish. This is not used as a name in Spanish whatsoever. Félix de la Caridad Carvajal y Soto, nicknamed Andarín Carvajal (1875-1949) was a Cuban mailman and long-distance runner who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Anecotlichimal m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
anecuyotl, a kind of headdress, or perhaps belt, made from paper and feathers, and
chimalli "shield".
Antigua f Spanish (Rare)From a title of Virgin Mary, which came to be in Seville Cathedral's Virgen de la Antigua chapel. The word
antigua "old, ancient" referred to a fresco depicting Virgin Mary, which was sculpted on the wall of an ancient mosque which served as the basis for the new cathedral... [
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Aocnel m NahuatlMeans "good for nothing" or "null" in Nahuatl, derived from
aoc "no longer, not anymore" and
nelli "true, truth".
Aocqueman m NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly means "no more time" or "not yet time" in Nahuatl, from
aoc "no longer, not anymore; not yet" and
queman "sometimes; at what time, when?".
Aoctleconitoa m NahuatlPossibly means "he says nothing", from Nahuatl
aoctle "nothing, no more, nothing left" and the directional form of
itoa "to say, to speak".
Aoctleitoca m & f NahuatlPossibly means "nameless" in Nahuatl, from
aoctle "nothing, no more, nothing more" and
itoca "name".
Aquetzalli f & m NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
atl "water" and
quetzalli "quetzal feather, something precious". Alternately, may derive from
ahquetzalli, meaning "irrigation ditch" or "gruel".
Argelia f SpanishDerived from
Argelia, which is the Spanish name for the North African country Algeria. The country's name is in turn derived from the name of its capital city, namely Algiers (which is known as
Argel in Spanish)... [
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Argeme f SpanishFrom the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Argeme, meaning "The Virgin of Argeme."... [
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Armonía f Spanish (Rare)Means "harmony" in Spanish. This name was brought to public attention by the novel 'Sembrando Flores' (1906) by Catalan anarchist Juan Montseny Carret, whose main characters are named
Floreal and
Armonía, and thus it came to be used by anarchist parents who were eager to reject traditional names during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).
Asela f Spanish (Rare)Spanish form of
Asella. A notable bearer of this name is the Cuban chess player Asela de Armas Pérez (b. 1954), who won the title of Woman International Master in 1978.
Ástor m Asturian, SpanishFrom the
Astures, a Celtic tribe that gave name to the Spanish region of Asturias.