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Hispanic baby girl names?

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MarieFromStMoritz · 20/04/2011 07:56

I have just started a thread to ask opinions on my DH's favourite girl's name: Rose. So I thought I would start a thread with mine. The name is to go with quite a grand Anglo name (think: Palmer-Tomkinson type of name).

Here goes:

Idalia (my favourite - pronounced 'ee-DAR-lee-a')
Valentina
Rosa.

Also, if anybody has any suggestions for other Hispanic girls' names, I would be grateful to hear them.

Please be honest - thanks Smile

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Cies · 21/04/2011 09:13

I love
Clara
Isabel
Catalina
Elena
Amalia
Emilia
Marta

tryingtoleave · 21/04/2011 09:00

I loved the Catalan name Merixel (may have been spelt differently), pronounced Medichell. Wouldn't use it though...

bambiandthumper · 20/04/2011 20:52

Idalia is gorgeus, and by far my favourite, but here are some others:

Beatriz
Paloma
Veronica
Camila
Carlota
Casilda
Regina
Sofia
Luisia
Blanca
Marta
Leticia
Natalia
Catalina
Belen
Clotilde (Cloh-tild)

Duhart · 20/04/2011 20:38

Not keen Idalia but not sure why - possibly because Id sounds hard.

Amalia is gorgeous though!

Serena
Amaris
Sancha
Jacinta
Paloma

ValiumBandwitch · 20/04/2011 20:18

Ps, Idalia is lovely. It is like italia with a d isn't it? eeDALLeeya

ValiumBandwitch · 20/04/2011 20:15

Emphasis on the EN BelENN

KenDoddsDadsDog · 20/04/2011 19:54

Nuria is nice, I knew a couple in Spain.
Also love Bea (beya) short for Beatriz

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MarieFromStMoritz · 20/04/2011 19:19

Paloma is also very nice and one that I had considered. Actually, I might add it to the Reserve List...

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MelinaM · 20/04/2011 19:17

Valentina is beautiful, I love Ines too, have you considered Paloma?Smile

Prinpo · 20/04/2011 19:15

The girl I knew was pronounced Bellen.

I think it's a beautiful name (but OP, I think you should stick with Idalia Rose - it's a winner Smile).

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MarieFromStMoritz · 20/04/2011 19:02

How do you pronounce it, ValiumBandwitch? I have never heard of Belen before.

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ValiumBandwitch · 20/04/2011 19:01

you have ruined Belén for me! It means Bethlehem.

Firawla · 20/04/2011 19:00

Idalia is pretty, I think people would get used to it after a few times hearing it, it's probably just they are not familar with it because it's not a common name. Don't think I have heard of it before myself but its not like the spelling or pronounciation seem to be too difficult once you know?
If that's the name you love I think you should go for it

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MarieFromStMoritz · 20/04/2011 18:42

My DH likes Catalina. It is one of his favourite planes!

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lljkk · 20/04/2011 18:40

Esperanza, Socorro, Maricela, Catalina, Claudia, Lola.

My best teenage Mexican mates (born & raised) included Sonia, Cynthia, Elizabeth & Hilda, not a Hispanic origin name among them.

I know a teenage Rosa irl, but to be honest i don't like it. I wouldn't call my daughter Pink, either. English tongues just keep thinking it ought to be Rose.

missmelo · 20/04/2011 18:31

I like Valentina, its very 'jet set' I think it will go with your surname! I love Rose too. British Rose or International Valentina? :)

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MarieFromStMoritz · 20/04/2011 17:53

Idalia Rose

Perfect Grin !

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Prinpo · 20/04/2011 17:49

Valentina is lovely. I love Belen - used to go to school with one in Spain. I think you'd struggle with it in the UK but if you're staying in Dubai then it might work.

I think I still like Rose, though. Rose Idalia?

Actually, Idalia's growing on me. Idalia Rose?

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MarieFromStMoritz · 20/04/2011 16:40

Thanks Mum2Pea Smile

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Mum2Pea · 20/04/2011 16:21

i think Idalia is beautiful!
never heard of it before but my favourite by a mile!

chocadoodle · 20/04/2011 15:48

I like all of them apart from Rosa.

I love Ines.

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MarieFromStMoritz · 20/04/2011 15:31

Thanks for the suggestions. I still have my heart set on Idalia, but everybody who I have mentioned it to goes "huh?!?".

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otchayaniye · 20/04/2011 09:24

My daughter is a Carmen - we both have Spanish grandparents and Carmen was my husband's grandmother. And it's one of my favourite operas and one I used to enjoy going to with my now-dead father.

I seized on it particularly as I prefer trenchant, one or two syllable names not ending in 'a'. Plus it's not especially Spanish in a British context. Everyone has heard of it and can pronounce it.

I also love Soledad (Solitude) who was my great, great grandmother -- wife of famous Spanish composer Enrique Granados. But that name might encounter pronounciation issues.

I also like Mercedes.

onEastarEggIGraze · 20/04/2011 08:57

I knew a lovely Catalan girl called Thais (pr. Tye-iss). Bit too much potential 'eh?' factor if you're living in the UK, though.