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Spanglish baby names!

82 replies

SophieStripe · 17/06/2018 17:48

Hi... I'm very early, only 10+4 but petrified of first scan and something being wrong. I can't cruise the pregnancy board anymore as too many things to worry about in there so thought I would come here... Seems a lot more fun and positive which is where I need my head to be right now! So, we are English mum and Spanish dad, living in UK but lots of family back in Spain. Name could be either English or Spanish origen but it needs to "work" in both places - e.g. Can't be something that in Spain they would read and wonder how the hell you pronounce it and vice versa. Ideally also can't end in "ía" like Sofía or Lucía (although I love both of those) as surname also ends in that sound! Any thoughts?

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Joco34 · 23/06/2018 20:14

My son is called Xavier Loris ......Spanish ancestry on my mother's side. Pronounced Zay-vee-er. It's a beautiful name and he loves it 😊

TheSeasonOfTheWitch · 22/06/2018 21:49

Letice/Leticia/Letizia

I know it's the current Spanish Queen's name (maybe check how royalist your in laws are first!), but it's also an unusual old English name

Rosalie (Spanish family can nickname to Rosa, can use any rose based name really)

Daniel works well in both countries, and is fairly unusual here amongst children under 10.

MariaMadita · 20/06/2018 20:34

Anna?

Clara, Sebastian, Antonio, Manuel, Maria, Isabel, Luis, David, Carlos, Laura, Susana.

MarciaClark · 20/06/2018 19:54

I have a friend who is English and her husband is Spanish. Their sons are Leon and Theo with a Spanish surname

gandalf456 · 18/06/2018 22:33

Tamara

Elkcuhc56 · 18/06/2018 22:31

Angelina
Agata
Adelina
Alicia
Almira
Amelina
Amelita
Carlota
Carmen
Clareta
Dolores
Emelda
Estela
Evita
Jada
Josefina
Laia
Leonara
Luciana
Madia
Maita
Mariana
Marita
Mora
Perla
Ramira
Ramona
Ria
Rosalina
Rosita
Teodora

SophieStripe · 18/06/2018 21:44

Arturo is sweet! And Elsa... Perhaps kids will be over Frozen by the time our kid starts school?!
Haha ofitick that's actually prett funny!
Amaia is very pretty but have a friend who's baby is named that!
Not too keen on the other basque names...
Kinda like Ines but feels more like a boys name?! Ineista?! Haha
Isadora is pretty but would she be Dora the explora?
Elena is actually growing on me!
But again, my list of girls names keeps getting longer... And boys name list stays the same!

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Ofitck · 18/06/2018 21:24

Yes whenever I talk about my friend Ainhoa, dh goes “but how do you know ‘er” and cackles at his own hilarity.

frogprincess84 · 18/06/2018 20:52

The Spanish ladies I know are called Ana, Sylvia, Ines, and Elsa (apparently Elsa has always been popular in Spain). Their also Spanish partners are called David, Raul, Alvaro and Arturo.

cheeseoverchocolate · 18/06/2018 20:36

Ines
Nicholas (nico)

elQuintoConyo · 18/06/2018 20:29

Nekane for a girl (neck-A-neh) also Basque. Basque names bloody rock Grin

I'm getting name envy!

qumquat · 18/06/2018 18:24

I was going to say Amaia too, I loved it ever since I lived in Blibao! Ainara is another lovely Basque girls name. (Braces self for some Basque people to come storming in to remind us they are not Spanish)

WildCherryBlossom · 18/06/2018 16:56

@Dad2Be2018 Leon is Jewish and also Spanish. There's a city in Spain called Leon.

DiegoMadonna · 18/06/2018 14:53

Some of my faves that I think work fine in England are:

Santiago
Francisco
Diego
Emilio

Natalia
Inés
Lidia / Lydia
Jessica
Luciana

MariaMadita · 18/06/2018 13:27

Yes, Palomino is a coat colour :)

But I still don't like Paloma for a human. I don't quite see the relevance, tbh. Oh well. ;)

TatianaLarina · 18/06/2018 13:19

Palomino is the horse..

AsleepAllDay · 18/06/2018 12:52

Inés, which I love!

MariaMadita · 18/06/2018 12:50

Paloma is a horse's name imo (tbh)...

SophieStripe · 18/06/2018 12:39

Everyone loves Paloma! I am not keen! My horrid Spanish teacher as a kid was called Paloma... And sure it means dove, but it also means pigeon! Hehe

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TatianaLarina · 18/06/2018 12:18

Paloma
Rafaela
Violeta

Gabriel
Rafael
Joaquin
Inigo

moofolk · 18/06/2018 12:12

Anna works in most languages.

SophieStripe · 18/06/2018 12:10

Leon is actually Greek, originally, but also a popular Jewish name way back when. But to be honest it's irrelevant! When I am asking for names that work in English and Spanish I actually don't care where they are from... More their common usage. My name is originally Jewish too. But I am not Jewish and it is now a fairly common name in England. If Leon has been adopted in Spain as a common name that is good enough for me.

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Dad2Be2018 · 18/06/2018 09:05

I saw Leon and just wanted to correct everyone in telling you it's actually a Jewish name, so no English or Spanish link.

TheMythicalChicken · 18/06/2018 03:28

Paloma or Mateo.

LinoleumBlownapart · 18/06/2018 03:25

We're Portuguese speaking but a lot of names are similar

Some of my kids classmates whose names I like and haven't been mentioned.

Isadora
Laís
Emily (very popular at the moment)
Beatriz
Sara (like Zara not Sarah)
Lara
Iara or Yara

Olavo
Augusto
Enrique (or Henrique)
Hector