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Spanish names

54 replies

Easteregghunt1 · 06/04/2021 18:14

Which do you like? Or what other ideas do you have? (Nothing that ends in ia e.g. Sofia Lucia etc)

Boys:
Mateo
Oscar

Girls:
Gabriela
Clara
Claudia (exception to ia rule, seems to work with surname better for some reason)
Mireia
Emilia

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BillyIsMyBunny · 06/04/2021 21:45

I really like Josemi for a boy.

EasterIssland · 06/04/2021 21:40

It’s from 2019 but a few ideas in this link
www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bebesymas.com/noticias/200-nombres-frecuentes-espana-provincias/amp

EasterIssland · 06/04/2021 21:39

@QuentininQuarantino

Boys:

Xavier/Javier
Alvaro
Ander

Girls:
Alba
Amaia (pron Amaya so not -ia!)
Ainara
Nora
Carla / Carlota

I desperately wanted to call DD Montserrat nn. Monty or Montse but was strongly overruled!

@QuentininQuarantino of course the basque names are in your list :) my real name is in there
fiestasprimavera · 06/04/2021 21:36

Another vote for Ines. Or Leonor, like the Infanta.

SE13Mummy · 06/04/2021 21:34

Ana
Beatriz
Eleanora
Elena
Isolde
Lola
Luiza
Ramona
Rosa

That said, my favourite two names of Spanish women I know are Celia and Miriam.

Arlo
Fredrico
Hugo
Ignacius
Inigo
Marco
Tomaz

OddsNSodsBitsNBobs · 06/04/2021 21:09

Luna
Lía
Julieta
Renata

alittlebitofgin · 06/04/2021 20:38

Elena

MimiDaisy11 · 06/04/2021 20:38

There are names which are spelt the same in both English and Spanish though pronounced differently. I don't know if that'd interest you, if so: Julia, Laura, Daniel & David. Though granted no one will see them as Spanish.

For more stand out names, I like:

Girls:
Rocio
Adriana
Blanca

Boys:
Rafael
Javier
Alvaro

HardcoreParkour · 06/04/2021 20:20

Boy: Diego
Girl: Lorena

QuentininQuarantino · 06/04/2021 19:46

Boys:

Xavier/Javier
Alvaro
Ander

Girls:
Alba
Amaia (pron Amaya so not -ia!)
Ainara
Nora
Carla / Carlota

I desperately wanted to call DD Montserrat nn. Monty or Montse but was strongly overruled!

Sarcobaleno · 06/04/2021 19:34

Marta

Matteo
Tomas

itsgettingwierd · 06/04/2021 19:32

I have one of the ones I mentioned! Works very well in both Spanish and English!

If a girl (Wink) he would have been Sofia which I note you don't like!

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Easteregghunt1 · 06/04/2021 19:30

Haha yes hadnt thought about the coil!
Paloma does mean dove, but much more commonly known to mean pigeon in Spain! I love Noelia and also Nuria but I'm not sure how they work in English. Is Noelia too Christmasssy etc. We already have one child which rules out some of the suggestions above!

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alexdgr8 · 06/04/2021 19:22

Gabriela is the only one i really like.
the female one beginning with M, reminds me of a contraceptive coil.

itsgettingwierd · 06/04/2021 19:20

Tomás

Eva

CustardLovingPooPooHead · 06/04/2021 19:18

Carmen
Rocio
Cibeles
Marta
Alejandra

CustardLovingPooPooHead · 06/04/2021 19:13

Back in the days when I had a Spanish bf, i used to think that if we ever had a girl I'd want to call her Noelia. Still love the name although Spanish bf is long gone 😂 thankfully before any kids appeared! It's another "ia" one, though.

Maria53 · 06/04/2021 19:04

Matteo is an Italian name Smile

Miguel
Andres
Angel

Sol
Alma (means 'soul')
Maria
Clara
Mercedes

Cornishmumofone · 06/04/2021 18:48

Irene

TakeYourFinalPosition · 06/04/2021 18:43

Paloma meets pigeon and dove. Usually Pigeon in Spain, though.

I like Clara, and Pia.

Ines reminds me of MAFS now.

InTheKitchenAtParties · 06/04/2021 18:23

Hilaria 😂😂

LouiseTrees · 06/04/2021 18:23

I like Matteo.

RickOShay · 06/04/2021 18:22

I think Paloma means dove?

MadreDios · 06/04/2021 18:22

I like Mateo and Claudia.

Quite like Alba
Mercedes is marmite but I like it
Love Alejandro

AllHallowsEve14 · 06/04/2021 18:20

I like Nico for a boy