Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Unflip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Unflip

1 2 3 4

Original poster

Girls name that work in Spain and England

85 replies

karmachameleon999 · 17/06/2024 17:15

Am looking for girls names that work in Spain and England. I don't like names that can be easily shortened or likely to have a nickname. Prefer shorter names, as given name.

I like:
Sofia but it's quite popular
Lucia but worried it will be pronounced Loo-chee-ah rather than Loo-see-ah.
Athena which I know is Greek and not sure if it works in Spain.
Alba but doesn't work with surname.

Thank you.

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 18/06/2024 21:58

Alba

In Spain it means fair (which if you're a Celtic or Anglo Saxon origin Brit your child might be compared to the Spaniards!) and in Scotland it means Scotland.

sciencemama · 18/06/2024 20:02

Luciana
Lucille
Maria
Roberta
Gabriella

MsBubbles85 · 18/06/2024 19:57

SallyWD · 18/06/2024 19:56

Do Spanish people say it as "Hulia" though?

Show quote history

Yes, the pronunciation is different but my DD is used to that and answers to both ways.

SallyWD · 18/06/2024 19:56

MsBubbles85 · 18/06/2024 11:53

I am Spanish and my husband is English, our DD is called Julia and we have Emma on the list as well. We were looking for names that would work in both countries

Do Spanish people say it as "Hulia" though?

elQuintoConyo · 18/06/2024 19:08

Silvia is also a lovely name.
Ilona.
Amaia.
Inma.
All the Nurias I know are awesome!! Of all ages.

We toyed with Maribel but DS was, well, a DS!

Also know a Maria del Luz who goes by Malu.
Maria del Mar and Maria Paz just go by Mar and Paz, the Maria gets dropped.

MagnoliatheMagnificent · 18/06/2024 13:51

I have a Lucia (we pronounce it loocheah) but most people say Looseah. Luckily she doesn't mind either (and neither do I really). Randomly she gets called Lydia a lot too.
I like Maria, Josephina, Francesca, Ariana - names that end in A have a nice ring!

MsBubbles85 · 18/06/2024 11:53

I am Spanish and my husband is English, our DD is called Julia and we have Emma on the list as well. We were looking for names that would work in both countries

FayCarew · 18/06/2024 08:41

150 Top Spanish Baby Names in 2024 | Mumsnet

I can't guarantee that the article is reliable.

ASighMadeOfStone · 18/06/2024 08:28

Whatever you chooses do check meaning, inference and cultural views.

A lot of the names being suggested here are the Spanish equivalent of calling a young child Mildred or Mavis and haven't been used since abuela's abuela was born.

I work with Spanish kids a lot and Sofia, Sara, Ines, Ana, Maria, Julia,Luisa, Isabel etc are all still up there in popularity.

Fritatayay · 18/06/2024 08:25

@SallyWD they're lovely but I think they're a bit old fashioned in Spain these days, there was a big move away from the saints names. People naming their kids Cynthia and Soledad etc instead.
But maybe like here old lady names are having a comeback!

clarrylove · 18/06/2024 08:25

Alma? Rosa?

Ygfrhj · 18/06/2024 08:25

Some from our family:
Luz
Aurora
Iris

They are not pronounced exactly the same though.

SallyWD · 18/06/2024 08:20

I know quite a few Spanish people and I love their names:

Rosa
Maria
Elena
Amanda
Carmen

gettingolderbutcooler · 18/06/2024 08:12

Maura.

Fritatayay · 18/06/2024 08:01

There's a really funny meme on this at the moment with Latina mums explaining the meaning of their kids names like 'Dolores, Socorro, Consuelo' etc

DramaLlamaBangBang · 18/06/2024 07:57

Luna, Rosa, Isabella? DS has a Cuban friend called Caroline.

SprigatitoYouAndIKnow · 18/06/2024 07:52

Paola is a beautiful name. My colleague with that name doesn't seem to have issues with people pronouncing it.

CoalTit · 18/06/2024 07:38

Natalia (not short, I realise)

CoalTit · 18/06/2024 03:18

Veronica. It would take an accent on the o in Spanish, and I can't work out how to do that here, but you get the idea.
I'm pretty sure Ines also needs an accent on the e in Spanish. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, please.

user1492757084 · 18/06/2024 03:03

Leonor
Irene
Marianna
Victoria
Mietta
Rebecca

nc14 · 18/06/2024 00:34

Ines or Lara.

FloatyBoaty · 18/06/2024 00:25

Anna / Ana
Sofia
Maria
Celia
Carmen
Julia
Julieta
Sara

penguinbiscuits · 18/06/2024 00:24

Luna
Milagres / Mila
Alma

Orders76 · 18/06/2024 00:21

Nina

mathanxiety · 18/06/2024 00:14

Sofia
Alma
Ana
Elena
Adela
Estela
Vera
Leonor
Luz

Unflip

1 2 3 4