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Spanish girls name

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holamuchgusto · 30/09/2024 17:00

Which would you chose... And why?

Inés - Pronunciation issues?
Alba - Love but would need to double barrel as doesn't work with surname on its own.
Lola - Too show girl? Although does seem pretty popular in Spanish.
Vida - Short for Davida, the female of David, a family name. Really liking the links.
Sofia - Universally known, easy to pronounce. Probably the safe option.
Lucia - Means light, and she really is my light after years of infertility.

Thank you.

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GoldenLegend · 30/09/2024 21:45

Lucia Alba

I love all your names except Ines.

apapuchi · 30/09/2024 21:27

I like Alba but love Alma which means 'soul' in Spanish. Would have used it for my 3 year old but as he's a DS he probably wouldn't have appreciated it much 🥴

I also like Elena, Marisol, Marina, Lina, Rocio, Carolina, Valeria and Julia/Juliana but that has the Hoo-Lia/Liana difference to the English pronunciation.

user1471462656 · 30/09/2024 20:43

I loved the name Ines when choosing my second daughter’s name but my husband did not agree. We settled on Sofia.
My mum is Manuela so I wanted to keep with Spanish names

sel2223 · 30/09/2024 20:31

Lucia is very pretty and Sofia is just of my absolute favourite girls names - I know it's popular but there's a reason for that.

Ines I only really know through MN but I really like it

NigelHarmansNewWife · 30/09/2024 20:29

Also Manuela and Inmaculada

NigelHarmansNewWife · 30/09/2024 20:29

I lived in Spain and know:

Ana
Maria
Sonia
Sofia
Cruz
Nina
Carla
Blanca
Ines
Lourdes
Amparo
Amelia
Maria Jose
Elisa
Guacimara

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holamuchgusto · 30/09/2024 20:15

KirstenBlest · 30/09/2024 18:46

PROGRAM NAMES (ine.es)
Popular baby names in Spain (2020) (babynamestats.com)
Popular Names in Spain 2021 - Behind the Name

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The top link is very helpful thank you as can search by area. Interestingly some of these names not overly popular!

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WhereAreWeNow · 30/09/2024 20:00

holamuchgusto · 30/09/2024 18:30

@OnLockdown You mentioned you live in Spain - am moving there after the birth, long story. Do you happen to know what are the frequently used baby names? Tried to look for lists but very sparse. Not like UK.

I think it's still the case that traditional Catholic names are more common in Spain. María, Belén, Dolores, Mercedes, etc. Under the dictatorship you could only give your child a saint name. No other names were permitted. Not sure if that changed in the 70s or later.
I think Spain also has stronger family name traditions than in the UK.
I think naming conventions have changed a lot in Spain but I still think you'll find there's less variation in names compared to the UK where anything goes and I suspect the most popular names are still quite traditional.

EnfysHeulenEira · 30/09/2024 19:55

Maite

MelodyMalone · 30/09/2024 19:49

I think Marisol is very pretty. Though I only know it from Orange is the New Black 😄

WhereAreWeNow · 30/09/2024 19:26

How about:
Sol
Ana
Adela
Amelia
Elena
Adriana
Silvia
Marisa
Veronica

OnLockdown · 30/09/2024 19:18

I see that a list of most popular names has already been posted. If you go for Lucia or Sofia, your dd is unlikely to be the only one when it's time for school.

MelodyMalone · 30/09/2024 18:59

Lucia - what you said there, about being your light, is beautiful.

Dustyblue · 30/09/2024 18:58

I used to work for a French man named Ines so that's probably skewed my thinking! It is a nice name though.

My cousin is a Lucia (Loo-see-ah) and again, wouldn't have picked it as Spanish.

No to Vida. Davida as you say is just the feminine of David. Doesn't yell Spanish to me but neither does Lola

BronwenFrideswide · 30/09/2024 18:51

KirstenBlest · 30/09/2024 18:46

PROGRAM NAMES (ine.es)
Popular baby names in Spain (2020) (babynamestats.com)
Popular Names in Spain 2021 - Behind the Name

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There are some really lovely names on that list.

UsernameAlreadyTaken101 · 30/09/2024 18:48

Inés and Alba are also both Scottish female names although slightly different pronunciation. Alba has been increasingly popular since the push for an independent Scotland.
Vida is also the name of a girl on a current Cbeebies show (Vida the Vet).
Sofia is very common but nice.
Lola would probably inspire older adults to burst into song - although I like it!
Lucia would.probably be pronounce with a ch by people in the UK who aren't familiar with the Spanish pronunciation

KirstenBlest · 30/09/2024 18:39

Thanks. Then my comments about the UK don't apply.

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holamuchgusto · 30/09/2024 18:33

@KirstenBlest We will be after baby is born, and staying indefinitely.

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holamuchgusto · 30/09/2024 18:33

Lucia seems to be out front at the moment! Have to say it's one I really like. I love both Loo-see-ah and Loo-thee-ah both common pronunciations in Spain so happy to see what is the most common pronunciation where we live and use that. Family in UK will just have to follow. It's more important it's the right pronunciation in Spain.

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holamuchgusto · 30/09/2024 18:30

@OnLockdown You mentioned you live in Spain - am moving there after the birth, long story. Do you happen to know what are the frequently used baby names? Tried to look for lists but very sparse. Not like UK.

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KirstenBlest · 30/09/2024 18:23

Are you based in Spain?

Inés - Accent will get omitted or get written as è. Like it.
Alba - If you add a hyphen and another name, she'll probably be Alba anyway. Hyphenated names aren't much liked in the UK
Lola - Too show girl, and too puppy
Vida - Livin' la vida loca
Sofia - Safe option but Sophia more popular in the UK. Both spellings overused in the UK.
Lucia - Lucy-a, Lu-see-a, Lutch-ee-a, Luth-ya, Loosha?

Inés is by far the nicest

Notmyfirsttimeinthismadhouse · 30/09/2024 17:47

Alba is lovely

Sofia and all the variants i believe is the most popular girls name in the world.

I love Lola but no idea how it's perceived in Spain

BlackStrayCat · 30/09/2024 17:44

Lola is short for Delores meaning pain/tears.
All of them are very common in Spain.
Ines is the best.
Lucia, massively popular. Think every 5th girl.

Honestly, none of them are inspring.

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