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Gigibefreed · 08/09/2018 18:48

DH is Spanish and we'd like to use a Spanish name for our daughter.
Anyone have any ideas?
I'm open to lots of ideas but we like very traditional names and religious names like Pilar and Esperanza.
Thanks!

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daisypond · 08/09/2018 19:02

Mariana.
Valentina
Camila.
Elena.
Isabella.
Lucia.
Sofia.
Julieta.
Isabella.

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Gigibefreed · 08/09/2018 19:04

Oh Mariana is lovely! Thanks!

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YeTalkShiteHen · 08/09/2018 19:07

I love Marisol, apparently it’s a nickname for the Virgin Mary.

RoxanneMonke · 08/09/2018 19:08

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Witchofgoss · 08/09/2018 19:29

Amaia/Amaya
Paloma
Maria
Antonia

Name after your MIL/GMILs?

KenDoddsDadsDog · 08/09/2018 19:40

Amalia
Carmela
Esperanza
Are my faves

fadeintoobscurity · 08/09/2018 19:46

Mariposa

itssquidstella · 08/09/2018 19:58

Iñez

BellaVida · 08/09/2018 19:58

Maria
Eva
Leonor
Amparo
Lidia
Elena
Lucia
Alegria
Ester
Miriam
Noemi
Raquel
Dana
Rosalia
Sara
Atalia
Samara
Catalina
Elisa
Odelia
Inmaculada (Inma)

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Gigibefreed · 08/09/2018 20:07

Oh I love Marisol and Inmaculada!
Thanks guys- loving these suggestions!!

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golondrina · 08/09/2018 20:12

Mariposa means butterfly NO Spanish girls/women are called Mariposa.

golondrina · 08/09/2018 20:13

Soledad?
Isabel (Not Isabella)
Are you going to live in Spain? Amparo/Manuela are very old lady for instance.

Sarahandduck18 · 08/09/2018 20:15

I love Carmen.

golondrina · 08/09/2018 20:15

Beatriz
Alba
Martina
Carolina
Aitana
Ainhoa
Elisa
Maribel (Maria Isabel)

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Gigibefreed · 08/09/2018 20:18

We're hoping to move to Spain in a year or two Golondrina!
I like Soledad and I also like Dolores but I'm a bit worried that they're too negative because of their meanings

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Judashascomeintosomemoney · 08/09/2018 20:19

I love Ines (or Inesa)

golondrina · 08/09/2018 20:19

Carlota
Candela
Silvia
Gabriela
Valentina
Aurora
Claudia
Olivia
Alexandra
Ariadne
Elena
Catalina
rosa

golondrina · 08/09/2018 20:20

Dolores is very old lady in Spain (my 86 year old MIL is a Dolores) and will be shortened to Loli.

golondrina · 08/09/2018 20:21

I think Sole is nice and doesn't have particularly negative connotations, despite the meaning (I think of it as solitude rather than loneliness, like peace) There's another one, Paz although I'm not keen.

user1457017537 · 08/09/2018 20:23

Pilar, Paloma or Pia

golondrina · 08/09/2018 20:23

Inés. Inesa is Basque I think. So, it also depends a bit where you live and how much you want to fit in. Names are much more traditional in Andalucía for instance.

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Gigibefreed · 08/09/2018 20:27

Oh thanks for the heads up!

What's the view of Pilar? Is that an 'old lady' name?

Also, do you know how popular religious names are in Spain among the younger generation? Names like Pilar and Inma? Are they seen as an outdated thing?

I also love Belén but I'm not sure how my English family would feel about that one!!

Thanks so much for your help!

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stuckforagoodnickname · 08/09/2018 20:32

I love Iyana.

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Gigibefreed · 08/09/2018 20:32

We are considering living in Aragón, Andalucía or Navarra if that helps

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golondrina · 08/09/2018 20:43

I can only speak for Andalucía and names like Pilar are very common even for little girls. Lots and lots of little girls are named after their mums/grandmothers so you get the same names over and over. Inma is very popular. Sofía is big at the minute.
Alicia is quite popular.
Names that are popular in Latin America are becoming more common, like Valentina, Carolina, etc.

espanol.babycenter.com/a4600094/nombres-m%C3%A1s-populares-en-las-distintas-comunidades-aut%C3%B3nomas-de-espa%C3%B1a

This link has the top ten names in different regions in 2016