Spanish names DD

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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!

Thanks so much for your help!! Very much appreciated!

Leire is popular in Navarra, and one one of the lists Nuria appears, there are quite a few Nurias in Andalucía.

What does your DH like, as a Spaniard?

DH likes Jimena, Sara, Delfina, Abril, Mariangel and Maite. So quite a variety.

I quite like Delfina and Mariangel but not as much as he does!

he wants me to compile a list of what I like and he'll cross off what he doesn't like until we're left with one! Which isn't great because although I speak a bit of Spanish, I have very little clue about names!

I've never ever heard of a Delfina and very few Abrils. There are a fair few Mari Angeles in Andalucía and I think Jimena too, although not in my bit of Andalucía particularly.

Paulina (pronounced the Spanish way); Ines; Carmen; Natalia; Rocío; Carolina; Natalia.

Sara is popular here, and Ana too (similar sort of sound). Marina, Mireia too if you like Maite. Marta is big here too.

Paula (powla) is popular too, Paulina isn't really used in Andalucía though, don't know about elsewhere.

Oh I love Marta! But it seems so popular at the moment

Clara
Carmen
Carmela
Esperanza
Julia
Margarita

Mireia is beautiful!

Marian Marisol Mariposa are lovely I was going to suggest them myself as these are names I love 😍

I really really don't think Mariposa is used as a name in Spain. I might be wrong, but I've been here twenty years and I really really don't think it's used as a name.

I like Mariposa but I could no sooner name my child that than Butterfly. It'd be nice for non-Spanish speakers

Well, quite. It would be exactly like calling your English child Butterfly in England.

Mariposa too funny!

I'm in Catalunya so a different are, but most of those are very old-ladyish here: Inma, Esperanza, Rocio.

Tons of Nurias - i know about 8, aged 4-50ish and love every one of them, they're all fabulous.

I love Basque names: Edurne, Izaskun. Edurne means snow, which in turn is Nieves in Spanish or Neus in Catalan, both used as name, too.

Not sure if it's used in Spain but I knew a really lovely Mexican Blanca and I've always loved the name since.

Oh, and a Catalan friend named her son Sauc: Elderberry! So there are a few arty, unusual names arround, too.

WoolyMama Blanca!!!! How did I forget Blanca???!! I love it!! Thank you for reminding me of this name 😂😂

Inma, Esperanza, Rocío all very popular and common in Andalucía.
Names in my kids classes (primary) include
Isabel
Rocío
María
Marina
Martina
Julia
Vanessa
Ángela
Gabriela
Alba
Lucía
Daniela
Alicia
Cayetana (hate that one)
Miriam
Carlota
Candela
Nuria
Aurora
Blanca
Loreto
Sara
María
Laura

I was going to say Nuria too as I know a lovely one.

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions and opinions- especially Golondrina for giving me insight into what names are popular in Spain!
The names going on my list so far are
Blanca, Maribel, Belén, Pilar, Inmaculada, Marta, Isabel, Mariangel and Marisol!

I once met an Azahara which I think means “orange blossom”

No idea if it’s popular now!

Azahar (pronounced Azaaar) means orange blossom but I've never heard it used as a name. I've also never heard Mariangel, here it's always Mariangeles. And I think the name is Maria de los Angeles, with Mariangeles being the shortened form.

DH says azahara exists but isn't common

If DS had been a girl he would have been called Maribel. That was the only girl's name on our list! It was more difficult for boys.