A name for Diego’s sister

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DS is called Diego. DH is from a Spanish speaking country and as we live in the UK it was important for us to have a name that was obviously Spanish but still worked well in the UK. We’re expecting a little girl now and are really stumped on names. We’d like something that meets the same criteria we had for DS’s name. Ideally names that are pronounced the same in English and Spanish. Any ideas?

Carmen? Or Anna?

Sofia

Marisol
Anna
Isabella
Sofia
Alejandra
Olivia
Lucia

I like Sofia but it is so popular. Olivia and Isabella aren’t my cup of tea, but also both really popular.

Ideally we’d want the name to be obviously Spanish, so like Lucía and Alejandra that have been suggested.

Lucía would be my favourite of the suggestions but DH isn’t keen.

I've always loved Magdalena (though that might be a bit old fashioned now? Not sure). Elena is pretty too.

Always thought Esmeralda and Esperanza were cool

Elana
Daniela
Inez

Magdalena is beautiful, that’s going on the list!

I love Esmeralda #biased.
Magdalena is lovely.
We also have a Sylvia.

I like Esmerelda.
Love Sylvia but it’s too similar to our surname.

Marta ?

Gabriella?

Constanza / Constantina (Connie)

Is Dora entirely out of the question?

Julietta
Isabella

You can download the data on popular baby name in Spain here (I realise your husband is from a Spanish-speaking country, not necessarily Spain). Looking at the list for names which are both recognisably Spanish, and would work in the UK, I wondered about Manuela and Carlot(t)a.

Rosa

Mercedes
Rosa
Ana

Catalina

Pilar
Carlota

Marcela, Roció, Margarita, Luz, Mercedes, Nuria, Monserrat.

Haha yes!

Dora

Dora.

I'll get my coat.

Cross post!

Inez

Maria? Although might be too common / old-fashioned