Names Categorized "Spanish words"

Dominador is a Spanish male given name directly derived from the Spanish word dominador, meaning "lord" or "master." The name originated from the noun dominio (domain, rule) with the agent suffix -ador (one who does), th...

Domingo is a Spanish masculine given name derived from the Late Latin name Dominicus, meaning "of the Lord". It is the Spanish equivalent of Dominic and is traditionally given to boys born on Sunday, as the name also dir...

Dulce is a feminine given name derived from the Spanish word dulce, meaning "sweet" or "candy." It is the Spanish form of Dulcie and is used predominantly in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries. Historical and Roy...

Etymology and OriginEmperatriz is a Spanish feminine given name that directly translates to "empress." It derives from the Latin imperatricem, the accusative form of imperatrix, meaning "female ruler" or "commander." The...

Encarna is a Spanish feminine given name, predominately used as a short form of Encarnación. The full name Encarnación directly means "incarnation" in Spanish, a term deeply rooted in Christian theology. It refers specif...

Encarnación is a Spanish feminine given name derived from the word encarnación, meaning "incarnation" in Spanish. The name is given in reference to the Incarnation of Jesus in the womb of the Virgin Mary, making it a pri...

Esmeralda is a Spanish and Portuguese feminine name meaning "emerald". The name derives directly from the word for the precious green gemstone, esmeralda in both languages (ultimately from Latin smaragdus, Greek σμάραγδο...

Esperanza is a Spanish feminine given name derived from the Late Latin name Sperantia, ultimately from the Latin verb spero meaning "to hope." Directly translating to "hope" in Spanish, the name embodies a positive, aspi...

Estela is the Portuguese and Spanish form of Estelle. It is a feminine given name used primarily in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries. The name ultimately derives from the Latin word stella, meaning “star.” This...

Estrella is the Spanish form of the name Stella, directly coinciding with the Spanish word estrella meaning "star." While Stella itself was coined by the 16th-century English poet Philip Sidney as a Latin-derived literar...

Evangelista is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish given name meaning "evangelist, preacher," derived from Latin, ultimately from the Greek εὐάγγελος (euangelos) meaning "bringing good news." The name is principally insp...

Fe is a Spanish feminine given name derived from the word for "faith", ultimately from Latin fides. As a virtue name, Fe parallels the English Faith and the French Foi, belonging to a tradition across Christian cultures...

Felicidad is the Spanish form of Felicitas, a Latin name meaning "good luck, fortune". In Spanish, the word felicidad literally translates to "happiness", imbuing the name with a direct and positive meaning. This name is...

Flor is a feminine given name used in Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries. It is either directly taken from the Spanish or Portuguese word flor meaning "flower," or is a short form of Florencia, the Spanish feminin...

Generosa is a feminine given name of Spanish and Medieval Latin origin, derived from the Latin word generosus, meaning "well-born, noble, excellent," itself from genus ("birth, origin"). It is the feminine form of Genero...

Generoso is an Italian and Spanish given name, derived from the Latin name Generosus, which comes from the word generosus meaning "well-born, noble, excellent," itself from genus (birth, origin). The name was borne by a...

Gloria is a feminine given name used in English, German, Italian, Spanish, and other languages. It means "glory", derived from the Latin gloria meaning "immortal glory" or "fame, renown, praise, honor."EtymologyThe name...

Gracia is a Spanish feminine given name meaning "grace," derived directly from the Spanish noun gracia. As a cognate of the English Grace, it shares the same ultimate Latin source, gratia, which conveys the concepts of f...

Henar is a Spanish feminine given name that derives from the title Nuestra Señora de El Henar, meaning "Our Lady of the Hayfield," a saint associated with the Virgin Mary. The name directly translates to "hayfield," refe...

Inmaculada is a Spanish feminine given name meaning "immaculate" in Spanish. It is given in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, a dogma of the Catholic Church which holds that Mary was conceived withou...

Inmaculada Concepción is a Spanish female name that literally means "immaculate conception". It directly commemorates the Roman Catholic doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was conceiv...

Iridián is a Spanish name meaning "related to Iris or rainbows," derived from the Greek word ἶρις (iris), genitive ἴριδος (iridos). The name is an elaboration of Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow and a messenger to...

Isla is a feminine given name traditionally of primarily Scottish usage, derived from Islay, the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is also the name of two Scottish rivers. The root word itself has no k...

Jazmín is the Spanish form of Jasmine, derived from the English word for the sweet-smelling climbing plant with white or yellow flowers. The plant's name originates via Arabic from Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn), which is also...

Junípero is a Spanish masculine given name, famously borne by the 18th-century Franciscan missionary Junípero Serra. The name was originally adopted by Miquel Josep Serra i Ferrer when he entered the Franciscan Order, ch...

León is a Spanish masculine given name that serves as the Spanish form of Leo and Leon. The name ultimately derives from the Latin element leo, meaning "lion," a cognate of the Greek leon. In Spanish, león also means "li...

Libertad is a Spanish word and given name meaning "freedom, liberty." It is a cognate of the English name Liberty, both ultimately deriving from Latin libertas via the adjective liber "free." In Spanish, the word is used...

Linda is a feminine given name with multiple origins and widespread popularity. Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender" (from Proto-Germanic *linþaz...

Lluvia is a Spanish feminine given name that translates directly to "rain" in English. As a word name, it belongs to a category of nature-inspired names that evoke natural phenomena, similar to Nube ("cloud") or Sol ("su...

Luce is a French and Italian feminine given name, serving as a variant of Lucia or Lucie. In Italian, the name directly translates to "light," reflecting its luminous connotations. The name ultimately derives from the La...

EtymologyLucero is a Spanish feminine given name meaning "light source, bright star, morning star" in the Spanish language. It is derived from the word luz "light", and is characteristic of the Marian epithet Lucero de l...

Etymology and MythologyLuna directly means "the moon" in Latin, and it is also the word for moon in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and other Romance languages. In Roman mythology, Luna was the goddess of the Moon, often d...

Luz is a Spanish feminine given name meaning "light". It derives from the Spanish word luz (light) and is often associated with the Virgin Mary under the title Nuestra Señora de la Luz (Our Lady of Light). This epithet r...

Mar is a feminine given name of Mary, deriving from the Spanish and Catalan word mar meaning "sea." The name originates from the devotional title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Mar ("Our Lady of the Sea"), who is...

EtymologyMaravillas is a Spanish feminine given name meaning "marvels" or "wonders." It derives from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas ("Our Lady of Wonders"), one of the many Marian...

María Auxiliadora is a Spanish devotional name for the Virgin Mary, meaning "Mary the Helper" or "Mary, Help of Christians." It is a compound name combining María with the feminine singular of auxiliador, derived from La...

María de los Ángeles is a Spanish compound given name meaning "Mary of the angels," derived from a devotional title of the Virgin Mary. The name combines María, the Spanish form of Mary, with the phrase de los Ángeles ("...

Marina is a feminine given name widely used across many cultures. It is the feminine form of the Latin name Marinus, which itself derives either from the Roman family name Marius or directly from the Latin word marinus m...

Martirio is a Spanish feminine given name meaning "martyrdom" or "torment." It originates from the Marian title Nuestra Señora del Martirio (Our Lady of Martyrdom), the patron saint of Ugíjar, a town in the province of G...

Mercedes is a Spanish feminine given name, ultimately derived from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, meaning "Our Lady of Mercies". The word mercedes is the plural form of merced, whic...

Merita (2) is a feminine given name in Esperanto, derived directly from the Esperanto adjective merita meaning "meritorious, worthy." As a word-name, it embodies a virtue concept, similar to names like "Aminda" (loving)...

Mía is a Spanish given name, primarily used in Spanish-speaking countries. It is the Spanish form of Mia, whose etymological root is the diminutive of Maria. The name also coincidentally coincides with the Spanish posses...

Milagros is a Spanish name directly signifying "miracles" (from Latin miracula, plural of miraculum). The name is taken from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de los Milagros, meaning "Our Lady of Miracles," reflecting the...

Milagrosa is a Spanish feminine name meaning "miraculous," derived from the phrase medalla milagrosa (miraculous medal). This name is directly inspired by the Marian apparition of Saint Catherine Labouré in Paris, 1830,...

Misericordia is a Spanish feminine name that means "compassion, mercy," derived from the Latin words miser (poor, wretched) and cor (heart). It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Misericordia, me...

Modesto is the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Modestus, a Late Latin name ultimately derived from the word modestus, meaning "moderate, restrained" or "modest." The name carries a virtue-based quality, reflecti...

Moreno is an Italian and Spanish given name derived from the Italian word moro or Spanish moreno, meaning "dark-skinned". It originated as a nickname for someone with dark hair or complexion, and later evolved into a giv...

OverviewNatividad is a Spanish female given name meaning "nativity." It commemorates the birth of either Jesus or the Virgin Mary, both of whom are central to Christian theology. The name is derived from the Spanish word...

Náyade is the Spanish feminine given name meaning "naiad", referring to a type of water nymph from Greek mythology. It derives from Greek Ναϊάς (Naias), itself a derivative of νάω (nao) meaning "to flow." In Greek myth,...

Nieve is a Spanish feminine given name, typically considered a variant of Nieves. Nieves itself means 'snows' in Spanish, deriving from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Nieves ('Our Lady of the Snows')...

Nieves is a Spanish feminine given name and surname, derived from the plural form of nieve, meaning "snows" in Spanish. The name originates from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Nieves ("Our Lady of th...

Oliva is a feminine given name of Late Latin origin, directly derived from the Latin word for "olive". The name is used primarily in Italian and Spanish contexts, reflecting the deep cultural and agricultural significanc...

Olvido is a Spanish feminine name that means "oblivion, forgetting." It derives from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Olvido, Triunfo y Misericordias ("Our Lady of Oblivion, Triumph and Mercies"), which c...

Orquídea is a feminine given name that directly means "orchid" in Spanish and Portuguese. The name is derived from the Latin orchis, itself from the Greek ὄρχις (orchis), which refers to the flower's ancient Greek name....

Pastor is a Spanish and Medieval Latin masculine given name, derived from a Late Latin word meaning "shepherd." This name has deep roots in Christian tradition, as the shepherd metaphor is central to both the Old and New...

Rey is usually a Spanish short form of Reynaldo. It also coincides with the Spanish vocabulary word rey meaning “king.”Etymology and BackgroundThe name Rey traces its roots through Reynaldo back to the Germanic name Ragi...

Reyes is a Spanish feminine given name meaning "kings". It is derived from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Reyes ("The Virgin of the Kings"). According to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared to King Ferdinand...

Etymology and Meaning Rosario is derived from the Spanish word rosario, meaning "rosary", and originates from the Marian title Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Our Lady of the Rosary). The rosary is a Catholic devotional pray...

Salvador is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan form of the Late Latin name Salvator, meaning "saviour", a reference to Jesus as the savior of humanity in Christian theology. The name is a direct equivalent of the Itali...

Santos is a Spanish masculine given name referring to Christian saints. The name derives from the Latin sanctus (holy), and directly translates to "saints" in Spanish. It is closely associated with Día de Todos los Santo...