Afonso
From Old Galician-Portuguese Afonso, from Early Medieval Latin Alfonsus, Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns). Compare Spanish Alfonso.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
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Alaric
From Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”) + 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
Alarico
From Latin Alarīcus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks (literally “king of all”). Learned borrowing from Latin Alarīcus, from Gothic…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alaricus
From Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks (literally “king of all”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Aldonza
Inherited from Old Spanish Aldonza, Aldonça, from Vulgar Latin *Aldegundia, *Aldigundia, Aldegundis, possibly corresponding to Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌴𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌳 (*aldēgund), from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Alfonsas
Learned borrowing from Latin Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns), from Proto-Germanic *Aþalafunsaz. Compare German, Latvian, and Polish Alfons.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Alfonso
From Spanish Alfonso and Italian Alfonso. Doublet of Alphonse. Borrowed from Spanish Alfonso. From Old Galician-Portuguese Alfonsso, Alfonso, from the same origin as Afonso…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Amalarico
From Gothic *𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*amalareiks). Doublet of Amaury and Amalrico.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Atto
Perhaps from Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Euric
From Latin Eurichus or Spanish Eurico, both ultimately from Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*aiwareiks). Possible doublet of Eric and Erik.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
Fernando
From Spanish Fernando, a contraction of Ferdinando, equivalent to English Ferdinand. From Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) or *friþuz (“peace”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Froila
From Gothic or Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô ("lord", from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo-, a derivation from *per-, "to go forward") and the male diminutive suffix *-ilô…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Gonçalvo
From Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþisalbō, a compound of *gunþiz (“war, battle”) + *salbō (“settler, assuager”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Gumersindo
Alteration of Latin Gumesindus, from Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Gumasinþaz, from *gumô (“man”) + *sinþaz (“journey; companion”). Compare Galician Gomesende.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Gumesindus
From Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Gumesinþaz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Ildefonso
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Hildefōnsus, from Gothic [Term?]. Inherited from Early Medieval Latin Ildephonsus, Ildefonsus, Hildephonsus, probably from Gothic…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Ramiro
From Spanish Ramiro, itself from Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 (*ranamērs) / *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*ranamēreis). From Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 (*ranamērs) / *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Recaredo
From Gothic.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Ricosind
From Gothic.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
Ricosinde
From Gothic.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Rodrigo
From Spanish Rodrigo, ultimately from Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks. From Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks), from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Roi
From Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks (literally “famous ruler”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
Theoderic
From Late Latin Theodericus, Theodoricus, from a Germanic origin, likely via Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks) from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks, from *þeudō (“people”) +…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
Theodericus
From a Germanic origin likely via Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks), from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks (from *þeudō (“people”) + *rīks (“king”)). Etymologically unrelated…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S