Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
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Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Abundio
Borrowed from Latin Abundius. Borrowed from Spanish Abundio.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Adan
Borrowed from Spanish Adán, ultimately from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Adelina
Borrowed from Spanish Adelina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Adelita
From Spanish Adela
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Adolba
From Spanish Adolfo (“Adolf”), coined by Sabino Arana.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Adolfo
Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Adolfo. From Latin Adolphus, Adolfus, from earlier Adalulfus, from Old High German Adalwolf, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalawulfaz…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Agustina
Borrowed from Spanish Agustina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Alba
From Spanish Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 and 2.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Alberto
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Alberto. Shorter form of Adalberto, from Latin Adalbertus, from Frankish *Aþalaberht. Borrowed from Spanish Alberto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alejandro
Borrowed from Spanish Alejandro, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, literally “defender of man”), an epithet of the goddess Hera. Doublet of Alexander. a male given…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
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
Alfonzo
Variant of Alfonso.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alfredo
From Alfredo alla Scrofa, an Italian restaurant in Rome where the pasta dish fettuccine Alfredo was originally served, named after its founder Alfredo Di Lelio. Doublet of…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alita
From Spanish Alita.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Alphonse
From French Alphonse, from Spanish Alfonso, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Aþalafunsaz, from *aþalaz + *funsaz. Doublet of Alfonso. Borrowed from Spanish Alfonso.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Alphonso
Anglicized form of Italian or Spanish Alfonso.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Álvaro
Inherited from Late Latin Alvarus, from Spanish-Visigothic. The Germanic proper name consists of two parts. The first part may stem from Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all”) or…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Amaia
From Spanish Amaya, coined by Francisco Navarro Villoslada from Basque amai (“ending”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Amaya
Heroine of a Spanish historical novel Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII (1877) by F. Navarro Villoslada, explained as Basque amai (“the end”). Originally coined by Francisco…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ambrosia
Borrowed from Spanish Ambrosia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ambrosio
a male given name from Spanish, feminine equivalent Ambrosia, equivalent to English Ambrose
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Amparo
Borrowed from Spanish Amparo.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Anacleto
Borrowed from Spanish Anacleto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Andres
Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Andrew
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Andressa
From Spanish Andreza, variant of Andreia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Angel
A male given name, variant of Angelo Borrowed from English Angel. Borrowed from Spanish Ángel. Doublet of Angelo.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Angela
Feminine form of Church Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger, angel”). a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Angela a female given…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Angelina
From Italian Angelina. By surface analysis, Angela + -ina. Piecewise doublet of Angeline. a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Angelina
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Angelino
a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Angelino
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Angelo
Borrowed from Italian Angelo. Doublet of Angel. Inherited from Latin Angelus. Borrowed from Spanish Ángelo. Doublet of Angel.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Anita
From Spanish Anita, diminutive of Ana (“Ann”). From Spanish Anita, often through other languages, at the end of the 19th century. Borrowed from Spanish Anita. By surface…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Anitë
Borrowed from Spanish Anita.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ë
Anton
Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony. From Latin Antonius. Cognate with English Anthony. Borrowed from Latin Antōnius.…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Antonia
From Spanish Antonia. The feminine equivalent of Anthony. Borrowed from Spanish Antonia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Aristoteles
From Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs, a proper name composed of ἄριστος (áristos, “best, excellent”) + τέλος (télos, “completion, perfection”) + -ης (-ēs)). Borrowed…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Armando
Borrowed from French Armand. a male given name from French Armand, equivalent to English Herman Borrowed from Spanish Armando.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Artemio
Borrowed from Spanish Artemio.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Arturo
Derived from Latin Arctūrus, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκτοῦρος (Arktoûros). Borrowed from Spanish Arturo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Athanasia
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía). Borrowed from Spanish Athanasia, from Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Aurora
Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. From…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Baldomero
Borrowed from Spanish Baldomero.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Barbara
* From Latin Barbara, the name of Saint Barbara, feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “strange, foreign”). Doublet of Varvara. * (logic): From the…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Basilio
From Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios). From Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios). Borrowed from Spanish Basilio, from Latin…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Benedicto
Borrowed from Latin Benedictus. Doublet of Benito. Borrowed from Spanish Benedicto, from Latin Benedictus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Benigno
Borrowed from Spanish Benigno, from benigno (“benign”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Benita
Borrowed from Spanish Benita. Feminine form of Benito, from Latin Benedictus. Equivalent to the rare English Benedicta.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Benito
Borrowed from Spanish Benito. Based on Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin Benedictus, from benedictus (“blessed; well spoken of”), from Latin benedicō. Cf. benito (“Benedictine…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Bernabe
a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Barnabas
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Bernardo
From Latin Bernardus, from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Bernard
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Bienvenido
Borrowed from Spanish Bienvenido.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Bikendi
An early borrowing from Latin Vincentius. Displaced by Bizente, which was borrowed from Spanish.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Bizente
Borrowed from Spanish Vicente, from Latin Vincentius. This form became widespread after the Council of Trent, largely displacing Bikendi, which was borrowed directly from Latin.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Blanka
Borrowed from Spanish Blanca. Derived from Spanish Blanca.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Bonifacio
a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Boniface Borrowed from Late Latin Bonifātius (literally “the one with a good fate”). a male given name from Spanish,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Candida
From Spanish Cándida, Candida, from Latin Candida, from candida, feminine of candidus (“shining white”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Carlos
Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Carlos. Doublet of Carl, Charles, and Karl. From Latin Carolus, of Germanic origin. Doublet of Charles. Inherited from Latin Carolus, of…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Carlota
Borrowed from Spanish Carlota.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A