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Spanish law states that every citizen has the right to officially own no more than two given names and surnames. At baptism, they can give the child several names, it all depends on the wishes of the parents. Typically, the eldest daughter is named after her mother, while the second daughter is named after her maternal grandmother. The main and main source of names in Spain are the Catholic Saints. There are very few unusual names in this people, since the Spanish registration law controls this process very strictly. For carriers of unusual names, the chances of obtaining citizenship in Spain are equal to zero. In the hit parade of names, the first places almost every year are headed by such classic Spanish names of girls as Carmen, Camila, Maria ...

Simple name Mary

The name Maria is considered a fairly common name in Spain. It is given not only to girls, but also to boys, as a makeweight: Jose Maria, for example. At the same time, most of the Spanish and Latin American Marys appear in documents in a completely different way, for example, as Maria de los Mercedes, Maria de los Dolores, and in everyday life girls are called Dolores, Mercedes. Such Spanish names for girls are derived from various titles of Our Lady, for example, Maria de los Mercedes means "Mary of Mercies" and Maria de los Dolores "Mary of Sorrows".

Short list names formed from the titles of the Mother of God:

María del Amparo - Mary the Protectress, Mary the Protector

Maria de la Anunciación - Mary of the Annunciation

Maria de la Luz - Holy Mary

Maria de los Milagros - Mary the Miraculous

Maria de la Piedad - Honored Mary

María del Socorro - Mary Helping

Maria de la Cruz - Mary at the Cross

Maria del Consuelo - Mary the Comforter

Maria de la Salud - Mary of Health

Maria del Pilar - Pillar Mary

IN real life girls with such pious names are Amparo, Luz, Anunciación, Milagros, Socorro, Piedad, Consuelo, Cruz, Salud and Pilar.

Short list of Spanish girl names:

Angela - angelic

Lucia - light

Alondra - Protector

Letitia - joy, happiness

Azusena - chaste

Leticia - joy, happiness

Angelica - angelic

Mercedes - merciful

Alba - dawn

Marita - beloved

Alva is beautiful

Manuela - God is with us

Almira - princess

Marceline - militant

Blanca - blond

Milagros is a miracle

Benita - blessed

Marcela - militant

Veronica - bringing victory

Nubia - golden

Valencia - power

Perlite - pearl

Guadeloupe - holy

Petrona - stone

Gabriela - strong by God

Ramira - wise and famous

Jesus - Saved by God

Rosita - rose

Dominga - belongs to the lord

Rosita - rose flower

Dolores - mournful, sad

Teresa the reaper

Dorothea - a gift from God

Theophila - friend of God

Yesenia - God sees

Fortunata - lucky

Isabella is beautiful

Philomena - strong love

Inessa - sheep

Francisca - free

Consuelo - consolation

Hesuina - God is the savior

Carmelita - vineyard

Julia - sheaf, curly

Carmen - vineyard

Juanita - believer in God

Carmencita - vineyard

Eloisa - very healthy

Leonor - foreign, different

Esmeralda - emerald

Spanish names consist of three main elements: a personal name (Spanish. nombre ) and two surnames (Spanish. appellido ). A feature of the structure of the Spanish name is the presence of two surnames at once: father (Spanish. appellido paterno or primer appellido ) and mother (Spanish. apellido materno or segundo appellido ). The choice of personal names in Spanish-speaking countries is usually determined by church and family traditions.

From Wikipedia:

In addition to the name received from the parents, the Spaniards bear the names received at baptism from the baptizing priest and godparents. Most of the names received by the Spaniard are not used, but only one or two names are used, for example, current king of Spain five personal names- Juan Carlos Alfonso Maria Victor (Spanish) Juan Carlos Alfonso Ví ctor Marí a ), but all his life he uses only two of them - Juan Carlos.

According to Spanish law, no more than two names and two surnames can be recorded in a person's documents. In fact, at baptism, you can give as many names as you like, depending on the wishes of the parents. Usually, the eldest son is given the first name in honor of the father, and the second in honor of the paternal grandfather, and the eldest daughter is given the name of the mother and the name of the maternal grandmother.

The main source of names in Spain is the Catholic saints. There are few unusual names, because the Spanish registration law is quite harsh: not so long ago, the Spanish authorities refused to obtain citizenship of a certain Colombian named Darling Velez on the grounds that her name is too unusual and it is impossible to determine the gender of its bearer from it.

In Latin America, there are no such restrictions, and the imagination of parents can work freely. Sometimes this fantasy gives rise to absolutely marvelous combinations, like Taj Mahal Sanchez, Elvis Presley Gomez Morillo and even Hitler Eufemio Majora. And the famous Venezuelan terrorist Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez nicknamed Carlos the Jackal, there were two brothers whose names were ... Vladimir and Lenin Ramirez Sanchez.

However, these are all rare exceptions. In the Spanish-speaking world, the hit parade of names is headed by familiar classic names: Juan, Diego, Carmen, Daniel, Camila, Alejandro and, of course, Maria.

Simply Maria.

For obvious reasons, this name is one of the most common in Spain. It is given to both girls and boys (the latter - as a appendage to the male name: Jose Maria, Fernando Maria). However, many Spanish and Latin American Marys are not just Marys: in their documents they may have Maria de los Mercedes, Maria de los Angeles, Maria de los Dolores. In everyday life, they are usually called Mercedes, Dolores, Angeles, which in literal translation sounds rather strange to our ears: "mercy" (that's right, in plural), "angels", "sorrows". In fact, these names come from various titles of the Mother of God adopted by Catholics: Marí a de las Mercedes(Mary the Merciful, lit. "Mary of Mercies"), Marí a de los Dolores(Mary the Sorrowful, lit. "Mary of Sorrows"), Marí a la Reina de los Á ngeles(Mary is the queen of angels).

In addition, children are often given names in honor of revered icons or statues of the Mother of God. For example, the famous opera singer Montserrat Caballe(which turns out to be Catalan, on closer inspection of the name) is actually called Maria de Montserrat Viviana Concepción Caballé y Folk, and named it in honor of Mary of Montserrat, revered in Catalonia, a miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary from a monastery on Mount Montserrat.

Pancho, Honcho and Lupita.

The Spaniards are great masters of diminutive names. The easiest way is to add diminutive suffixes to the name: Gabriel - Gabriel litho, Fidel - Fide litho, Juana - Juan ita. If the name is too long, then the main part “breaks away” from it, and then the same suffix comes into play: Concepción - Conchita, Guadalupe - Lupita and Lupilla. Sometimes truncated forms of names are used: Gabriel - Gaby or Gabri, Teresa - Tere. My beloved Penelope Cruz is simply called by relatives "Pe".

However, not everything is so simple. Sometimes it is generally impossible to recognize the connection between the diminutive and full name by ear: for example, little Francisco at home can be called Pancho, Paco or Curro, Eduardo - Lalo, Alfonso - Honcho, Annunciation - Chon or Chonita, Jesus - Chucho, Chui or Chus. The situation is complicated by the fact that different names may have the same diminutives: Lencho - Florencio and Lorenzo, Chicho - Salvador and Narciso, Chelo - Angeles and Consuelo ( female names), as well as Celio and Marcelo (male).

Diminutive forms are formed not only from individual names, but also from double ones:

José Maria - Chema
Jose Angel – Chanhel
Juan Carlos - Juanca, Juancar, Juanqui
Maria Luis - Marisa
Jesus Ramon - Jesusra, Hera, Herra, Chuymoncho, Chuymonchi

Man or woman?

Once upon a time, at the dawn of the popularity of soap operas, our television broadcast the Venezuelan series "Cruel World", the name of the main character of which our viewers at first heard as Rosaria. A little later it turned out that her name is Rosari O , and diminutively - Charita. Then again it turned out that it was not Charita, but Charit O, but our viewers, who had already become accustomed to Conchita and Estersite, continued to call her "in the feminine" - Charita. So they said, retelling each other the next series: “And Jose Manuel kissed Charita yesterday ...”.

In fact, the soap heroine was really called Rosario and not the Rosaria. Word Rosario in spanish language male and stands for rosary, on which a special prayer to the Virgin Mary is read, which is also called Rosario(in Russian - Rosary). Catholics even have a separate feast of the Virgin Mary, the Queen of the Rosary (Spanish. Maria del Rosario).

In Spanish-speaking countries, the name Rosario is very popular, it is given to both girls and boys, but traditionally it is considered feminine. And it's not the only female name - "hermaphrodite": names Amparo, Socorro, Pilar, Sol, Consuelo derived from spanish words amparo, socorro, pilar, sol, Consuelo grammatically masculine. And, accordingly, the diminutive forms of these names are also formed in the "male" way: Charito, Charo, Coyo, Consuelito, Chelo (although there are also "female" forms: Consuelita, Pilarita).

The most common Spanish names.

10 most common names in Spain (general population, 2008)

Features of the Spanish Surname.

And finally, let's talk a little about Spanish surnames. Spaniards have two surnames: paternal and maternal. In this case, as already mentioned, the paternal surname ( appellido Paterno ) is placed before the parent ( appellido materno ): Federico Garcia Lorca (father - Federico Garcia Rodriguez, mother - Vicenta Lorca Romero). At only the paternal surname is used in official address: accordingly, contemporaries called the Spanish poet Senor Garcia, and not Senor Lorca.

However, there are exceptions to this rule: Pablo Picasso (full name- Pablo Ruiz Picasso) became known not under his father's surname Ruiz, but under his mother's - Picasso. The fact is that there are no less Ruizovs in Spain than there are Ivanovs in Russia, but the name Picasso is much less common and sounds much more “individual”.

By inheritance, only the main surname of the father is usually transmitted, but in some cases (usually in noble families, as well as among the Basques), the maternal surnames of the parents are also transmitted to children (in fact, the surnames of grandmothers on both sides).

In some areas, there is a tradition to add to the surname the name of the area where the bearer of this surname or his ancestors was born. For example, if a person's name is Juan Antonio Gomez Gonzalez de San Jose, then in this case Gomez is the first, paternal surname, and Gonzalez de San Jose is the second, maternal. In this case, the particle "de" is not an indicator of noble birth, as in France, but simply means that ancestors mother of our Juan Antonio were from a town or village called San José.

Sometimes paternal and maternal surnames are separated by a particle "and": Francisco de Goya y Lusientes, José Ortega y Gasset. In Russian transcription, such surnames are usually written with a hyphen, although in the original they are usually written without separating characters: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, José Ortega y gasset.

When married, Spanish women do not change their surname, but simply add the husband's surname to the apellido paterno: for example, Laura Riario Martinez, having married a man named Marquez, may sign Laura Riario de Marquez or Laura Riario, señora Marquez.

The most common Spanish surnames.

10 most common surnames in Spain

Spanish names (male and female) today can be easily called by many of our compatriots. We owe this primarily to the spread of television and soap operas. Popular names in Spanish-speaking countries have flooded into our lives with the advent of Mexican TV shows. It is not clear what motivated people then - a passion for soap operas, or, perhaps, simply the sound of a name attracted (beautiful Spanish names, male and female, are very popular), or our compatriots sought to claim originality ...

The result of this was cases when they began to register girls under names like Marisabel, and boys - Luis Alberto. Now this trend already underway on the decline, as well as the popularity of Mexican TV series. However, Spanish names continue to be of great interest today.

After reading this article, you will learn that the traditions in Spanish-speaking countries in this area are somewhat different from Russian ones. Therefore, they are very interesting. We will present you the most popular Spanish names (male and female), tell you about their features.

How many names are allowed to give one child, according to Spanish law?

According to Spanish law, a person can have two names and two surnames in their documents. At baptism, in fact, you can give as many names as you like. It depends on the wishes of the parents. The eldest son is usually given the first name after his father and the second name after his paternal grandfather. Eldest daughter, respectively, the names of the mother and grandmother on the maternal side.

Main source of names

In Spain, the main source of names are Catholic saints. There are few unusual nicknames in this country, since Spain has a rather strict registration law. For example, the authorities recently denied citizenship to a Colombian woman on the grounds that her name (Darling Velez) was too unusual to determine its gender.

unusual cases

There are no such restrictions in Latin America, where the imagination of parents can work freely. Sometimes it gives rise to wondrous combinations, for example, Hitler Eufemio Majora and Taj Mahal Sanchez. And the terrorist from Venezuela, Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez, also known by the nickname Carlos the Jackal, had two brothers. Their names were Lenin and Vladimir Ramirez Sanchez. This is not surprising - their father was a convinced communist. He decided in this way to perpetuate the name of the idol. Another Venezuelan was nicknamed Mao Brezner Pino Delgado. The word "Brezner" is an attempt to reproduce the name of another famous person, Brezhnev.

However, such names are still rare exceptions. The hit parade in the Spanish-speaking world has been led by classic familiar nicknames for many years in a row: Diego, Juan, Daniel, Alejandro (Spanish male names), Carmen, Camila and Maria (female).

Name Maria

This name, for obvious reasons, is one of the most common in Spain. Moreover, it is given not only to girls, but also to boys as a makeweight. Fernando Maria, Jose Maria and others are quite popular Spanish male names. However, many Hispanic and Spanish Marys are not just Marys. They may have the following in their documents: Maria de los Angeles, Maria de los Mercedes, Maria de los Dolores. Usually in everyday life they are called Dolores, Mercedes, Angeles, which sounds rather strange in a literal translation for our ear: “sorrows” (precisely in the plural), “mercies”, “angels”. These names actually come from the titles of the Mother of God, which are accepted among Catholics. The three options we have listed are far from full list. This also includes Mary, in everyday life called simply Ananciacion, Amparo, Piedad, Milagros, Luz, Cruz, Socorro, Salud, Consuelo, Pilar.

In addition, children are often given names in honor of statues of the Mother of God or revered icons. For example, Montserrat Caballe, the famous opera singer (who is actually Catalan, not Spanish) is called Maria de Montserrat (full name is even longer) in honor of Maria of Montserrat, a miraculous statue revered in Catalonia, located on Mount Montserrat in one of the monasteries. A photo of this Spanish celebrity is presented below.

Chucho, Pancho and Conchita

The Spaniards are great masters of forming diminutives from names. The easiest way is to add diminutive suffixes to the name: Juana - Juanita, Fidel - Fidelito. If it is too long, the main part is "torn off", after which the same suffix is ​​used: Concepción - Conchita, or, for example, Guadalupe - Lupilla or Lupita. Sometimes truncated forms of names are used: Teresa - Tere, Gabriel - Gabri or Gaby.

Data from the Institute for National Statistics

The Institute for National Statistics has created a special section listing the 100 most common baby names in Spain by year since 2002. The list includes both popular male and female names. In 2010, for example, Daniel was the leader of the male name and the female leader was Lucia.

If we take into account strictly passport records, then in Spain on 01/01/2010 the most popular male was Antonio. Then come such Spanish male names as José, Manuel, Francisco, Juan, David, José Antonio, José Luis. In women, the most common is Maria Carmen. Then - Maria, Carmen, Anna Maria, Maria Dolores, Maria Pilar and others.

Names that are misleading

Many Spanish male names and surnames are misleading. So, for example, the name Chucho, which is not quite harmonious for us, has the full form Jesus (or otherwise Jesus). Pancho is a diminutive of Francisco. Lalo - from Eduardo. Say it doesn't look like it? But even the Spaniard would never guess that Alexander, Shura and Sasha are the same name. Sometimes it is completely impossible to recognize by ear the connection between the full name and the pet name. For example, Francisco may be called Pancho, Curro or Paco at home.

Different countries - different features.

Names that can be either feminine or masculine

There are names that can be both female and male. But not like our Sasha, Vali, Zhenya and even standing apart Olga and Oleg If Chelo is called a girl, she can be either Angeles or Consuelo. But if you call the boy that, there will be the following two options: Celio and Marcelo.

Rosario

With the name Rosario, a very funny situation. It is a masculine word from the position Spanish. However, representatives of both sexes are called by this name. It denotes a rosary for praying to the queen of the rosary, that is, the Virgin Mary. It turns out that in this case the boy is simply called the Rosary, and the girl is called Maria del Rosario.

Spanish surnames

Let's talk a little about Spanish surnames. The inhabitants of Spain have two of them: maternal and paternal. The last surname is placed in front. Only she, without the mother, is used in official address. For example, Federico Garcia Lorca, a famous Spanish poet, was called Señor Garcia by his contemporaries. His photo is presented below.

Usually, only the main surname of the father is inherited. However, in some cases (mainly in noble families and among the Basques), the maternal surnames of the parents can also be transmitted. There is a tradition in some regions of the country to add the name of the area in which the bearer of a particular surname or his ancestors was born. However, it exists only as a local feature.

Spaniards do not change their last name when they get married. They just add the husband's last name.

Is originality encouraged?

So, we examined what names the Spaniards give to their children. At the same time, they very rarely deviate from the calendar, in which Spanish male names are indicated. The list also includes women, which can be called a child. Only a small number of names are present in the Catholic calendar, which could be considered unusual. The Spanish authorities are very disapproving of encroachments towards originality. Quite recently, it was forbidden by law to enter diminutive forms of a name in official documents. However, there is currently no such restriction. The main thing is that the name testifies unambiguously about the gender of the one to whom it indicates, and at the same time sounds decent. This practice, however, has not yet been widely adopted.

Spanish names for men in English or Russian sound a little different. The same applies to female names. For example, Rosario sounds unusual for us as a female name. I would like to say Rosaria. Now that you know some of the peculiarities of Spanish names, you can avoid these mistakes.

Behind every name, male or female, there is a story. It is almost impossible to determine exactly where and under what circumstances children were first called by one name or another. Each has a story, rooted in ancient myths and legends. Most likely, most names simply denote a character trait that they want to instill in a child.

But why do new names appear? The reasons are different: wars, geographical or scientific discoveries, emigration and immigration of the population.

If you look at the document of a Spanish citizen, you can see no more than 2 names and 2 surnames there, despite the fact that in most European countries their number is unlimited. This is due to the fact that the state is quite serious about this issue to avoid a lot of confusion. When baptizing babies, you can assign any acceptable (approved) names by the church in unlimited quantities. As a rule, this is done like this:

• The eldest son receives the first name of the father, the second - the grandfather in the male line;
• The eldest daughter first takes the name of her mother, and then the name of her maternal grandmother.

In general, a Spanish name consists of three main elements: a personal name ( nombre) and two surnames ( appellido): father ( appellido paterno or primer appellido) and mother ( apellido maternoorsegundo appellido).

The Spaniards are believing Catholics, they give great importance to the church in their lives, and therefore most of the names are rooted in Catholic saints. Spaniards do not like unusual and extravagant names and do not accept them in their lives. There are cases when the state refused to receive foreigners due to the fact that their names were rather unusual (for example, it was impossible to determine the gender of the carrier).

Many associate with Spain and the country Latin America, since in these territories Spanish is the official language, and when learning Spanish, the teacher can emphasize the differences between cultures and pronunciations. As for names, there are also very big differences, despite the fact that Hispanics use Spanish names. The only difference is that they can name the child whatever they want. Children are called by English, American or even Russian names, if their parents like it, and this will not be punished by the state.

You can take a terrorist from Venezuela as an example. His name was Ilyich, and his brothers Lenin and Vladimir Ramirez Sanchez. A staunch communist father displayed his views on life through the names of his children.

But such exceptions are extremely rare, although there are no boundaries and stereotypes for modernity. In Spain, simple and classic names with complex meanings remain at the peak of popularity, for example, Juan, Juanita, Julio, Julia, Maria, Diego, etc.

Separately, I would like to highlight the names and their origin (female):

• Biblical names: Anna, Mary, Martha, Magdalena, Isabel;
• Latin and Greek names: Barbora, Veronica, Elena, Paola;
• Germanic: Erika, Motilda, Carolina, Louise, Frida.

• Biblical names: Miguel, Jose, Thomas, David, Daniel, Adan, Juan;
• Greek and latin names: Sergio, Andres, Alejandro, Hector, Pablo, Nicholas;
• Germanic: Alonso, Alfonso, Luis, Carlos, Raymond, Fernando, Enrique, Ernesto, Raul, Rodrigue, Roberto.

Spanish female names and their meaning

• Agatha (Agata) - good
• Adelita (Adelita), Alicia (Alicia) Adela, Adela (Adela) - noble
• Adora - adorable
• Alondra - protector of humanity
• Alba (Alba) - dawn, dawn
• Alta (Alta) - high
• Angelina (Angelina), Angel (Ángel), Angelica (Angélica) - angel, angelic, messenger
• Anita (Anita) - diminutive of Ana (Ana) - benefit
• Ariadna (Ariadna) - perfect, pure, immaculate
• Arcelia (Arcelia) Araceli, Aracelis (Aracelis) - wanderer, traveler
• Benita (Benita) - blessed
• Bernardita - bear
• Blanca - pure, white
• Benita (Benita) - blessed
• Valencia (Valencia) - imperious
• Veronica - victorious
• Gertrudis, Gertrudis - the power of the spear
• Gracia - graceful, graceful
• Jesus (Jesusa) - saved
• Juana (Juana), Juanita (Juanita) - merciful
• Dorothea (Dorotea) - God's gift
• Elena (Elena) - moon, torch
• Josephine (Josefina) - retributor
• Ibbi, Isabel - an oath to God
• Ines (Inés) - innocent, chaste
• Candelaria - candle
• Carla (Carla), Carolina (Carolina) - human
• Carmela and Carmelita - a name in honor of Our Lady of Carmel
• Constance (Constancia) - constant
• Consuela - comforter, the name is given in honor of Our Lady of Comfort (Nuestra Señora del Consuelo)
• Conchita is a diminutive of Concepción, derived from the Latin concepto meaning "to conceive". The name is given in honor Immaculate Conception Virgin Mary (Inmaculada Conception)
• Christina (Cristina) - Christian
• Cruz - cross, pectoral cross
• Camila (Camila) - servant of the gods, priestess
• Catalina - a pure soul
• Leticia - joyful, happy
• Laura (Laura) - laurel, ("crowned with laurel")
• Luis (Luisa), Luisita (Luisita) - warrior
• Marita (Marita) - diminutive of Maria (María) - desired, beloved
• Marta (Mistress of the House)
• Mercedes (Mercedes) - merciful, all-merciful (in honor of the Virgin - María de las Mercedes)
• Maribel - fierce
• Nina (Nina) - baby
• Ofelia (Ofelia) - assistant
• Pepita - God will give another son
• Pearl (Perla), Perlita (Perlita) - pearl
• Pilar (Pilar), Pili (Pili) - pillar, column
• Paloma (Paloma) - dove
• Ramona - wise protector
• Rebeca (Rebeca) - alluring in the network
• Reina (Reina) - queen, queen
• Renata - reborn
• Sarita (Sarita) diminutive of Sara (Sara) - a noble woman, mistress
• Sofia (Sofía) - wise
• Susana - water lily
• Trinidad - Trinity
• Francisco (Francisca) - free
• Chiquita is a diminutive name meaning little girl.
• Abigail - joy for the father
• Evita (Evita) - diminutive of Eva (Eva) - lively, lively
• Elvira - benevolent
• Esmeralda (Esmeralda) - emerald
• Estela (Estela), derived from Estrella (Estrella) - a star

Male Spanish names and their meaning

• Agustin (Agustin) - great
• Alberto (Alberto), Alonso (Alonso), Alfonso (Alfonso) - noble
• Alfredo (Alfredo) - elf
• Amado (Amado) - beloved
• Andres (Andrés) - warrior
• Antonio (Antonio) - flower
• Armando - strong, brave
• Aurelio - gold
• Basilio - regal
• Benito - blessed
• Berenguer (Berenguer), Bernardino (Bernardino), Bernardo (Bernardo) - the strength and courage of the bear
• Valentine (Valentin) - healthy, strong
• Victor (Víctor), Victorino (Victorino), Vincente - winner and conqueror,
• Gaspar - teacher, master
• Gustavo - staff, support
• Horatio (Goracio) - excellent vision
• Damian (Damián) - to tame, subdue
• Desi - desired
• Herman (German) - brother
• Gilberto - light
• Diego - doctrine, teaching
• Jesus (Jesús) - named after Jesus, diminutives: Chucho, Chuy, Chuza, Chuchi, Chus, Chuso and others.
• Ignacio - fire
• Yousef - God will give another son
• Carlos - man, husband
• Christian (Cristian) - Christian
• Leandro (Leandro) - a man-lion
• Lucio (Lucio) - light
• Mario - male
• Marcos (Marcos), Marcelino (Marcelino), Marcelo (Marcelo), Marcial (Marcial), Martin (Martín) - names derived from the name of the Roman God of war - Mars, warlike
• Mateo (Mateo) - a gift from Yahweh
• Mauricio (Mauricio) - dark-skinned, Moor
• Modesto (Modesto) - modest, moderate, sober
• Maximino (Maximino), Maximo (Máximo) - great
• Nicholas (Nicolás) - victory of the people
• Osvaldo (Osvaldo) - owning, having power
• Pablo (Pablo) - baby
• Paco - free
• Pasqual (Pasqual) - child of Easter
• Pastor - shepherd
• Patricio (Patricio) - noble, noble origin
• Pio (Pío) - pious, virtuous
• Rafael - divine healing
• Ricardo (Ricardo), Rico (Rico) - strong, persistent
• Rodolfo (Rodolfo), Raul (Raúl) - wolf
• Rodrigo (Rodrigo) - ruler, leader
• Rolando - famous land
• Reinaldo - sage - ruler
• Sal (Sal), diminutive of Salvador (Salvador) - savior
• Sancho, Santos (Saint)
• Severino (Severino), North (Severo) - strict, harsh
• Sergio (Servant)
• Silvestre, Silvio - forest
• Salomon - peaceful
• Tadeo - grateful
• Teobaldo (Teobaldo) - a brave man
• Thomas (Tomás) - twin
• Tristan (Tristán) - rebel, rebel
• Fabricio (Fabricio) - artisan
• Fausto (Fausto) - a lucky guy
• Felipe - horse lover
• Fernando (Fernando) - bold, courageous
• Fidel (Fidel) - the most devoted, faithful
• Flavio (Flavio) - golden-haired
• Francisco (Francisco) - free
• Juan (Juan), Juanito (Juanito) - good God
• Julian (Julián), Julio (Julio) - curly
• Edmundo - prosperous, protector
• Emilio - rival
• Enrique (Enrique) - a powerful ruler
• Ernesto (Ernesto) - diligent, diligent
• Esteban (Esteban) - the name means - the crown
• Usebio, Usebio - devout

Most popular names among adults:

• Jose (Jose)
• Antonio (Antonio)
• Juan (Juan)
• Manuel
• Francisco (Francisco)

Among newborns:

• Daniel
• Alejandro (Alejandro)
• Pablo (Pablo)
• David (David)
• Adrian (Adrian)

If we return to female names, then names are now popular among women:

• Maria (Maria)
• Carmen
• Ana (Ana)
• Isabel (Isabel)
• Dolores (Dolores)

And among girls, that is, recently born children:

• Lucia (Lucia)
• Maria (Maria)
• Paula (Paula)
• Sarah
• Carla (Carla)

As you have noticed, it is very important for Spaniards that their names are easily perceived, refusing rare and unusual variants, which significantly affects the reduction of the language barrier with foreign citizens.

Sometimes it is almost impossible to determine by ear the connection between the full and diminutive names: for example, the houses of little Francisco can be called Paco, Pancho and even Curro, Alfonso - Honcho, Eduardo - Lalo, Jesus - Chucho, Chuy or Chus, Anunciación - Chon or Chonita. In the same way, it is difficult for foreigners to understand why we call Alexander Shurik 🙂

Almost all Spanish names are simple but beautiful. We hope that getting to know them will make it easier for you to communicate with native Spanish speakers, because now you know a little more about the Spaniards!