Common Spanish Girls' Names
- ¿Cómo te llamas? (What's your name?)
- Me llamo... (My name is...)
- Me llamo Elena. (My name is Elena.)
ADELINA, ADELITA: noble, kind
AIDA, AIDIA: help
ALEJANDRA, ALEJANDRINA: defender of man
ALFREDA: feminine form of Alfredo (counsels the elves)
ALICIA: Spanish form of Alice (honest)
ALMA: geist (spirit)
ANGELA, ANGELINA, ANGELIA: angel
ANITIA, ANITA, ANN, NITA, ANICA: grace
ARACELIA, ARACELI: alter of heaven
AURELIANA, AURELIA: golden
AURKENE, AURKENA: present
BEATRIZ, BEATRISA: brings happiness
BLANCA: white
CAMILA: attendant
CARILLA, CARLA, CARLITA, CARLETTA, CARLOTTA, CARLOTA: feminine form of Charles (manly)
CLARISSA: clear
CLAUDIA: lame
DOLORES, DOLORITAS, LOLITA, LOLA: sorrow
ELENA: Spanish form of Helen (light)
ELISA: Spanish form of Elizabeth (consecrated to God)
ELSA: truth
ESPERANZA: hope
FLORENTINA, FLORIDA, FLORINIA, FLOR, FLORENCIA: blooming
FORTUNA, FAUSTA, FAUSTINA, FELISA: lucky
FRANCISCA: free
GALENA, GALENIA: small, intelligent one
HERMINIA: myth name
HERMOSA: beautiful
INEZ, INES: meek
IRENE: peace
ISABELLA, ISABEL: devoted to God
ISIDORA: gifted with many ideas
JOSEFA, JOSEFINA: Spanish form of Josephine (God shall add)
JUANA, JUANITA: gift of God
LAURA, LARUNDA, LAURENCIA: crowned with laurels
LINDA: pretty
LUPE: wolf
MARCELA: warring
MARGARITA: pearl
MARIQUITA, MARQUILLA, MARISA, MARISOL, MADALENA, MARIA, MARIETTA: bitter
MARTA: Spanish form of Martha (lady)
MERCEDES: mercy
MIRANDA: admirable
NALDA: strong
NATALIA: born at Christmas
OLIVIA: olive
PALOMA: dove
RAMONA: mighty
RITA: pearl
SERENA: serene
SHOSHANA, SUSANA: lily
SOFIA: wise
VICENTA: victor
VIRGINIA: virgin
YOLANDA: violet