Spanish Names — Origins, Meanings & History

Rayén Feminine Spanish Spanish

Rayén is the Spanish borrowing of the Mapuche name Rayen, meaning “flower” in the indigenous Mapuche language of Chile and Argentina. The addition of an acute accent on the ‘e’ is a Spanish orthographic marker that prese...

Raymundo Masculine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Raymundo is a Spanish and Portuguese variant form of Raymond, a name introduced to Western Europe by the Normans. Etymology Raymundao derives from the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements regin "advice, coun...

Rebeca Feminine Portuguese Romanian +1 Portuguese Romanian Spanish

Rebeca is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian form of the name Rebecca. Derived from the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqa), the root of Rebecca, its meaning is uncertain but is likely from a Semitic root meaning "join, tie,...

Refugio Unisex Spanish Spanish

Refugio is a Spanish unisex name meaning "refuge" or "shelter." As a feminine name, it is often part of the compound María del Refugio, derived from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Refugio (Our L...

Regina Feminine Czech Danish +14 Czech Danish English Estonian German +11

EtymologyRegina is a Late Latin feminine name meaning "queen," directly derived from the Latin word rēgīna (also the Italian and Romanian word for queen). It has been used as a Christian name since early times, with part...

Regla Feminine Spanish Spanish

Etymology and MeaningRegla is a Spanish feminine name derived directly from the Spanish word regla, meaning "rule". Its use as a personal name originates from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Regla ("Our Lady of the Ru...

Régulo Masculine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Régulo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Regulus. Regulus was a Roman cognomen meaning "prince, little king," from Latin rex "king" with a diminutive suffix. The name is most famously associated with t...

Reina 1 Feminine Spanish Spanish

Reina is a Spanish feminine first name meaning “queen” in Spanish. The name directly derives from the Spanish noun reina, which itself comes from the Latin rēgīna. It serves as a direct equivalent to the Latin name Regin...

Reinaldo Masculine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Reinaldo is the Portuguese and Spanish form of Reynold, a name of Germanic origin that was introduced to the Iberian Peninsula through medieval contact with French and Occitan culture. Etymology and Historical Background...

Remedios Feminine Spanish Spanish

Remedios is a Spanish feminine given name that means "remedies" in Spanish. It originates from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de los Remedios ("Our Lady of the Remedies"), referring to the Virgin Mary. The name thus car...

Remigio Masculine Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Remigio is the Italian and Spanish form of the Late Roman name Remigius, itself derived from Latin remigis meaning "oarsman, rower." Its root name, Rémy, gained prominence through Saint Rémy (also known as Remigius), the...

Renata Feminine Croatian Czech +10 Croatian Czech German Italian Lithuanian +7

Renata is a feminine given name with widespread use across Europe, particularly in Romance, Germanic, and Slavic languages. It functions as the feminine form of Renatus, a Latin name meaning "born again." The name carrie...

Renato Masculine Croatian Italian +2 Croatian Italian Portuguese Spanish

Renato is a masculine given name used in Croatian, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. It is a form of the Late Latin name Renatus, meaning "born again." This name carries strong Christian connotations, referencing spiritu...

René Masculine Czech Dutch +4 Czech Dutch French German Slovak +1

René is a masculine given name widely used in French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak and other European languages. It is the French form of the late Latin name Renatus, which means "born again" — a reference to Ch...

Renzo Masculine Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Renzo is a Lorenzo, the Italian form of Laurence 1, which derives from the Roman cognomen Laurentius meaning "from Laurentum." Laurentum was an ancient city in Italy, whose name likely comes from Latin laurus (laurel). T...

Resurrección Feminine Spanish Spanish

Resurrección is a Spanish feminine name meaning "resurrection," directly referencing the resurrection of Jesus in Christian theology. As a concept name, it belongs to a tradition in Spanish-speaking Catholic cultures whe...

Rey 1 Masculine Spanish Spanish

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 Feminine Spanish Spanish

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...

Reyna Feminine Spanish Spanish

Reyna is a variant of Reina 1, Spanish for "queen". It is a feminine given name used primarily in Spanish-speaking communities, though it also appears in cultures that have adopted the Spanish form. The name shares roots...

Reynalda Feminine Spanish Spanish

Reynalda is a Spanish feminine given name, the feminine form of Reynaldo. The name ultimately derives from the Germanic name Raginald, composed of the elements regin meaning “advice, counsel, decision” and walt meaning “...

Reynaldo Masculine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Reynaldo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Reynold, which in turn derives from the Germanic name Raginald. This ancient name is composed of the elements regin meaning “advice, counsel, decision” and walt meaning “pow...

Ricarda Feminine German Portuguese +1 German Portuguese Spanish

Ricarda is a German, Spanish, and Portuguese feminine form of Richard, the masculine name meaning "brave ruler" from Old German elements rih ("ruler, king") and hart ("hard, firm, brave, hardy"). While Richard has deep h...

Ricardo Masculine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard. The name derives from Proto-Germanic elements *rīks meaning "king, ruler" and *harduz meaning "hard, brave". Thus, Ricardo carries the meaning of "brave ruler" or "p...

Rico Masculine Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Rico is a short form or diminutive of names such as Ricardo, Enrico, and other names ending in rico. It is used primarily in Italian and Spanish, often as a given name in its own right, but it also serves as a nickname o...

Rigoberto Masculine Spanish Spanish

Rigoberto is the Spanish form of Rigobert, a name of Germanic origin. It derives from the Old German elements rih meaning "ruler, king" and beraht meaning "bright", giving the name the overall meaning of "bright ruler" o...

Rita Feminine Danish English +11 Danish English Estonian German Hungarian +8

Rita is a female name used across many European languages and cultures, most commonly as a short form of Margherita and other names ending in rita. It has been adopted in Danish, English, Estonian, German, Hungarian, Ita...

Roberta Feminine English Italian +2 English Italian Portuguese Spanish

Roberta is a feminine given name in English, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, derived as the feminine form of Robert and its counterpart Roberto. The name Robert originates from the Germanic elements hruod meaning "fame...

Robertina Feminine Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Robertina is a feminine diminutive of Roberto, used primarily in Italian and Spanish-speaking cultures. The name Roberto itself is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Robert, which originates from the Germanic n...

Roberto Masculine Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

Roberto is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Robert. The name Robert derives from the Germanic elements hruod "fame" and beraht "bright", thus meaning "bright fame". The Normans brought the name to Britain, wh...

Rocío Feminine Spanish Spanish

Rocío is a Spanish feminine given name derived from the title of the Virgin Mary, María del Rocío (“Mary of the Dew”). The name itself means “dew” in Spanish, ultimately tracing back to the Latin word ruscus or roscidus...

Rodolfito Masculine Spanish Spanish

Rodolfito is the Spanish diminutive of Rodolfo, a name derived from Germanic roots meaning "famous wolf." The suffix -ito conveys endearment or smallness, a common feature in Spanish naming conventions. As a diminutive,...

Rodolfo Masculine Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

Rodolfo is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Rudolf. It shares its etymology with the Germanic name Hrodulf, derived from the elements hruod meaning "fame" and wolf meaning "wolf". The name has a rich history...

Rodrigo Masculine Galician Italian +2 Galician Italian Portuguese Spanish

Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Galician form of Roderick, via the Latinized Gothic form Rudericus. The name derives from the Old German elements hruod meaning "fame" and rih meaning "ruler, king", thus car...

Rogelia Feminine Spanish Spanish

Rogelia is a Spanish feminine given name, the female counterpart of Rogelio. The name's etymology can be traced through Rogelio, which is the Spanish form of the Late Latin names Rogellus or Rogelius. These are likely re...

Rogelio Masculine Spanish Spanish

Rogelio is a masculine Spanish given name derived from the Late Latin Rogellus or Rogelius. These forms are ultimately related to the Germanic name Hrodger—the ancestor of Roger—likely introduced to the Iberian Peninsula...

Rolando Masculine Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

EtymologyRolando is the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of the Germanic name Roland, which derives from the Old German elements hruod meaning "fame" and lant meaning "land" (or possibly nand meaning "brave"). The n...

Roldán Masculine Spanish Spanish

Roldán is the Spanish form of Roland, a name of Germanic origin meaning “fame of the land” — from elements referring to “fame” and “land.” While the exact etymology may involve the element “brave,” the most prominent bea...

Román Masculine Hungarian Spanish Hungarian Spanish

Román is the Spanish and Hungarian form of Roman, derived from the Late Latin name Romanus meaning "Roman". This name has deep historical roots, appearing across many cultures and periods, from early Christian saints to...

Romualdo Masculine Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

Romualdo is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Romuald, a masculine given name of Germanic origin. The name is derived from the elements hruom meaning "fame, glory" and walt meaning "power, authority," thus car...

Rómulo Masculine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Rómulo is the Spanish and European Portuguese form of Romulus. In Brazilian Portuguese, the variant Rômulo is used. The name directly derives from the legendary founder of Rome, and its usage in Iberian cultures reflects...

Roque Masculine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Roque is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Rocco, a name that ultimately traces back to a Germanic root possibly derived from hruoh, meaning "crow" or "rook". This bird-related etymological origin lends the name a natur...

Rosa 1 Feminine Catalan Danish +9 Catalan Danish Dutch English Finnish +6

Rosa is a feminine given name used across many European languages, including Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. Generally, it can be considered to deri...

Rosalía Feminine Galician Spanish Galician Spanish

Etymology and OriginsRosalía is the Spanish and Galician form of Rosalia, a Late Latin name derived from rosa, meaning "rose." The name is closely associated with the 12th-century Sicilian saint Rosalia, a patron saint o...

Rosalina Feminine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Rosalina is a Latinate form of Rosaline, which itself is a medieval variant of Rosalind. The name Rosalind derives from the Old German elements hros meaning "horse" and lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender", giving the o...

Rosalinda Feminine Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Etymology and Linguistic Background Rosalinda is a Latinate form of Rosalind, combining the Old German elements hros meaning "horse" and lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender". The Normans introduced this name to England,...

Rosalva Feminine Spanish Spanish

Rosalva is a Spanish feminine given name, derived as a variant of Rosalba. The name Rosalba originates from Italian and Latin, combining rosa meaning "rose" and alba meaning "white," thus signifying "white rose." This ev...

Rosa María Feminine Spanish Spanish

Rosa María is a Spanish compound given name, formed by combining Rosa 1 and María. As a double name common in Spanish-speaking cultures, it reflects the tradition of using biblical and floral names together, often with r...

Rosana Feminine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Rosana is a Portuguese and Spanish feminine given name. It is a form of Roxana, which derives from the Old Persian or Bactrian name Rhoxane, ultimately from the Iranian root *rauxšnā meaning "bright" or "shining." The La...

Rosario Feminine Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

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...

Rosaura Feminine Spanish Spanish

Rosaura is a Spanish feminine given name meaning "golden rose," derived from the Latin elements rosa (rose) and aurea (golden). The name was first used by the Spanish playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca for a character...

Rosenda Feminine Spanish Spanish

Rosenda is the Spanish feminine form of Rosendo, a name with deep roots in the Visigothic tradition. Rosendo itself derives from the Germanic name *Hroþisinþs, composed of the elements hroþs meaning "fame" and sinþs mean...

Rosendo Masculine Spanish Spanish

Rosendo is a Spanish male given name with deep historical roots in the Visigothic period. It originated as a Spanish form of the Visigothic name *Hroþisinþs, derived from the Gothic elements hroþs (meaning "fame") and si...

Rosi Feminine German Portuguese +1 German Portuguese Spanish

Rosi is a diminutive of Rosa 1, Rosalie and other names beginning with Rosa.As with Rosa, the name Rosi derives from the Latin word rosa meaning 'rose', though some earlier Germanic roots may have influenced the name. Th...

Rosita Feminine Spanish Spanish

Rosita is a Spanish diminutive of Rosa 1, which primarily derives from the Latin word rosa meaning “rose.” The name Rosa has further roots possibly in the Germanic name Roza 2, though the floral association has remained...

Roxana Feminine English Romanian +2 English Romanian Spanish Ancient Greek

Roxana is a feminine first name with roots in ancient Persia, used in English, Romanian, Spanish, and Ancient Greek cultures. Its meaning derives from a long line of linguistic evolution: the name comes from the Latin Ro...

Rubén Masculine Spanish Spanish

Rubén is the Spanish form of Reuben, a biblical name of Hebrew origin. The name derives from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), which means "behold, a son", combining the elements רָאָה (raʾa) meaning "to see" and בֵּן (ben) mea...

Rufina Feminine Russian Spanish +1 Russian Spanish Roman

Rufina is a feminine given name with roots in ancient Rome, derived as the feminine form of Rufinus, which itself comes from the Latin cognomen Rufus meaning "red-haired". The name is historically associated with early C...

Rufino Masculine Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

Rufino is a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian masculine given name, ultimately derived from the Latin Rufinus, a Roman cognomen that itself was a derivative of the earlier cognomen Rufus. The root name Rufus, reflecting a...

Ruperta Feminine Spanish Spanish

Ruperta is the Spanish feminine form of Rupert, itself a German variant of Robert. The name ultimately derives from the Old Germanic elements hrod ("fame") and berht ("bright"), giving the meaning "bright fame".Usage and...

Ruperto Masculine Spanish Spanish

Ruperto is the Spanish form of Rupert. Rupert, in turn, is a German variant of Robert, derived from the Old German name Hrodperht, composed of the elements hrod meaning "fame" and beraht meaning "bright". Thus, the name...