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Milton Masculine English Portuguese +1 English Portuguese Spanish

Milton is an English given name derived from an English surname, which itself originates from a place name meaning "mill town" in Old English. The name combines the Old English elements mylen (mill) and tūn (enclosure, s...

Minerva Feminine English Spanish +1 English Spanish Roman

Minerva is a feminine name of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect," but more likely of Etruscan origin. It is best known as the name of the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, vict...

Mireia Feminine Catalan Spanish Catalan Spanish

Mireia is the Catalan form of Mirèio (see Mireille). The name originated in the Occitan language through the literary works of Frédéric Mistral. The poet Mistral first used Mirèio in his 1859 poem of the same name, where...

Mireya Feminine Spanish Spanish

Mireya is a Spanish variant of the name Mireia. The name ultimately traces back through the Catalan Mireia to the Occitan name Mirèio, which was famously used by the poet Frédéric Mistral for the heroine of his 1859 poem...

Míriam Feminine Spanish Spanish

EtymologyMíriam is the Spanish form of Miriam, a name of Hebrew origin. The name Miriam is itself a variant ofMary, and it is famously borne in the Old Testament by the sister of Moses and Aaron. According to the biblica...

Mirian 1 Feminine Spanish Spanish

Mirian is a Spanish variant of Miriam, a name of Hebrew origin that appears in the Old Testament as the sister of Moses and Aaron. While the name Miriam is deeply rooted in Jewish tradition, its Spanish form Mirian emerg...

Mirta Feminine Croatian Italian +1 Croatian Italian Spanish

Mirta is a feminine given name that serves as a cognate of Myrtle in Spanish, Italian, and Croatian. Myrtle itself derives from the English word for the evergreen shrub, ultimately from the Greek μύρτος (myrtos), a name...

Miryam Feminine Hebrew Spanish +1 Hebrew Spanish Hebrew Bible

Miryam is a Hebrew and Spanish variant of the common name Miriam, used in both biblical and modern contexts. As a direct Hebrew form, Miryam appears in the Old Testament as the name of Moses’ sister, who plays a key role...

Misericordia Feminine Spanish Spanish

Misericordia is a Spanish feminine name that means "compassion, mercy," derived from the Latin words miser (poor, wretched) and cor (heart). It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Misericordia, me...

Modesta Feminine Spanish Medieval Latin Spanish Medieval Latin

Modesta is a feminine given name derived from Latin roots, ultimately originating as the feminine form of Modestus. The masculine name Modestus means "moderate, restrained" in Late Latin, and was borne by several saints,...

Modesto Masculine Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

Modesto is the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Modestus, a Late Latin name ultimately derived from the word modestus, meaning "moderate, restrained" or "modest." The name carries a virtue-based quality, reflecti...

Moisés Masculine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Moisés is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Moses, a biblical name of profound significance. Derived from the Hebrew name מֹשֶׁה (Moshe), it is believed to originate from the Egyptian element mes meaning "son," though t...

Moncho Masculine Spanish Spanish

Moncho is a Spanish diminutive of Ramón, often used as a given name or endearing nickname. It derives ultimately from the Germanic root Raginmund, composed of the elements regin “advice, counsel, decision” and munt “prot...

Mónica Feminine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Mónica is the Spanish and European Portuguese form of Monica, a name of uncertain yet intriguing origin. While the meaning of Monica itself remains obscure, it is most likely derived from Berber or Phoenician roots, refl...

Monserrat Feminine Spanish Spanish

Monserrat is a Spanish variant of the name Montserrat. It originated as a given name derived from the Catalan place name Montserrat, which refers to a mountain near Barcelona. The mountain’s name comes from Latin mons se...

Monserrate Feminine Spanish Spanish

Monserrate is a Spanish variant of the name Montserrat. While typically feminine, it is sometimes used as a masculine given name in Hispanic cultures. The name ultimately derives from the Catalan Montserrat, the name of...

Montserrat Feminine Catalan Spanish Catalan Spanish

Montserrat is a Catalan name taken from the name of a famous mountain near Barcelona, which derives from Latin mons serratus meaning "jagged mountain". The mountain is the site of a medieval Benedictine monastery, the Ab...

Morena Feminine Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Morena is a feminine given name with multiple cultural associations. In Romance languages, it is the feminine form of Moreno, deriving from the Italian moro or Spanish moreno, meaning "dark-skinned" or "brown-haired." Th...

Moreno Masculine Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Moreno is an Italian and Spanish given name derived from the Italian word moro or Spanish moreno, meaning "dark-skinned". It originated as a nickname for someone with dark hair or complexion, and later evolved into a giv...

Nacho Masculine Spanish Spanish

Nacho is a common Spanish diminutive of Ignacio. The feminine form, Nacha, is used as a diminutive for Ignacia. Etymology and Origin The name Nacho originated in the 16th century under unusual circumstances. Spanish Igna...

Nacio Masculine Spanish Spanish

Nacio is a Spanish short form of the name Ignacio, which itself derives from the Latin name Ignatius. The root name Ignatius is of Roman origin, coming from the family name Egnatius, which has an uncertain meaning and is...

Nadia 1 Feminine Bulgarian English +6 Bulgarian English French Italian Polish +3

Nadia is a feminine given name widely used in Western European languages including English, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish, and Ukrainian, as well as in Bulgarian and Russian. It is a variant of the Slavic name Nadya,...

Nahiara Feminine Spanish Spanish

Nahiara is a Spanish variant of Naiara, a name that ultimately derives from the Basque place name Nájera, a town in La Rioja, Spain. The name's journey begins with the Basque word 'Naiara', which itself comes from the Ar...

Naiara Feminine Basque Portuguese +1 Basque Portuguese Spanish

Naiara is a feminine given name of Basque origin, taken from the name of a town in the La Rioja region of Spain. The Basque name of that town is Naiara, but its official Castilian name is Nájera. The town's name is thoug...

Naira 3 Feminine Spanish Spanish

Etymology and OriginsNaira is a Spanish variant of Nayra, a name whose roots are found in the Guanche language of the Canary Islands. The original masculine Guanche name may have meant "front, guide," derived from a term...

Nancy Feminine English Spanish English Spanish

Origins and Etymology Nancy is a feminine given name primarily used in English and Spanish. It originated as a medieval English diminutive of Annis, a vernacular form of the name Agnes. The phonological shift from 'Mine...

Nando Masculine Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

Nando is a short form (hypocorism) of Fernando or Ferdinando, common in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish usage. Etymology Nando ultimately derives from Ferdinand, a Gothic name introduced to the Iberian Peninsula by the...

Narcisa Feminine Italian Portuguese +2 Italian Portuguese Romanian Spanish

Narcisa is the feminine form of Narcissus, a name rooted in Greek mythology and used across Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish-speaking cultures. The name ultimately derives from the Greek Νάρκισσος (Narkissos),...

Narciso Masculine Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

Narciso is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Narcissus. Derived from Greek Νάρκισσος (Narkissos), which may come from νάρκη (narke) meaning "numbness" or "sleep," the name is deeply rooted in Greek mythology....

Natalia Feminine Georgian Bulgarian +14 Georgian Bulgarian Danish Dutch English +11

Natalia is a Latinate form of Natalie, derived from the Late Latin name Natalia, meaning "Christmas Day" (from Latin natale domini, "birth of the Lord"). The name is used across numerous languages and cultures, including...

Natalio Masculine Spanish Spanish

Natalio is a Spanish masculine form of Natalia. It derives from the Late Latin name Natalia, which originated from natale domini meaning "Christmas Day." Thus, Natalio carries the festive connotation of the Nativity. The...

Nataly Feminine English Spanish English Spanish

Nataly is a female given name, primarily a variant spelling of Natalie in English and Spanish usage. Both Nataly and Natalie derive from the Latin name Natalia, which means "Christmas Day," originating from the Latin phr...

Natanael Masculine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Natanael is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Nathanael, a name derived from the Hebrew Neṯanʾel, meaning “God has given” (from naṯan “to give” and ʾel “God”). In the Old Testament, several minor characters bear this na...

Nataniel Masculine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Nataniel is a masculine given name used in Portuguese and Spanish-speaking regions. It is a variant of Natanael, which itself is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Nathanael. The name ultimately derives from the Hebrew N...

Natividad Feminine Spanish Spanish

OverviewNatividad is a Spanish female given name meaning "nativity." It commemorates the birth of either Jesus or the Virgin Mary, both of whom are central to Christian theology. The name is derived from the Spanish word...

Náyade Feminine Spanish Spanish

Náyade is the Spanish feminine given name meaning "naiad", referring to a type of water nymph from Greek mythology. It derives from Greek Ναϊάς (Naias), itself a derivative of νάω (nao) meaning "to flow." In Greek myth,...

Nayara Feminine Portuguese Spanish Portuguese Spanish

Nayara is a Spanish and Portuguese form of Naiara, a name with deep historical and religious roots. Naiara originates from the Basque name for the Spanish city of Nájera, which itself derives from an Arabic source. In th...

Nayeli Feminine Spanish Spanish

Nayeli is a feminine given name of Zapotec origin with an uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from the Zapotec phrase nadxiie lii meaning "I love you" or from nayele' meaning "open." These interpretations highlight...

Nayra Feminine Spanish Spanish

Nayra is a feminine given name of Spanish usage, adapted from a Guanche masculine name. The term 'Guanche' refers to the indigenous people of the Canary Islands, whose language survived in place names and personal names...

Nazaret Feminine Armenian Spanish Armenian Spanish

Nazaret is a name derived from the town of Nazareth, a city in Galilee that holds profound religious significance as the hometown of Jesus Christ. In Spanish-speaking countries, Nazaret is primarily used as a feminine gi...

Nazario Masculine Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Nazario is the Italian and Spanish form of Nazarius, a Late Roman name meaning "from Nazareth." Nazareth was the town in Galilee where Jesus lived, as recorded in the New Testament. The name Nazarius was borne by several...

Neizan Masculine Spanish Spanish

Neizan is a Spanish masculine given name that adapts the English pronunciation of Nathan. While Spain traditionally uses biblical names in their original Hebrew or Latinized forms—such as Natán or Nataniel—Neizan emerged...

Nélida Feminine Spanish Literature Spanish Literature

Nélida is a literary name invented by French author Marie d'Agoult (who wrote under the pseudonym Daniel Stern) for her semi-autobiographical novel Nélida (1846). The name is widely assumed to be an anagram of d'Agoult's...

Nelson Masculine English Portuguese +1 English Portuguese Spanish

Nelson is a masculine given name with English, Portuguese, and Spanish usage. It originated as an English surname meaning "son of Neil", and later came to be used as a first name. The name Neil itself is derived from the...

Nemesia Feminine Spanish Spanish

Nemesia is the Spanish feminine form of Nemesius, which itself is a Latinized form of the Greek name Nemesios, ultimately derived from the name of the Greek goddess Nemesis, meaning 'distribution of what is due, righteou...

Nemesio Masculine Spanish Spanish

Nemesio is the Spanish form of the Latin name Nemesius.EtymologyThe name Nemesius is a Latinized form of the Greek name Nemesios (Νεμέσιος), which is derived from Nemesis, the name of the Greek goddess of retribution and...

Nerea Feminine Basque Spanish Basque Spanish

Nerea is a feminine given name used primarily in Basque-speaking regions of Spain and throughout the Spanish-speaking world. Its origin is twofold: it may derive from the Basque dialectal word nere, a variant of nire mea...

Nereida Feminine Spanish Spanish

Nereida is a Spanish feminine name derived from the Greek word Νηρηΐδες (Nereides), meaning "nymphs" or "sea sprites." The Nereids were the fifty daughters of the ancient Greek sea god Nereus, who personified the Mediter...

Nereo Masculine Italian Spanish Italian Spanish

Nereo is the Italian and Spanish form of the name Nereus, deriving from the Greek mythological figure Nereus, a sea god known as the "Old Man of the Sea." The root of the name lies in the Greek word νηρός (neros), meanin...

Néstor Masculine Spanish Spanish

Etymology and Meaning Néstor is the Spanish form of Nestor, a name of Greek origin meaning "returner, homecomer." This meaning derives from the Greek verb νέομαι (néomai), "to return," and the noun νόστος (nóstos), "home...

Nicanor Masculine Spanish English Bible +2 Spanish English Bible Latin Bible Ancient Greek

Nicanor is a masculine given name with both Spanish and biblical usage, derived from the Greek name Νικάνωρ (Nikanor). The name is composed of two Greek elements: nike, meaning “victory,” and aner, meaning “man,” thus gi...

Nicasio Masculine Spanish Spanish

Etymology and Origins Nicasio is the Spanish form of Nicasius, a name with deep roots in ancient Greek. Nicasius itself comes from the Greek Νικάσιος (Nikasios), derived from νίκη (nike), meaning "victory." This etymolog...

Nico Masculine Dutch German +3 Dutch German Italian Portuguese Spanish

Nico is a short form of Nicholas (or sometimes Nicodemus), used in Dutch, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish-speaking contexts. Derived from the Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people", the name has roots i...

Nicodemo Masculine Italian Portuguese +1 Italian Portuguese Spanish

Nicodemo is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of the biblical name Nicodemus. It derives from the Greek name Nikodemos, meaning "victory of the people" (from nike, "victory," and demos, "the people"). In the New...

Nicol 2 Feminine Czech Spanish Czech Spanish

Nicol is a feminine given name primarily used in Czech and Spanish-speaking regions, representing the local form of Nicole, which itself is the French feminine counterpart of Nicholas. As a result, Nicol ultimately share...

Nicolás Masculine Spanish Spanish

Nicolás is the Spanish form of Nicholas, a name with deep historical and religious roots. Derived from the Greek name Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people" (from nike, "victory," and laos, "people"), the name gained...

Nicolasa Feminine Spanish Spanish

Nicolasa is a Spanish feminine form of Nicholas. The name Nicholas originates from the Greek name Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people," derived from nike (victory) and laos (people). Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century bi...

Nidia Feminine Spanish Spanish

Nidia is a variant of Nydia, a name coined by British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower-seller in his novel The Last Days of Pompeii (1834). Bulwer-Lytton likely based Nydia on Latin nidus meaning "nest". Us...

Nieve Feminine Spanish Spanish

Nieve is a Spanish feminine given name, typically considered a variant of Nieves. Nieves itself means 'snows' in Spanish, deriving from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Nieves ('Our Lady of the Snows')...

Nieves Feminine Spanish Spanish

Nieves is a Spanish feminine given name and surname, derived from the plural form of nieve, meaning "snows" in Spanish. The name originates from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Nieves ("Our Lady of th...

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