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M. Macarena (name) Magdalena (given name) Manuela (given name) Marcela; Margarita (given name) Maria (given name) María Alejandra; María de las Mercedes
The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules.Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish-speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname (primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname (segundo apellido or apellido materno).
Sometimes the artistic name consists of the home town appended to the first name (Manolo Sanlúcar, Ramón de Algeciras); but many, perhaps most, such names are more eccentric: Pepe de la Matrona (because his mother was a midwife); Perico del Lunar (because he had a mole); Tomatito (son of a father known as Tomate (tomato) because of his red ...
Garza – 335,829 – From Basque and Galician, Spanish meaning "heron", used as a descriptor or as part of a place name. Velásquez – 331,510 – Son of Velasco Estrada – 324,103 – From various places called Estrada, meaning "road", from Latin stata "via" denoting a paved way.
We rounded up the masculine Spanish names, including popular choices, elegant classics and some truly unique monikers, too. Without further ado, here are 50 beautiful Spanish baby names for boys.
Carmen (given name) Our Lady of Mount Carmel sculpture from Beniaján, Spain. The "vineyard of God" origin is from Hebrew karmel; the "song" origin is from Latin carmen (3rd decl subst). The two origins are unrelated. Carmen is a feminine given name in the Spanish language. It has two different origins, with its first root used as a nickname ...
One in three children up to 12 years old registered as missing in the U.S. over the last two decades is Hispanic, according to an analysis of official records by Noticias Telemundo.
María Guadalupe Sánchez (racewalker, born 1977), Mexican race walker. María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez, known as Lupe Vélez (1908-1944), a Mexican film actress who starred in many classic Hollywood films during the Classical Hollywood cinema and mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, Mexican-American ...