Air > Names > Names of Spanish, Basque and Portuguese origins

Alameda (F)

sp: poplar

Amador (M)

Port ?

Anunciación (M, F)

sp: Annunciation

Anunciato/Anunciata

sp: announced

Asunción (M, F)

sp: Assumption

Aventurada (F)

sp ?

Azucena (F)

Port açucena=white lily

Baldomero (M)

sp ?

Bonita (F)

pretty

= Bonny, Bonnibelle (eng)

Branca (F)

Port: white

-> M: Branco

Chabela (F)

-> Chabi

Chica (F)

?

Chila (F)

?

Concha (F)

shell

-> Conchita (dimin)

Chimena (F)

= Chimène (fr)

-> Ximena (or is this the original name, basque like Xavier?), Ximénes, Jimena

Chofa (F)

-> Chofi

Colonia (F)

Puerto Rico: unique

Conception (M, F)

(Immaculate) Conception

Consuelo (M, F)

Consolation (a religious name)

-> F: Consuela, Consolata, Suela, Suelita

Dolorès (F)

Spain, from Maria de lo Dolorès, personification of the Virgin mary at the foot of the cross: Pains

-> Lola, Lolita, Deloris, Delores

Sol (M)

Sun

Xavier (M)

Basque etcheberria=new house, made popular as a first name by St François Xavier's surname

= M: Saverio (it), Javier (sp)

= F: Saveria (it, fr)

-> F: Xaviera

Compiled by Joumana Medlej.