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Hello! The most beautiful Spanish first names

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Alba, Pablo, Lucía: Spanish first names are becoming more and more popular with us. A selection of the most beautiful names for boys and girls.

Hello chicos! First names in Spain

Maybe it’s because we associate their sound with summer, sun and a relaxed attitude to life: Spanish first names such as Lucía, Mariana or Elena for girls and Pablo, Diego or Hugo for boys are also becoming more and more popular among expectant parents in Germany when they are looking for a name for their offspring.

In Spain itself, by the way, there is a clear favorite: More than a quarter of all Spaniards bear the name Maria, often in combination with other names. For men, José, the Spanish variant of Josef, is the most common. Here it becomes clear: Names of biblical origin are very popular in Catholic Spain.

Many Spanish names have an equivalent in German. Esteban is the Spanish version of Stefan, Enrique is Heinrich, Alejandra would be called Alexandra in German. A charming feature of Spanish names are common ones Short and pet forms, which are used within the family or among friends. Dolores then becomes Lola, Francisco becomes Paco. Ignacio is called Nacho and Enrique is called Quique among friends.

There is another peculiarity with the surnames: As a rule, Spaniards wear two “apellidos”, such as María Sanchez Fuente. When married, both keep their full names. Children usually get their father’s first surname as their first surname and their mother’s first surname as their second surname.

Popular Spanish girl names

  • Lucia
  • Alba
  • noah
  • Sofia
  • Martina
  • carla
  • Valentina
  • Maria
  • Valeria
  • carmen
  • Martha
  • Lola
  • Marina
  • Ana
  • alma
  • Elena
  • Alejandra
  • Olivia
  • April
  • Luna
  • Ines
  • candela
  • adriana
  • Blanca
  • Vega

Popular Spanish boy names

  • Hugo
  • Pablo
  • Alejandro
  • Gael
  • Alvaro
  • Marcos
  • javier
  • Diego
  • Manuel
  • Carlos
  • Sergio
  • Miguel
  • Mateo
  • Jose
  • Adrian
  • Gabriel
  • Fishing rod
  • Felipe
  • enzo
  • Juan
  • Vicente
  • Augustin
  • Jorge
  • Thiago
  • iker

Looking for more inspiration? Here you will find beautiful Nordic names.

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