Spanish Names that Start With D

The energetic Diego is rising rapidly along with a lot of other authentically Spanish baby names that work perfectly well with surnames of any origin.

Though it's related to the Virgin Mary, this name was once perceived as the height of sensuality, a role since taken over by nicknames Lola and Lolita.

A sweet and simple multicultural choice which has several different meanings and origins.

Forever Lucy's.

Fashionably Continental and much fresher than Dominique, though it's been used since the Middle Ages. Dominica can be spelled any number of ways, from Dominika to Domenica, but we prefer this version.

Diablo Cody, self-named (she's really Brook Busey) screenwriter of Juno, singlehandedly helped popularize not just her heroine's name and her own but all o-ending names for girls. You don't need us to tell you that it takes a brave parent, in every way, to name a baby Diablo. Diablo is one of the Spanish baby names that diverges furthest from the well-paved camino.

Commonly heard in Hispanic cultures, a rhythmic possibility here.

Cross-cultural name with a great nautical meaning. It boomed in the 1930s and has potential for revival now.

Diago is sure to be confused with the more common Diego, the Spanish form of James.

A Desi variation that moves the name away from Lucy -- though it's just as dizzy. TV star Jaime Pressly used it for her son.

Demetrio is an original way to a mythological name, and is further appealing as a boy's name inspired by a goddess, the earth mother Demeter.

Desiderio was the full name of the Cuban bandleader who famously Loved Lucy. There was also a Saint Desiderio. Major attraction: the great nickname Desi.

Perfect example of a surname that would work well as a first.

Dark and handsome.

The name of cities in Mexico and Colorado, Durango is a pleasant, fresh option from the atlas.

Has a petite, dainty charm.

If Cameron's first name could start a girl's name craze, why not her second.