500+ Spanish Dog Names
- Sevilla
Origin:
Spanish place-nameDescription:
This legendary Andalusian city, according to myth founded by Hercules, is an undiscovered baby name destination.
- Jemsa
Origin:
English, SpanishMeaning:
"gem, precious stone"Description:
Variant of Gemma/Jemma or James.
- Leal
- Cinco
Origin:
Spanish word nameMeaning:
"five"Description:
Following the trend of number names for babies, Cinco has the potential to be a fast riser in the coming years. Even more so now that Cassie used it as the middle name for her daughter Sunny, born in 2021.
- Lucho
- Corona
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"crown"Description:
Corona was once an improbable choice due to the beer brand. After the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, its firmly cemented its status as a nonviable baby name.
- Cinta
- Claudina
Origin:
Spanish variation of Claudia, LatinMeaning:
"lame"Description:
Claudina — a traditional Spanish diminutive of Claudia — was a Top 500 name in Spain for the first half of the 20th century. It never caught on as a given name in the US. At its peak, Claudina was given to 17 American baby girls in 1969.
- Picasso
Origin:
Spanish artist nameDescription:
A worthy honoree that would place a too-heavy expectation on a child, probably subjecting him to ridicule. Try Pablo instead.
- Nazaret
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"of Nazareth"Description:
Occasionally heard Spanish name referring to Christ's native village.
- Paquito
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive of FrancisDescription:
Paquito's minimizing ito ending could make your child feel insignificant.
- Nahia
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"wish"Description:
A very popular girls' name in the Basque country and Puerto Rico. It is among the Top 100 Spanish baby names, so it's a girls' name that's widely used in Spain.
- Hernando
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"adventurer, explorer"Description:
A worldly and attractive choice for a child of any background. Two early New World explorers were Hernandos — de Soto and Cortés.
- Placida
Origin:
Italian and SpanishMeaning:
"serene"Description:
A name that's more familiar in its male form, Placido, but this can be a similar-feeling alternative to Serena.
- Oto
- Zoilo
Origin:
Spanish derivation of GreekMeaning:
"life"Description:
A male take on the feminine name Zoe, it's hard to give an attractive pronunciation.
- Gitana
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"traveller, Romani person"Description:
The Spanish travelling or Romani community are called Gitanos, and Gitana is the feminine word. The term evolved from the Old Spanish word egiptano "Egyptian".
- Corazon
Origin:
Spanish word nameMeaning:
"heart"Description:
With word names increasingly acceptable or even desirable, this Spanish word for heart, brought to the fore by Philippine president Corazon Aquino, may find more takers.
- Quique
Origin:
Spanish nickname for Henrique, Spanish form of HenryDescription:
Cute, or maybe qute, nickname for the upstanding Enrique.
- Ezequiel
Origin:
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ezekiel, HebrewMeaning:
"God strengthens"Description:
Ezekiel and Ezequiel have both featured in the US Top 1000 since the 1980s , though it has been since the 2010s that they've become favorites. Joining Biblical or international style choices such as Gabriel and Raphael, Ezekiel is in the Top 100, while this Spanish and Portuguese variation sits comfortably in the Top 400.