The parent in search of truly distinctive<a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/161/Spanish-Names">Spanish baby names</a> has to move farther than ever away from the established roster. One new direction — or is it two? — for the intrepid baby namer is toward foreign-word names, which combine two of today's coolest trends. A handful of Spanish word names are already hot in the US, such as Luna, meaning "moon," and Cruz, the word for "cross."
 
Along with Luna and Cruz, other Spanish word names in the US Top 1000 include Alma, Dulce, Esmeralda, Julio, Leon, Luz, Maximo, Paloma, and Salvador. In Spain, word names such as Alba, Vega, Candela, and Mar are popular for girls.
 
We combed our own diccionarios for French, Italian, and Spanish words that could make perfectly appropriate, attractive baby names, and here are some Spanish ideas. But no reason to stop here — consider words from the language of your own ethnic background, be it Czech or Chinese, and add them to the list of your personal possibilities.

Spanish Word Names

Cortesía

Occasionally used in the Latino community, another Easter-related name. 

Pascua

Affirmative adjective occasionally used as a name. 

Buena

Jabón

Valeta

Velada

Joya

Día

Gana

Preciosa

Mejilla

Verdad

Prudencia

Vajilla

Maña

This regal Spanish name combines several of today's top trends: names that end in S, last names that can also be first names, royal-sounding names, and unisex options. It has a long history of use in Spain as both a surname and a given name.
 
The name came about from a title given to the Virgin Mary, "The Virgin of the Kings", inspired by the legend that she appeared to the 13th century King of Castile, Ferdinand III, and told him that he was succeed in battle. Due to this connection to Mary, in its native Spain it is more often used as a feminine given name.
 
Not to be confused with Reese, the name has been used predominantly as a boy name in the UK, and was given to nearly 60 baby boys in 2023 compared to less than 5 girls.

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Spanish word names, with Spanish language words used as baby names, including Cruz, Luna, Maximo, and Esmeralda, with meanings, origins, and popularity. (Page 10)

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