Spanish Names

Mexican place-name famously used by Joan Didion for her daughter, Quintana Roo.

A vivacious Latin alternative to the superpopular Sierra.

The feminine version, Perdita, is more familiar here.

Hispanic name of two saints, celebrated on July 1 and October 16.

Long considered Mr. Hall's exclusive property, it's now ready to be adopted by others.

Pancho is a bit more problematic than such similar names as Pablo and Paco because of the Pancho Villa association.

Because of shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, this has become a generic term for pricey stilettos, as in "I must have those Manolos."

Dashing Latin surname name -- but also a well-known brand of Spanish packaged foods.

This Spanish month name has been quietly used for several years now in the US.

Zerlina is a variation of Zerlin, meaning "beautiful dawn". Zerlina is most famous as the wily, clever servant girl in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni, where she is the only character to seemingly get her way.

Attractive Spanish name heard in the movie Spanglish. Roll that final r. Or say it the French way: Fleur.

Friendly but flimsy.

Mesa is the term for a flat-topped mountain, derived from the Spanish word for "table".