Spanish Names

Charming way to freshen up Jacob.

Might be carrying things too far -- little little girl? -- though could freshen up this favorite.

Luiza livens up Louisa. The insertion of the letter "Z" adds a lot more pizzazz. Luiza Perote is a Brazilian model.

Sounds more like a car than a baby name. Some sources related it to the English surname Carter, which would be more stylish these days.

Ximen is not, as many think, the Spanish variation of Simon. It is derived from the medieval Basque name Semen (emphasis on the second syllable, but still completely unusable in the English-speaking world). It eventually gave way to many familiar Spanish names of today, including Jimeno and Ximena.

Name of nine provincial Spanish kings, but more likely to conjure up Sancho Panza, the hapless squire of Don Quixote.