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Imagine you had to name your child but could only choose names from these lists taken from my family tree, what would you choose?

Girls:

Adora
Agustina
Albertina
Almond
Alvaretta
Appollonia
Araminta
Blossum
Calphemia
Celina
Cyrilla
Eudosia
Eulalia
Sophronia
Paulette
Normanda
Idella
Walburga
Honora
Keziah
Wilhelmina
Melchora
Saturnina

Boys:

Benigno
Boniface
Casimir
Dionysius
Eustacius
Eusebio
Evaristus
Ischyrion
Constantine
Florentino
Theodorick
Liguori
Virgil
Ferdinand
Clement
Aloysius
Fenton
Baltasar
Sylvester
Cosmas
Cirilo
Gines

I came across this name for the first time today, it’s the name of an obscure 9th century Spanish saint. Another spelling of the name is Eurosia. It’s a very rare name, but it seems interesting to me. Thoughts?

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Some names from my family tree:

Adora
Agustina
Albertina
Almond
Alvaretta
Appollonia
Araminta
Blossum
Calphemia
Celina
Cyrilla
Eudosia
Eulalia
Sophronia
Paulette
Normanda
Idella
Walburga
Honora
Wilhelmina
Melchora
Saturnina

Benigno
Boniface
Casimir
Dionysius
Eustacius
Eusebio
Evaristus
Ischyrion
Constantine
Florentino
Theodorick
Liguori
Virgil
Ferdinand
Clement
Aloysius
Fenton
Baltasar
Sylvester
Cosmas
Cirilo
Gines

Some names from my family tree:

Adora
Agustina
Albertina
Almond
Alvaretta
Appollonia
Araminta
Blossum
Calphemia
Celina
Cyrilla
Eudosia
Eulalia
Sophronia
Paulette
Normanda
Idella
Walburga
Honora
Wilhelmina
Melchora
Saturnina

Benigno
Boniface
Casimir
Dionysius
Eustacius
Eusebio
Evaristus
Ischyrion
Constantine
Florentino
Theodorick
Liguori
Virgil
Ferdinand
Clement
Aloysius
Fenton
Baltasar
Sylvester
Cosmas
Cirilo
Gines

Not having a child soon, but I love names, and I’m wondering what people think about these. I am from a Spanish speaking country but live in the US, and live older and more uncommon names that would work in both countries.

Isabel
Teresa
María
Casilda
Elena
Rafaela
Valentina

Antonio
Santiago
Fernando
Agustín
Alfonso
Álvaro
Lorenzo

Some combinations I like are:

Isabel Eulalia, María Paulina, Valentina Pilar, Rafaela Juana

Antonio Isidro, Santiago Lázaro, Fernando José, Agustín Leandro, Lorenzo Pedro

Edit: Other combinations I like are Teresa Florentina, Casilda Adelaida, Álvaro Pío, Elena Margarita, Alfonso Ricardo

Not having a child soon, but I love names, and I’m wondering what people think about these. I am from a Spanish speaking country but live in the US, and live older and more uncommon names that would work in both countries.

Isabel
Teresa
María
Casilda
Elena
Rafaela
Valentina

Antonio
Santiago
Fernando
Agustín
Alfonso
Álvaro
Lorenzo

Some combinations I like are:

Isabel Eulalia, María Paulina, Valentina Pilar, Rafaela Juana

Antonio Isidro, Santiago Lázaro, Fernando José, Agustín Leandro, Lorenzo Pedro

I really like the name Agustin, it’s the Spanish version of the name Augustine. But I wonder if it could be too hard to say or spell in English since people are used to other spellings of the name. I want a name that works in both Spanish and English.

I don’t like other variations like Augustine, August, Augustin, etc

These names are taken from the 1924 census of a small village in southern Spain.

Florentina - F

Eulalia - F

Antonia - F

Josefa - F

Andrés - M

Flor - F

Enrique - M

Cristóbal - M

Matías - M

Raimundo - M

Marcelino - M

Isabel - F

Vicente - M

Magdalena - F

Mercedes - F

Agustín - M

Lázaro - M

Salvadora - F

Beatriz - F

Maravillas - F

Alonso - M

Catalina - F

Rosalía - F

Celestina - F

Isidoro - M

Remedios - F

Leocadia - F

Encarnación - F

Silvestra - F

Fernando - M

Matilde - F

Federico - M

Lutgarda - F

Adela - F

Justo - M

Brígida - F

Soledad - F

Juana - F

Baldomero - M

Amador - M

Roque - M

Trinidad - F

Alfonso - M

Lorenzo - M

Ramón - M

Cirilo - M

Arturo - M

Enriqueta - F

Ginés - M

Caridad - F

Adoración - F

Loreta - F

Simona - F

Eloísa - F

Agustina - F

Herminia - F

Hermenegildo - M

Petronila - F

Felisa - F

Hilario - M

Pascual - M

Águeda - F

Úrsula - F

Baltasar - M

Blas - M

Ramón - M

Eugenio - M

Rufina - F

Cándido - M

Presentación- F

Thinking of using Margarita as a middle name for Elena, Elena Margarita. But I wonder if this name is too connected to the alcoholic beverage? I don’t like any other versions of Margarita/Margaret. Also would appreciate any opinions on the name combination Elena Margarita in general.

Thinking of using this combination, thoughts?

Thinking about using this name, thoughts?

Vicenta is a name of Spanish origin, derived from the Latin name Vicentius. It is the female equivalent of Vicente, Spanish for Vincent. Vicenta means “conqueror” or “victorious.”

In English it is pronounced vee-SEN-tah
In Spanish (Spain) it is bee-THEN-tah. The “c” makes a sound like the “th” in the word “think.”
In Latin American Spanish it is bee-SEN-tah.

Vicenta is rare in both the US and in Spanish-speaking countries. It peaked in 1907 in the US, ranking #1090. In Spain, the average age of a woman bearing this name is 73.9, and there are 25,401 women with the name in the country.

There is a Spanish saint with the name, Saint Vicenta María López y Vicuña (1847-1890)

Vicen is a common nickname. Variations in other languages are: Vincenza, Vincentia

What are your thoughts on this name? Is it hard to say or write? Is it usable today?

Alvaro is a name of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from the German and Visigothic name Alwar. The name means “all-aware guardian”, “elf warrior” or “noble protector.”

In Spanish it is pronounced “AHL-bah-ro” and the first letter is accented, spelled Álvaro.

In English it is pronounced “AHL-vah-row” or “AL-vuh-row.” The “Al” could be pronounced similarly to the sound in Albert.

It is a very common name in Spain, ranking in the top 20. It is quite rare in the US, ranking outside the top 1,000. In the US it peaked in 1985 when it reached number 456.

What are your thoughts? Does it seem difficult to say or spell? Have you heard it before?

Alvaro is a name of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from the German and Visigothic name Alwar. The name means “all-aware guardian”, “elf warrior” or “noble protector.”

In Spanish it is pronounced “AHL-bah-ro” and the first letter is accented, spelled Álvaro.

In English it is pronounced “AHL-vah-row” or “AL-vuh-row.” The “Al” could be pronounced similarly to the sound in Albert.

It is a very common name in Spain, ranking in the top 20. It is quite rare in the US, ranking outside the top 1,000. In the US it peaked in 1985 when it reached number 456.

What are your thoughts? Does it seem difficult to say or spell? Have you heard it before?