My husband and I are expecting our first child and are having an especially hard time finding a boy’s name. We are from the US but are living in Latin America right now. We need a name that works well in English and at the least is pronounceable in Spanish. Ideally we would like to find an American name that is somewhat familiar in Spanish but is not strongly associated as a Spanish name, such as Edison or Adrian or Ava.
Another example of the type of name we are looking for is Edison. Edison is a somewhat common name in the area where we live. I love the way the name works in both languages as well as the fact that it is a classic name. I don’t necessarily love the name though, and I don’t like the nicknames Eddie or Ed. But if you have any other ideas of timeless, Biblical, unique or modern names that work well in English and Spanish I would love to hear them! I am open to girl name ideas as well.
We aren’t looking for more ideas of Spanish names that work in English such as Santiago, Marcos, Sebastian, Mateo, Julian, etc.
Not options for us- Gabriel, Ivan/Evan, or Isaiah
Thanks in advance😊
There are a lot of classic names that work in both languages! Biblical names especially tend to work in both [name_f]English[/name_f] and Spanish, though many have slightly different pronunciations depending on which language.
A mix of classic bilingual choices and modern [name_f]English[/name_f] names that can be pronounced in Spanish:
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Alan[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_m]Norman[/name_m]
[name_u]Alden[/name_u]
[name_m]Eben[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucan[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Brecken[/name_m]
[name_u]Calder[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Truman[/name_m]
[name_u]Beckett[/name_u]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
Good suggestions above. In line with [name_u]Edison[/name_u] but avoiding Ed/Eddie nickname, you may like [name_u]Emerson[/name_u].
[name_u]Nelson[/name_u] pops to mind. [name_m]Marvin[/name_m], [name_m]Martin[/name_m], and [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] also cross that bridge pretty well. I think the sweet spot is older, often surname names. [name_u]Grayson[/name_u] could work (really anything COULD if you wanted), but I think work less well than [name_m]Abraham[/name_m].