Some that I love:
[name_f]Ariadna[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Emiliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f] / [name_f]Calixta[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Noela[/name_f] / [name_f]Noelia[/name_f]
Sebasitana
[name_f]Emmanuella[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Aracelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_f]Gisela[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
Kosmina
[name_f]Camila[/name_f]
Carafina
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] / [name_f]Eufemia[/name_f]
[name_f]Celestina[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
Lucelia
[name_f]Gabriela[/name_f]
[name_f]Raphaela[/name_f] / [name_f]Rafaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Orabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Silvia[/name_f] / Silviana
[name_f]Tamara[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Susana[/name_f] / [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Dulcinea[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Estrella[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinda[/name_f] / [name_f]Jacinta[/name_f]
[name_f]Belinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicia[/name_f] / [name_f]Feliciana[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]/ [name_f]Isabela[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelline[/name_f] / Isabelina
[name_f]Julieta[/name_f] / [name_f]Juliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lysandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] / [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Reyna[/name_f]
Rosaura
[name_f]Rosalinda[/name_f]
[name_u]Rosario[/name_u]
[name_f]Soccora[/name_f] / Soccoro
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] / [name_f]Serafina[/name_f]
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f]
[name_f]Violeta[/name_f]
Urusla
[name_f]Zoraida[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
Rosa
[name_f]Rosanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Jimena[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosaline[/name_f]
Alba 
Where do you live? In US [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] ranks out of top 300 while some of your favourites are in top 100, so itās actually not that popularā¦
What about [name_f]Adelina[/name_f], [name_f]Silvia[/name_f], [name_f]Luciana[/name_f], [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f], [name_f]Viviana[/name_f]?
Thank you! Iām from the US and donāt speak Spanish(yet), but my husband is Spanish speaking and from Mexico. We plan to live in Mexico. His family is mostly Spanish speaking(his siblings speak [name_f]English[/name_f] and Spanish) while mine is all [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking(with the exception of my Dad, who speaks Spanish) So we thought it would be good to pick a name that sounds beautiful in both languages. I know some names donāt quite translate well, just with how the pronunciation changes. For instance, I love how he pronounces [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] in Spanishā¦but in [name_f]English[/name_f] itās low low on my list. So itās a balance weāre trying to strike!
Yes his family loves the -ita nn! The nn he love LOVED for [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] was Laida. His Momās name is [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f]. He said her nn in Mexico was [name_f]Silvia[/name_f]. (Not quite sure why that was the nn for [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f] but itās pretty nonetheless!)
[name_f]My[/name_f] Momās name is [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] in case that helps. Weāre not purposely trying to name a girl after anyone but I feel like if we hit on a name combo that we totally love and it happens to be a family name, then all the better! If itās a boy, we will name him after my husband, [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Alfredo[/name_m]. (I love the name [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] and I love how it sounds in Spanish as well, ee-vahn. I just have to come up with a nn for [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Alfredo[/name_m] so we donāt mix up the baby with my husband!)
(I love [name_f]Eulalia[/name_f], Iām going to ask my husband what he thinks about that. He hated [name_f]Eugenia[/name_f] but weāll seeš)
I think names in general (esp girl names) in Spanish sound so much more feminine andā¦poetic I guess? The boy names he likes are veryā¦STRONG sounding but even the Spanish accent softens them a bit in my mind. (Like [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] to me, in [name_f]English[/name_f], gives the impression of a ruler, probably some historical connotation there too, but in Spanish, it sounds to me like a lover, a musician, a poet. I love how some simple vowel changes can transform the name! )
Hmm, [name_f]Violetta[/name_f] is nice! I do like that!
We currently live in the US, but plan to move to southern Mexico where my husband is from!
Iāve been loving [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] and [name_f]Gabriela[/name_f]. [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] was my husbandās Momās nn in Mexico and I think itās lovely.
Also I wanted to thank everyone for contributing so many names! Iāve been poring over these lists, saying each name to myself in [name_f]English[/name_f] and then Spanish to see what sticks out!
I could only find the name statistics of 2013 for Mexico, but it seems like [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] didnāt rank in top 100 then
Lovely! I like how [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] sounds in [name_f]English[/name_f], and itās even prettier in Spanish.
If I can help in any way donāt hesitate to ask! In Mexico itās common for people to go by other names believe it or not, my grandma was born a [name_f]Julia[/name_f] but goes by [name_f]Esperanza[/name_f] 
itās actually very common and has no correlation to the actual name! As a Spanish speaker and [name_f]English[/name_f] speaker I understand the struggle of having too chose a name that works for both! I like the idea of incorporating [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f] in as it makes for a lovely combo, your motherās name would be [name_f]Estefania[/name_f] as thatās the Spanish translation for [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f], however itās common for parents to use [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] as a name in Spanish it would be pronounced Ez-ste-fa-nee!
I have to agree with you on names sounding better in Spanish, personally for me I love [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] and [name_m]Issac[/name_m] in Spanish more than [name_f]English[/name_f]!
Names that honor [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u]:
[name_f]Estefania[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Sandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
Names that honor [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f] ā[name_f]Silvia[/name_f]ā
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
Rosara
[name_f]Alina[/name_f]
[name_u]Allison[/name_u] (I love the Spanish version of this [name_f]Ally[/name_f]-zon)
[name_u]Elia[/name_u]
I appreciate that!
Iām wondering if thereās certain name trends that are different in Spanish? Like a name 'culture ā so to speak. Iād love to understand more of that. Iāve thrown out a few suggestions that I love to my husband and he scrunchies his nose and says, āthat doesnāt sound like a name.ā I guess somewhere in translating it into Spanish, the ānamenessā is lost.
Itās a bit more of a challenge to find the āperfectā name not just in one language, but in two, but I do think it will make us love the name all the more if we can say it in both languages and still swoon!
I love [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] in Spanish! For me, the boy names are easier. I quickly fell in love with names like [name_m]Emiliano[/name_m], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m](nn [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]), and [name_m]Santino[/name_m]. But with girls I am so much more indecisive lol!
I love the idea of [name_f]Estella[/name_f] for a namesake for my Mom. She goes by [name_u]Steph[/name_u] which brings about more ideas, along the lines of [name_f]Tess[/name_f].
I love the sound of [name_u]Elia[/name_u]! So pretty. Our last name is straightforward and masculine and I love the contrast to such soft sounding first names.
For my boy name at least I find it easier to chose names as I think Spanish boy names are in general elegant and classical, while girl names are often more masculine due to being deprived from them quite literally (think [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] who isnāt so nice in Spanish as it is in [name_f]English[/name_f])
Name trends in Spanish that I know of:
- Much more big on name honoring, names tend to stick with a generation, itās similar to [name_m]Roman[/name_m] names, were a mother might have the same name as her daughter and the daughter will most likely use the middle name, if not that names are long, though in [name_u]America[/name_u], Mexican American do have a more American approach and are more likely to be more diverse
- Middle names are used more than first names in Spanish sometimes because of this, someone going by there middle name is common, my cousin [name_u]Jackie[/name_u] has the same name as her mother but goes by well [name_u]Jackie[/name_u]
I think Iām seeing a trend in -ia names for you, which I completely get, I think these names are very appealing
- Natalia
- Marilla
- Idalia
Are ones not said which I think you might like
Thank you! This all is very interesting to me. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband has a slightly different perspective than I do. I tend to like older names, and also names that I feel are less common. He likes less common as well, but he said, for instance, that [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] reminded him of a really old Mexican type name, which strikes him as strange. He said it reminds him of a certain naming tradition which is super old, strange sounding Mexican names. Iām not for sure what he means but I think I understand because thereās some old American names that I hear and seem very odd in a modern day setting.
I do like -ia names. I LOVE [name_f]Marilla[/name_f] but unfortunately my husband doesnāt like it.
We discovered [name_f]Serena[/name_f]/Serenna and this could be it. I have to roll it around on my tongue some more but we both initially love it a lot. Iām not sure about a middle name. To me, [name_f]Serena[/name_f] has a spikiness but also a girliness to it that would need a short, almost masculine middle name. [name_f]Serenna[/name_f] is softer and in my mind could go with a short and sweet middle.
@user36 speaking to [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] specifically I have noticed that is a very popular name among the Latino communities I work with (I am a school social worker and because I speak Spanish I work particularly closely with Latino families), and my partner (who is of Mexican heritage as well) has a cousin named [name_u]Andrea[/name_u]. [name_f]My[/name_f] interesting observation is that everyone, even those who donāt speak Spanish, have pronounced [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] more like in Spanish than in [name_f]English[/name_f]. Ahn-DRAY-ah, vs. AN-dre-uh or [name_f]Ann[/name_f]-DRAY-uh. I am sure this would not be true everywhere, but I would say if you want the Spanish pronunciation of [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] it wouldnāt be a huge fight in [name_f]English[/name_f] if my experience is any measure.
My partner also discounts names he sees as āoldā in Spanish out of hand. While old fashioned names are in vogue in the US that may not be the same in Mexico.
A lot of these are names we have considered or encountered before, and many I have seen work well in [name_f]English[/name_f] and Spanish in real life. [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_u]Andrea[/name_u], [name_u]Allison[/name_u] (another popular one among Latinos), [name_f]Alondra[/name_f] (also popular), Enedina, [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_f]Paloma[/name_f], [name_f]Belinda[/name_f], and [name_f]Alma[/name_f] I have all seen work well. Other names may have fairly different pronunciations, like [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], but are familiar in both. You can also go the other way - [name_f]Suzy[/name_f]/Suzi, [name_f]Laura[/name_f], and [name_f]Betty[/name_f] arenāt Hispanic names, per se, but work well and are familiar in Spanish.
Serena is a beautiful choice! [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] and [name_f]Serena[/name_f] work well together in both english in Spanish! I would make a separate post if thatās what it comes down too! For now however these are a few combos:
- Serena [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
- Serena [name_f]Maribelle[/name_f]
- Serena [name_f]Michelle[/name_f]
- Serena [name_f]Sylvina[/name_f]
- Serena [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
I like the idea of incorporating a elle like name into the mix with [name_f]Serena[/name_f], however [name_f]Silvina[/name_f]/Sylvina makes for a great honor if you donāt mind the alliteration
I really love [name_u]Elia[/name_u], has always been in my top three.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] in case you want to read this, Iām going to leave an article with the 2019 100 most frequent boy and girl names in Spain, though the name trends here are very different to Mexicoās
https://www.enterat.com/actualidad/nombres-nino-nina.php
@user36 Thatās crazy are stories are so similar! [name_f]My[/name_f] husband is from Mexico and most of his family speaks Spanish. [name_f]My[/name_f] dad is the only one on my side that speaks Spanish too. I donāt speak it but I can understand some and have been doing duolingo to learn more! Also my MIL name is [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] too!
From your list I love [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]!
You have a lot of suggestions already so Iāll just add my favorites:
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Idalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] (itās also Mexicoās national flower!)
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Araceli[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_f]Brisa[/name_f]
Xochitl
Lola
Cecilia
Thatās a good point about [name_u]Andrea[/name_u]. I once knew an [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] who pronounced it [name_f]Ann[/name_f]-dree-uh but people called her the other ways a lot. I donāt want to speak ill, but she left a bad taste in my mouth for the name haha. Which is too bad because I think itās really pretty.
That must be the case! He sees them as clunky in a BAD way and discards them easily. Itās a challenge because those are usually the ones Iām drawn to
I do like [name_f]Elena[/name_f]. Itās hard when you know people by the names too, I was roommates in college with an [name_f]Alayna[/name_f]. Weāre still friends but something about using the name gets to me. I could maybe get over it.
@princesspanda I think I will create another one once weāve gotten so far as committing to a for sure firstā:smile: those are lovely combos and Iām sharing them with my husband to see what he thinks as well.
@AlSP [name_u]Elia[/name_u] has a lovely sound to it. Iām going to look through that article tonight with my husband, at first glance I think it will be helpful!
@GirlyWhirly thatās wild! Thatās the same as me, I understand some and Iāve been using duolingo some! [name_f]My[/name_f] dad speaks it because he was born to American missionaries in [name_f]Colombia[/name_f], [name_u]South[/name_u] [name_u]America[/name_u].
I agree, [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] are towards the top of my list. The first name we really actually liked was [name_f]Liliana[/name_f]! I think [name_f]Lilia[/name_f] is lovely as well.