More Beautiful Names for a Bilingual Baby?

Girl Names
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Hello! I’m looking for suggestions for girls’ names that you think are:

  1. Beautiful pronounced in both Spanish and English (even if it’s not typically considered a Spanish name)
  2. Can be shortened to a Spanish nickname
  3. Are not popular or very common (unless you think it’s too good to pass up!)
  4. Similar to the ones listed below that I already greatly admire!

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] (I like nn Nai, [name_f]Ania[/name_f], or [name_f]Ani[/name_f] pronounced with a short o sound, not short a like in [name_f]Annie[/name_f])
Anatalia ([name_f]Talia[/name_f])
[name_f]Anelisa[/name_f] ([name_f]Ani[/name_f]/[name_f]Nelia[/name_f]. Going for a bilingual [name_f]Annelise[/name_f]. Eh?)
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] (?)
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f] ([name_f]Alessa[/name_f]/[name_f]Alessia[/name_f])
[name_f]Catalia[/name_f] ([name_f]Talia[/name_f])
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f] ([name_f]Talia[/name_f])
[name_f]Celestia[/name_f] (?)
[name_f]Celestina[/name_f] (?)
[name_f]Evelia[/name_f] ([name_f]Eila[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Liliosa[/name_f] ([name_f]Lilia[/name_f])
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] ([name_f]Mila[/name_f])
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] (don’t like [name_f]Rosa[/name_f])
[name_f]Rosalina[/name_f] (again, don’t like [name_f]Rosa[/name_f])
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f] ([name_f]Sora[/name_f]? Does thatE sound too much like “zorra?” Does it matter?)
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f] ([name_f]Eila[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Elula[/name_f] ([name_f]Lulu[/name_f]/[name_f]Lula[/name_f]. Maybe this is silly since [name_f]Elula[/name_f] is already so short. [name_f]Lu[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Carlotta[/name_f] ([name_f]Lola[/name_f])
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] ([name_f]Sera[/name_f]?)

Any feedback on these names would be great as well.

I’m also interested in any unusual/more unique Spanish nicknames and the names they stem from. I plan to use my favorite names that are only easily pronounced in English as firsts, and any of these more bilingual options as middles. Signature is English nicknames, not full first names!

Expecting a boy (first child!) this time around so this is for future reference!

*Also, they don’t have to end in ‘a’. Apparently I just prefer the ones that do!

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Beautiful name list! I love names that end in “a” too (as you can see from my signature, haha). Other suggestions: [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Elara[/name_f], [name_f]Sienna[/name_f].

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], and would use it myself if I wasn’t so worried about the “[name_f]Ana[/name_f]” nickname (bad personal associations). I also really like:

[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f] ([name_f]Sandra[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f] (I like the nicknames [name_f]Cat[/name_f] or [name_f]Lina[/name_f] for this)
[name_f]Celestia[/name_f] ([name_f]Tia[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Celestina[/name_f] ([name_f]Tina[/name_f])
[name_f]Milena[/name_f] ([name_f]Mila[/name_f]'s great)
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] ([name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Lia[/name_f] could work as nicknames)
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f] ([name_f]Sora[/name_f]'s great)
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f] ([name_f]Eila[/name_f] works)
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] ([name_f]Sera[/name_f]'s great)

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[name_f]Esperanza[/name_f]
[name_f]Erendira[/name_f]
[name_f]Lisette[/name_f]
[name_f]Melina[/name_f]
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f] ([name_f]Lola[/name_f]!)
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amadea[/name_f]
[name_f]Araceli[/name_f] / [name_f]Aracelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Valencia[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Francisca[/name_f]
[name_f]Leocadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Letitia[/name_f]
[name_f]Meliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Melora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mireya[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Raziela[/name_f]
[name_f]Renata[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Avila[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]

Let me know if these help!

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You seem to like names that end in ‘a’. My daughter’s name seems to travel well among English and Spanish speakers, and is not very common:

[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]

variations are [name_f]Talia[/name_f] or [name_f]Athalia[/name_f].

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You have some really nice and unusual names in your list. Have never heard Lillosa before, such a gorgeous name. [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] as well :slight_smile:

Some other bilingual names that I think might tick the boxes:

[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], nn [name_f]Vivi[/name_f], [name_f]Nia[/name_f], [name_u]Vinnie[/name_u]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f], Peppi
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], Peppi, [name_f]Nel[/name_f],
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Luz[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Lia[/name_f], [name_u]Elia[/name_u]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f], [name_f]Laia[/name_f], [name_f]Lali[/name_f], [name_f]Lia[/name_f], [name_f]Lula[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementina[/name_f], nn [name_f]Tina[/name_f], [name_u]Clem[/name_u], Clemmi
[name_f]Florencia[/name_f], nn [name_f]Flor[/name_f], [name_f]Florrie[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], Guinny, [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Arcelia[/name_f], [name_f]Celie[/name_f], [name_f]Celia[/name_f]
Marielena, [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Leni[/name_f],
[name_f]Novella[/name_f], nn [name_f]Nova[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_u]Ilia[/name_u]
[name_f]Leticia[/name_f], [name_u]Zia[/name_u], [name_f]Lettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiorella[/name_f], [name_f]Fifi[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabella[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Bella[/name_f]
Amália, [name_f]Lia[/name_f], Máli
[name_f]Carmelita[/name_f], [name_u]Carmen[/name_u], [name_f]Melli[/name_f], [name_f]Lita[/name_f]
Feliciti, [name_u]Felice[/name_u], [name_f]Lizzy[/name_f], [name_f]Fifi[/name_f]
[name_f]Genoveva[/name_f], [name_f]Viva[/name_f]
[name_u]Nevada[/name_u], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Solana[/name_f], [name_m]Sol[/name_m]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f], [name_u]Tavi[/name_u], [name_f]Tavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabella[/name_f], [name_f]Mira[/name_f], [name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Iliana[/name_f], [name_u]Ilia[/name_u], [name_f]Ana[/name_f], [name_f]Lana[/name_f]

Sorry for any repeats

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I haven’t figured out how to tag/link people in my replies but thank you’s to everyone! Here’s what stood out to me:

[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
nn [name_f]Lina[/name_f] for [name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
(also nn’s [name_f]Cat[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] but I don’t see my in-laws using them!)

Thank you silversky109!

[name_f]Esperanza[/name_f] (beautiful, long and elegant, really like the meaning!)
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f] (don’t particularly like the sound but it reminds me of mourning doves, which have personal meaning to me and I like the avenue to [name_f]Lola[/name_f])
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f] (The length is a bit shorter than I’d prefer but I do think this is pretty!)

Thank you roseofjune!

[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementina[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
nicknames [name_f]Nia[/name_f], [name_f]Vivi[/name_f], and Peppi

Thank you kjh446!

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No problem, glad to have helped! I also second the suggestion of [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] :).