Something that is easy to say in English and Spanish

What are your thoughts on a girl’s name that will…

  1. Go with our son’s name, [name]Hector[/name] [name]Emiliano[/name] two-syllable-last-name (he goes by [name]Emi[/name] or [name]Emiliano[/name])
  2. Be easy to say in English and Spanish
  3. But not be a super traditional Spanish name (DH has vetoed names like [name]Maria[/name], [name]Ana[/name])
  4. Preferably not end with an “A” sound though I’m flexible on this

My list so far, in no particular order…
[name]Belen[/name]
[name]Inez[/name]
[name]Luz[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Beatriz[/name]
[name]Catalin[/name]

[name]Carmen[/name]
[name]Rosalin[/name]
[name]Jamie[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]

If I think of more I’ll post them

~[name]Jasmine[/name]

My friend’s kids are [name]Victoria[/name] and [name]Isabel[/name].

[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Maya[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Cari[/name]
[name]Theresa[/name] ‘[name]Tess[/name]’
[name]Tea[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Carmen[/name]
[name]Lupe[/name]
[name]Lordes[/name]
[name]Maribel[/name]
[name]Pilar[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Leonor[/name]

[name]Just[/name] some favorites of mine that would work…

[name]Alma[/name]
[name]Allegra[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Susana[/name]
[name]Delfine[/name]
[name]Christabel[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Luisa[/name]
[name]Flavia[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Maxine[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Silvia[/name]
[name]Josefina[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Carolina[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name]
[name]Inez[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Melita[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Sofia[/name]
[name]Dafne[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Magdalen[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Rafaela[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]

I love [name]Belen[/name] ad [name]Luz[/name]. :slight_smile:

[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Adriana[/name]
[name]Agata[/name]
[name]Alicia[/name]
[name]Alisa[/name]
[name]Ariadna[/name]
[name]Blanca[/name]
[name]Camila[/name]
[name]Carmen[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Debora[/name]
[name]Dorotea[/name]
[name]Elodia[/name]
[name]Eloisa[/name]
[name]Estrella[/name]
[name]Francisca[/name]
[name]Gabriela[/name]
[name]Gracia[/name]
[name]Josefina[/name]
[name]Leonor[/name]
[name]Leticia[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Luisa[/name]
[name]Monica[/name]
[name]Renata[/name]
[name]Reyna[/name]
[name]Sara[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]

I love [name]Belen[/name] ad [name]Luz[/name]. :slight_smile:

[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Adriana[/name]
[name]Agata[/name]
[name]Alicia[/name]
[name]Alisa[/name]
[name]Ariadna[/name]
[name]Blanca[/name]
[name]Camila[/name]
[name]Carmen[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Debora[/name]
[name]Dorotea[/name]
[name]Elodia[/name]
[name]Eloisa[/name]
[name]Estrella[/name]
[name]Francisca[/name]
[name]Gabriela[/name]
[name]Gracia[/name]
[name]Josefina[/name]
[name]Leonor[/name]
[name]Leticia[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Luisa[/name]
[name]Monica[/name]
[name]Renata[/name]
[name]Reyna[/name]
[name]Sara[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]

From your list I like [name]Inez[/name], [name]Luz[/name], [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], and [name]Beatriz[/name] best with [name]Hector[/name]. I also love double names in Spanish-- [name]Elena[/name]-[name]Lordes[/name], [name]Maria[/name]-[name]Josefina[/name], [name]Luisa[/name]-[name]Beatriz[/name], [name]Matilda[/name]-[name]Luz[/name], etc. I grew up in [name]Texas[/name] and most Spanish speakers seemed to really like my name-- [name]Lucinda[/name] nn [name]Luci[/name]. I like [name]Lucia[/name] too-- maybe [name]Lucia[/name]-[name]Belen[/name]?

Here are a few names I’ve seen that are pretty;

[name]Yuliana[/name]
[name]Marisol[/name]
[name]Luisa[/name]
[name]Catalina[/name]
[name]Estefania[/name]
[name]Mari[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Neva[/name]
[name]Constanza[/name]
[name]Sabela[/name]
[name]Milagros[/name]
[name]Carmela[/name]
[name]Solana[/name]
[name]Aracely[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name]
Corazon
[name]Pilar[/name]
[name]Marita[/name]

[name]Stella[/name] [name]Inez[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name] [name]Luz[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Marina[/name] [name]Belen[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Catalin[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name] [name]Beatriz[/name]

Thank you everyone for these ideas. I never expected so many suggestions…you’re awesome!!!

What about [name]Mia[/name]?

Sorry for any repeats. I’ve included some Italian names too because the pronunciation doesn’t seem like it would be too different and some Italian names are popular in places like [name]Argentina[/name], so I don’t think they’d be difficult to say in Spanish. [name]How[/name] about [name]Hector[/name] [name]Emiliano[/name] and:

[name]Angelica[/name] / [name]Angelina[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name] / [name]Antonina[/name]
[name]Amaya[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Catarina[/name] / [name]Catalina[/name] / [name]Caterina[/name]
[name]Chiara[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Domenica[/name]
[name]Eliana[/name] / [name]Iliana[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Fabiola[/name]
[name]Fernanda[/name]
[name]Galilea[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Genoveva[/name]
[name]Giselle[/name] / [name]Gisella[/name]
[name]Graciela[/name]
[name]Lidia[/name]
[name]Lorena[/name]
[name]Luisa[/name]
[name]Maddalena[/name]
[name]Mariam[/name]
[name]Mayra[/name]
[name]Mercedes[/name]
[name]Mirella[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Noemi[/name]
[name]Paola[/name] / [name]Paolina[/name] / [name]Paula[/name] / [name]Paulina[/name]
[name]Raquel[/name]
[name]Renata[/name]
[name]Roxana[/name]
[name]Silvia[/name]
[name]Simona[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Vittoria[/name]
[name]Viviana[/name]
[name]Yuliana[/name]

[name]Estrella[/name] or [name]Estella[/name] or [name]Inez[/name] or [name]Paloma[/name] or [name]Vera[/name]. Tons of gorgeous choices.