So my husband and I are expecting baby twins and we would like their names to reflect both of our procedences. he’s irish and i’m spanish, any ideas?
some names that we’ve thought about are: [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] (as my name means snow), [name_f]Blanca[/name_f].
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give us some ideas!!
I love literally all these names! Your off to a great start.
Here are some suggestions:
Spanish…
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Alejandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatriz[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
Contanza
[name_f]Delfina[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_f]Dominica[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Esperanza[/name_f]
[name_f]Florentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Fortuna[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinta[/name_f]
[name_f]Lora[/name_f]
[name_f]Luz[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Oliveria[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Salma[/name_f]
[name_f]Zita[/name_f]
Irish…
[name_f]Alaina[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_f]Ashling[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_f]Coreen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eithne[/name_f]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u]
[name_f]Finola[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Honoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Mairead[/name_f]
[name_f]Orlaith[/name_f]
[name_f]Sorcha[/name_f]
[name_f]Unity[/name_f]
Why don’t you do Spanish first names and Irish middle names? If you are going to live in Spain for a long time that would probably be your best option. I think some Spanish names go really well with Irish surnames. [name_m]Will[/name_m] you be following the Spanish tradition of using both parents surnames?
Examples:
[name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] and [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] [name_f]Aoife[/name_f] and [name_f]Pilar[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Consuelo[/name_f] [name_f]Brigid[/name_f] and [name_f]Soledad[/name_f] [name_f]Maire[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatriz[/name_f] [name_f]Clodagh[/name_f] and [name_f]Camila[/name_f] [name_f]Aisling[/name_f]
[name_f]Fernanda[/name_f] [name_f]Roisin[/name_f] and [name_f]Dominica[/name_f] [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f]
Other Spanish names
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Susana[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Rafaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lourdes[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Luisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Guadalupe[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_f]Serafina[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcela[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Silvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Daniela[/name_f]
[name_f]Esperanza[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Francisca[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Josefina[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
thankyou both so much! your suggestions are great!!! =)
yes, we will be using both surnames ([name_m]Gallagher[/name_m] [name_m]Delgado[/name_m])
[name_f]Florencia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_u]Abril[/name_u]
Agustina
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Belen[/name_f]
[name_f]Carlota[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Estrella[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emanuela[/name_f]
[name_f]Gisela[/name_f]
[name_f]Juana[/name_f]
[name_f]Malena[/name_f]
[name_f]Perla[/name_f]
[name_f]Violeta[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f] and [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] are both beautiful, and I love the suggestion above of [name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] and [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f].
If you’re OK with the religious tones, [name_f]Maria[/name_f] certainly has a place in both cultures and languages and might be another first or middle option.
I’m looking at the list of the top 100 girls’ names in [name_f]Ireland[/name_f] (from 2001) for what works well (I think!) in Spanish, even if they’re not Irish origin they’re well-liked there, and some options might include [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Isobel[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f] (which means [name_f]Elena[/name_f] should work well), [name_f]Zara[/name_f], [name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_f]Tara[/name_f], [name_f]Orla[/name_f], [name_f]Sofia[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_f]Maia[/name_f].
Spanish:
[name_f]Velia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violeta[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Camila[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Silvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Florencia[/name_f]
[name_f]Fernanda[/name_f]
I don’t know if you would like a matching starting letter what about
[name_f]Florencia[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] and [name_f]Fernanda[/name_f] [name_f]Ide[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f] [name_f]Riona[/name_f] and [name_f]Camila[/name_f] [name_f]Aine[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]!
My favorite Spanish name is [name_f]Araceli[/name_f]
[name_f]Arcelia[/name_f] is also similar and means treasure
I knew sisters in the CDC I worked for University and their names are [name_f]Araceli[/name_f] and Asucena. Beautiful Spanish names, beautiful little girls, too. 
Some of my favorite Spanish names are: [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Maria[/name_f], [name_f]Sarita[/name_f], [name_f]Araceli[/name_f], [name_f]Arantxa[/name_f], [name_f]Natalia[/name_f], [name_u]Rocio[/name_u], [name_f]Silvia[/name_f], [name_u]Andrea[/name_u], [name_f]Viviana[/name_f], [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], [name_f]Elisa[/name_f] and [name_f]Lourdes[/name_f].
I second [name_f]Estrella[/name_f] and [name_f]Araceli[/name_f]! [name_f]Star[/name_f] and the altar of the sky.
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aleta[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Esperanza[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Francisca[/name_f]
[name_f]Gracia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Josefina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sancha[/name_f]
Ahana
[name_f]Ailish[/name_f] - Irish for [name_f]Alice[/name_f], no?
[name_f]Brighid[/name_f]
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f]
[name_f]Eveleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
Lean
Lile
[name_f]Meghan[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Riona[/name_f]
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]
[name_f]Sorcha[/name_f]
[name_f]Treasa[/name_f]
My favorites with your surname would be
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] (or [name_f]Neve[/name_f])
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] (or [name_f]Neve[/name_f])
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] (or [name_f]Neve[/name_f])
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] (or [name_f]Neve[/name_f])
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]