Hey everyone! [name_f]My[/name_f] native language is Spanish and I’ve finally been able to find names that I like that are pronounceable in [name_f]English[/name_f] and Spanish-- but are they wearable??
Any boy name suggestions are super welcome! Also would loooove some more middle name options than the ones I currently have :))
Perhaps it’s the name nerd in me, but I think all of your combinations are beautiful, and very much wearable in both [name_f]English[/name_f] and Spanish-speaking nations. Áine [name_f]Irene[/name_f] and [name_f]Solana[/name_f] Étienne are my absolute favorites!
Here are some middle name options that I think (based purely on my quick Google search) are pronounceable in both Spanish and [name_f]English[/name_f].
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariana[/name_f]
[name_u]Antonia[/name_u]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicia[/name_f]
And some boy name suggestions…
[name_m]Alejandro[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]
[name_m]Camilo[/name_m]
[name_m]Emilio[/name_m]
[name_m]Marco[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] / [name_m]Rafael[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Luis[/name_m]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] / [name_m]Oskar[/name_m]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_m]Benicio[/name_m]
[name_m]Joaquin[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
Oh yes all of these definitely wearable. I’m Hispanic myself, and these names can all be said very easy in both [name_f]English[/name_f] and Spanish. Also all of these combos are AMAZING!!! So elegant, my favorites are probably [name_f]Célina[/name_f] [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Solana[/name_f] Étienne, and literally all of your boys names because I can’t choose. Here are some suggustions-
Girls-
Emilia
[name_f]Ximena[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f] (I like this for a boy too)
[name_f]Amada[/name_f]
[name_f]Celestina[/name_f]
[name_f]Corazòn[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvira[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]/ [name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Araceli[/name_f]
[name_f]Fortuna[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariposa[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilde[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
Can’t speak about their usabilites, but I have to say [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] [name_u]Lior[/name_u], [name_f]Adela[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], Áine [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Alma[/name_f] [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] and [name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Mateo[/name_m] are gorgeous!
As a British [name_f]English[/name_f] speaker, if I read Áine, [name_f]Ainara[/name_f] and [name_m]Mikel[/name_m], I would need you to tell me how to pronounce them, or I’d look them up. I don’t know if that’s helpful to know. I would be fine with all the others, which is the vast majority - that’s to say I would have a pre-set way to pronounce them in my British accent!
Is Áine the same as [name_f]Anya[/name_f]? I have searched how to say this name about 5 times and always forget!
They are absolutely stunning names! Favourites are [name_f]Solana[/name_f] Étienne, [name_f]Alma[/name_f] [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] and [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] [name_m]Arturo[/name_m]
options are lovely! I would be nervous about the ones with accents, given how much english-speaking countries get rid of them. [name_f]Célina[/name_f] would inevitably be ‘just’ [name_f]Celina[/name_f]. I’d also be skeptical of [name_f]Áine[/name_f], given that I’m sure there are people who would struggle with that in english (maybe spanish as well, but I know very little about spanish pronunciation conventions) - not a huge problem, but ease of pronunciation seems to be one of your goals. I think they’re super wearable, though, and I really love your style!
I don’t know if these are quite your vibe, but I hope you like some of them!
I agree that Áine will likely be confusing; in Spanish I would read it as EYE-neh ([name_f]Ai[/name_f]- as in [name_f]Ainara[/name_f], ending -eh like [name_f]Maite[/name_f]) but depending on where you live, in [name_f]English[/name_f] people might either say EYE-N / AY-N or be familiar with the Irish pronunciation as @EdgeOfTheMeadow pointed out.
I don’t forsee any huge issues with them but I think many of them would be pronounced differently in [name_f]English[/name_f]. [name_f]Leticia[/name_f] would probably get pronounced like “[name_f]Letitia[/name_f]” and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] and [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] would probably be pronounced the [name_f]English[/name_f] way, etc. In [name_f]Ireland[/name_f], Áine would be pronounced the Irish way, awn-yuh.
