Spanish and English Names and Nicknames
Nombres, Hipocorísticos y Sobrenombres en Español y Inglés

Spanish Hipocoristico English Nickname Gender Root Notes Spanish Hipocoristico English Nickname Gender Root Notes AARON AARON m Hebrew ABEL ABEL m Hebrew ABELARDO m German ABIGAÍL ABIGAIL Abby, Gail f Hebrew ABRAHAM ABRAHAM Abe m Hebrew ABRIL APRIL Latin ADA ADA f Hebrew ADALBERTO m German ADÁN ADAM m Hebrew ADELA ADELA f German ADELAIDA f German ADELINA Lina ADELINE f German ADELMO m German ADOLFO ADOLF Adie m German ADRIÁN ADRIAN m/f Latin ADRIANO m Latin ÁGATA AGATHA f Greek ÁGUEDA f Greek AGUSTÍN AUGUST Gus m Latin AGUSTINA Tina AÍDA f Italian AINARA f Basque ALAN ALAN Al m German ALBANO m Latin ALBERTO ALBERT Al, Bert m German ALCIRA f Arabic ALDO m German ALEJANDRA ALEXANDRA Alex, Lex f Greek ALEJANDRO Alex, Alejo ALEXANDER Alex m ALEJO m German ALFONSO ALPHONSE Al, Alf, Alfie m German ALFREDO ALFRED Al, Alf, Alfie m German ALICIA ALICE f German ALINA f German ALMUDENA f Arabic ALONSO m German ÁLVARO m German AMADEO m Latin AMALIA f German AMANCIO m Latin AMANDA AMANDA f Latin AMARANTO AMARANTH m Greek AMAYA f Basque AMOS AMOS m Hebrew AMBROSIO m Greek AMELIA AMELIA f German AMIRA f Arabic AMPARO f Latin ANA ANA, ANNA f Hebrew ANACLETO m Greek ANASTASIO m ANASTASIA ANASTASIA f Greek ANDER m Basque ANDRÉS ANDREW Andy m Greek ÁNGEL m Greek ANGEL Angie f English ÁNGELA ANGELA Angie f ANGÉLICA ANGELICA Angie f Greek ANGELINA ANGELINA Angie f ÁNGELES Angelines f Greek ANÍBAL m Fenicio ANICETO m Greek ANGUSTIAS Latin ANSELMO m German ANTONIA Toñi f ANTONIO Toni, Tono, Toño ANTHONY Tony m Latin ANTONIETA ANTOINETTE f Latin APOLO APOLLO m Greek AQUILES m Greek AQUILINO m Latin ARACELI, ARACELY Cheli, Leli f Latin ARCHIBALDO ARCHIBALD Archie m German ARIADNA ARIADNE f Greek ARIEL ARIEL m/f Hebrew ARÍSTIDES m Greek ARMANDO ARMAND m German ARNOLDO ARNOLD Arnie m German ARTURO ARTHUR Art, Artie m Celtic ASUNCIÓN Latin ATANASIO m Greek AUGUSTO AUGUST Gus m Latin AURELIO m AURELIA f Latin AURORA f Latin AUXILIADORA f Latin AXEL AXEL m German AZUCENA Susi f Arabic BALDOMERO m German BALTASAR m Chaldean BARACK m African BÁRBARA BARBARA Barb f Greek BARTOLOMÉ Bartolo BARTHOLOMEW Bart m Hebrew BASILIO m Greek BAUTISTA Greek BEATRIZ BEATRICE Betty, Bea f Latin BELÉN Hebrew BELINDA BELINDA Linda f Latin BELTRÁN m German BENIGNO m Latin BENITO m Latin BENJAMÍN BENJAMIN m Hebrew BERENICE BERNICE f Greek BERNABÉ BARNABY Barney m Hebrew BERNARDINO BERNARD Bernie, Ben m BERNARDINA f German BERNARDO BERNARD Bernie, Ben m German BERTA BERTHA f German BIANCA f German BIBIANA f Latin BLANCA BLANCHE f German BLAS m Greek BRENDA BRENDA f Anglo-Saxon BONIFACIO m Latin BORIS BORIS m Russian BRÍGIDA BRIDGET f Celtic BRUNILDA BRUNHILDA f German BRUNO BRUNO m German CALIXTO m Greek CAMELIA CAMILLE f Latin CAMILA CAMILLE f Latin CÁNDIDO m Latin CARIDAD f Latin CARINA KAREN f Greek CARLOS CHARLES m German CARLA, CAROLA CARLA f CARMELO m Hebrew CARMEN Carmela, Carmina, Carmiña f Latin CAROLINA CAROLINE f German CASILDA f Arabic CASIMIRO CASIMIR m Slavic CATALINA Cati, Lina f Greek CAYETANO m Latin CECILIA CECILIA f Latin CELESTINA CELESTE f Latin CELIA, CELINA f Latin CRISANTO m Greek CRISTIÁN CHRISTIAN m Greek CRISTINA CHRISTINE f Latin CELSO m Latin CÉSAR CAESAR m Latin CESÁREO m Latin CINTIA CYNTHIA f Greek CIPRIANO m Latin CIRILO CYRIL m Greek CIRO m Persian CLARA CLAIRE, CLARA f Latin CLAUDIA CLAUDIA f Latin CLAUDIO CLAUDE m CLEMENTE m Latin CLEOPATRA CLEOPATRA Cleo f Greek CLOTILDE f German CONCEPCIÓN Concha f Latin CONRADO CONRAD m German CONSTANCIO m Latin CONSTANTINO CONSTANTINE m Latin CONSUELO Chelo m Latin CORA CORA f Greek CORDELIA f Celtic CORNELIO CORNELIUS m Latin COSME m Greek CRISTÓBAL CHRISTOPHER m Greek CRISÓSTOMO m Greek CRUZ Latin DAGOBERTO m German DANA DANA f Hebrew DANIEL DANIEL m Hebrew DARÍO m Persian DAVID DAVID m Hebrew DÉBORA DEBORAH f Hebrew DELIA f Greek DELMIRO m German DEMETRIO DEMETRIUS m Greek DIANA DIANA f Latin DIEGO JAMES Jim, Jimmy m Hebrew DINA DINA f Hebrew DIONISIO m Greek DOLORES Lola DOLORES f Latin DOMINGO, DOMINICO Mingo m Latin DONATO m Latin DORA DORA f Greek DULCINEA f Latin EDGARDO EDGAR m German EDITH EDITH f German EDMUNDO EDMUND m German EDUARDO EDWARD m German EFRAÍN, EFRÉN EPHRAIM m Hebrew ELENA ELLEN f Greek ELEONOR ELEANOR f ELÍAS ELIAS m Hebrew ELISA LISA f Hebrew ELISABETH, ELISABET ELIZABETH Liz, Lizzie, Beth f Hebrew See ISABEL ELOISA LOIS f German ELOY French ELSA ELSIE f German ELVIRA ELVIRA f Latin EMILIA AMELIA Millie f Greek EMILIO m Greek EMA EMMA f Greek EMANUEL EMANUEL Manny m Hebrew ENCARNACIÓN f Latin ENGRACIA f Latin ENRIQUE Quique, Kike HENRY Hank m German ERASMO ERASMUS m Greek ERICA ERIKA f German ERICO, ERIC ERIC m German ERNESTO ERNEST m German ESMERALDA f Latin ESPERANZA HOPE f Latin ESTEBAN STEVEN, STEPHEN m Greek ESTEFANÍA STEPHANIE f Greek ESTELA ESTELLE f Latín ESTER ESTHER f Persian ETEL ETHEL f German EUCLIDES EUCLID m Greek EUDOSIA, EUDOXIA f Greek EUDOXIO m EUFEMIA f Greek EUFEMIO m EUFRASIA f Greek EUFRASIO m EUGENIA f Greek EUGENIO EUGENE m EULALIA Lali f Greek EULALIO m EUSEBIO m Greek EUSTAQUIO m Greek EVA EVE f Hebrew EVANGELINA EVANGELINE f Greek EVARISTO m Greek EZEQUIEL EZEKIEL m Hebrew FABIÁN FABIAN m Latin FABIOLA f Latin FANNY FANNY f German FÁTIMA f Arabic FAUSTINA f FAUSTINO, FAUSTO m Latin FEDERICO FREDERICK m German FEDOR m Greek FÉLIX FELIX m Latin FELIPE PHILLIP m Greek FERMÍN Latin FERNANDO FERDINAND m German FIDEL m Latin FILIBERTO PHILBERT m Greek FILOMENO PHILOMENO m Greek FLAVIO m Latin FLORA FLORA f Latin FLORENCIA FLORENCE f Latin FLORENCIO m FLORIDA f FLORINDA f Latin FLORIÁN m Latin FRANCISCA Paqui, Paquita FRANCIS f German FRANCIS Frank m German FRANCISCO Paco, Pancho, Curro, Kiko, Pacorro FRANK Frank m German FRANCO FRANK Frank m German FRIDA FRIDA f German FROILÁN m German FULVIO m Latin GABRIEL GABRIEL m Hebrew GABRIELA GABRIELA f GALATEA f Greek GASPAR CASPER m Persian GEDEÓN GIDEON m Hebrew GENOVEVA GENEVIEVE f Celtic GERARDO GERARD m German GERMÁN HERMAN m Latin GERTRUDIS GERTRUDE f German GILBERTO GILBERT m German GLADIS GLADYS f Celtic GLORIA GLORIA f Latin GODOFREDO GOTTFRIED Fred, Freddy m German GRACIA GRACE Gracie f Latin GRACIELA f Latin GREGORIO Goyo GREGORY Greg m Greek GRISEL German GRISELDA f German GUADALUPE Lupe f Spanish GUALTERIO m German GUIDO m Latin GUILLERMO Yermo WILLIAM Bill, Will m German GUSTAVO GUSTAV Gus m German HAROLDO HAROLD Harry m German HAYDEE, HEIDI, HEYDI, GEIDI HEIDI Dee f Greek HEBE Greek HELENA HELEN f Greek HÉLIDA f HELI Hebrew HÉCTOR HECTOR m Greek HERIBERTA f German HERIBERTO HERBERT Herb, Bert m German HERMELINDA f German HERMELANDO m German HERMINIA HERMIONE f German HERMINIO m German HERNÁN m German HIGINIA f Greek HIGINIO m Greek HILARIA f Latin HILARIO m Latin HILDA HILDA f German HIPÓLITO Poli m Greek HOMERO HOMER m Greek HONORIO m Latin HORACIO HORACE m Latin HORTENSIO m Latin HUGO HUGO Huey m German HUBERTO HUBERT Huey, Bert m German HUMBERTO HUMBERT Bert m German IDA IDA Edie f Greek IDEFONSO m German IGNACIO Nacho m Greek IMANOL m Basque see Manuel, Emanuel IMELDA f German IÑIGO m Greek INDALECIO m Basque INÉS INEZ f Greek INGRID INGRID Inge f German IRENE IRENE f Greek IRIS IRIS f Greek IRMA IRMA, ERMA f German ISAAC ISAAC m Hebrew ISABEL, ISABELLA, YSABEL ELIZABETH, ISABEL, ISABELLE, ISABELLA Beth, Liz, Lizzie f Hebrew ISADORA f Greek ISIDORO ISIDORE Izzy m Greek ISAÍAS ISAIAH m Hebrew ISRAEL ISRAEL Izzy m Hebrew IVÁN, IBANO IVAN m IVANA f Hebrew IVONNE YVONNE f German JACINTO m Greek JACOBO JACOB Jake m Hebrew JAQUELINE JACQUELINE Jackie f French JAIRO m Hebrew JAVIER m Basque JAZMÍN JASMINE f Persian JAIME m Hebrew JENNIFER JENNIFER Jenny f Galés JEREMÍAS JEREMIAH m Hebrew JERÓNIMO m Greek JESSICA JESSICA Jessie, Jess f Scottish JESÚS Chus m Hebrew JOAQUÍN m Hebrew JOB JOB m Hebrew JONATAN, JONHATAN JONATHAN Jon, Johnny, Jack m Hebrew JORGE GEORGE m Greek JOSÉ Pepe JOSEPH Joe, Joey m Hebrew JOSEFA Pepita, Josefina f Hebrew JOSEFINA JOSEPHINE f Hebrew JOSE MARIA Chema m JONÁS JONAS m Hebrew JOSUÉ JOSHUA Josh m Hebrew JUAN Juancho, Juanito JOHN Jack m Latin JUANA f Latin JUAN CARLOS Juanca m Spanish JUAN JOSE Juanjo m JUDÁ m Hebrew JUDIT, JUDITH JUDITH Judy f Hebrew JULIA JULIA Julie f Latin JULIANA JULIANNE Julie f Latin JULIÁN JULIAN m Latin JULIO JULIUS m Latin JUSTINIANO m Latin JUSTO m Latin KAREN KAREN f Danish KATIA KATHY Katie f Russian KEVIN KEVIN Kev m Irish LAMBERTO m German LAURA LAURA Laurie f Latin LÁZARO LAZARUS m Hebrew LEANDRO m Greek LEÓN m Latin LEONARDO LEONARD Lenny, Leo m German LEÓNIDAS m Greek LEONOR, LEONORA LEONORA f Greek LEOPOLDO LEOPOLD Leo m German LETICIA LETICIA Letty f Latin LÍA f Hebrew LIDA f Slavic LIDIA, LYDIA LYDIA Liddy f Greek LILIANA f Latin LINA f German LINDA LINDA f Latin LORENZO LORENZO m Latin LUCAS m Greek LUCÍA f Latin LUCIANO LUCIAN m Latin LUCIO m Latin LUCRECIA f Latin LUIS LOUIS Lou, Lew, Louie m German MABEL MABEL May f Celtic MACARENA f Spanish MAGALÍ f Spanish MAGDALENA MAGDALENA Maggie, Lena f Hebrew MAITE f Basque MALVINA f Celtic MANUEL Manolo, Meme MANUEL Mannie m Hebrew MANUELA Manolita f MARCELO m Latin MARCOS MARK m Hebrew MARGARITA MARGARET Marge, Maggie f Greek MARÍA Maruja MARY, MARIA Maggie f Hebrew MARÍA DEL CARMEN Mamen f Spanish MARÍA DOLORES Mariló f Spanish MARÍA ISABEL Maribel f Spanish MARÍA LUISA Marisa f Spanish MARÍA TERESA Maite f Spanish MARÍA VICTORIA Mariví f Spanish MARIANA MARIANNE f Hebrew MARTA MARTHA f Hebrew MARTÍN MARTIN Marty m Latin MATEO MATTHEW Matt m Hebrew MATÍAS MATHIAS Matt m Hebrew MATILDE MATILDA Tillie, Mattie f German MAURICIO MORRIS, MAURICE Maury, Morrie m Latin MAURO m MÁXIMILIANO MAXIMILIAN Max m Latin MÁXIMO m MERCEDES Merche MERCEDES MIGUEL MICHAEL Mike, Mick, Mickey m Hebrew MINA f Latin MIRIAM MIRIAM Miri f Hebrew MIRTA f Greek MOISÉS MOSES m Hebrew MÓNICA MONICA Moni f Greek NAPOLEÓN NAPOLEON m Greek NARCISO m Greek NATALIA NATALIE, NATALY Natty f NATALIO m Latin NATÁN NATHAN Nat m Hebrew NATIVIDAD Nati NAÚM Hebrew NÉLIDA f Greek NÉSTOR NESTOR m Greek NICOLÁS NICHOLAS Nick, Nicky m Greek NIDIA f Latin NOÉ NOAH m Hebrew NORMA NORMA f Latin NURIA f Latin OBAMA m African OCTAVIO m Latin OFELIA OPHELIA f Greek OLGA OLGA f German OLIMPIA OLYMPIA f Greek OLIVERIO OLIVER Ollie m Latin OLIVIA OLIVIA Liv f Latin OMAR OMAR m Arabic ORLANDO m Italian OSCAR OSCAR m Celtic OSVALDO OSWALD Ozzie m German OTÓN m German PABLO, PAOLO PAUL m Latin PÁNFILO m Greek PALOMA Latin PASCUAL Latin PATRICIO PATRICK Pat m Latin PAULA, PAOLA PAULA f Latin PAULINA PAULINA f Greek PAULINO m Greek PAZ Latin PEDRO Perico PETER Pete m Greek PENÉLOPE PENELOPE Penny f Greek PERLA PEARL f Latin PILAR Pili, Piluca f Latin PIEDAD f Latin PÍA f Latin PÍO m Latin PRISCILA PRISCILLA Prissy f Latin PRUDENCIA PRUDENCE f Latin PURIFICACION Pura f Latin QUERUBIN Hebrew QUERUBINA f Hebrew RAFAEL RAPHAEL, RAFAEL Raff m Hebrew RAIMUNDO, RAMÓN Moncho RAYMOND Ray m German RAMIRO m German RAMONA RAMONA Mona f German RAQUEL RACHEL, RAQUEL Rocky, Chelly f Hebrew RAÚL m French REBECA REBECCA Becky f Hebrew REINA f Latin REINALDO REGINALD Reggie m German REGINA REGINA Gina f Latin REMEDIOS Latin RENATA RENATA f Latin RENATO m Latin RENÉ RENE m/f Latin RICARDO RICHARD Rick, Dick, Ricky m German RITA RITA f Latin ROBERTO ROBERT Bob, Rob, Robby m German ROCÍO Latin RODOLFO RUDOLF, RUDOLPH Rudie m German RODRIGO RODERICK Rod m German ROGELIO m German ROLANDO, ROLÁN ROLAND m German ROMÁN ROMAN m Latin ROMEO m Latin ROMILDA f German ROMILDO m German RONALDO RONALD Ron, Ronnie m German ROQUE m Persian ROSA ROSE, ROSA f Latin ROSALÍA ROSALIE Rose, Rosie f Latin ROSAMUNDA f German ROSANA ROSANNE Rosie f Latin ROSARIO Charo m Latin ROSENDO m German ROXANA ROXANNE f Persian RUBÉN RUBEN Rube, Ben m Hebrew RUFINO m Latin RUPERTO RUPERT m German RUT, RUTH RUTH f Hebrew SABINA SABINA f Latin SAGRARIO Latin SALOMÉ SALOME f Hebrew SALOMÓN SOLOMAN m Hebrew SALVADOR SALVADOR Sal m Latin SAMANTA SAMANTHA Sam f Hebrew SAMUEL SAMUEL Sam, Sammy m Hebrew SANCHO m Latin SANDRA SANDRA Sandy f German SANSÓN SAMSON Sam m Hebrew SANTIAGO ST. JAMES, JAMES Jim, Jimmy m Latin SARA SARAH, SARA f Hebrew SAÚL SAUL m Hebrew SEBASTIÁN SEBASTIAN m Greek SEGISMUNDO SIGMUND Siggy m German SERAFÍN Hebrew SERENA SERENA Rina f Latin SERGIO SERGIO m Latin SIGFRIDO SIEGRIED Siggy m German SERVANDO m Latin SHEILA SHEILA f Irish SILVÁN, SILVANO SILVAN m Latin SILVESTRE SYLVESTER Sly m Latin SILVIA SYLVIA f SILVIO m Latin SIMÓN, SIMEÓN SIMON m Hebrew SIRO m Persian SIXTO m Greek SOCORRO m Latin SOFÍA SOPHIE f Greek SOL Latin SOLANGE f French SOLEDAD Latin SORAYA f Persian SONIA SONYA, SONIA f Greek SUSANA Susi SUSAN, SUSANNA Sue, Susie f Hebrew SUYAY Quechua TADEO THADDEUS Tad m Hebrew TAMAR f Hebrew TAMARA TAMARA Tammy f Hebrew TANIA TANYA, TANIA, TONYA f Russian TATIANA TATIANA f Latin TELMA THELMA f Greek TEOBALDO THEOBALD Theo m German TEODORO THEODORE Ted, Theo m Greek TEODORICO THEODORE Ted, Theo m German TEODOSIO THEODOCIOUS m Greek TEÓFILO m Greek TERESA Tere TERESA Terry f Greek TIRSO m Latin TITO TITO m Latin TIMOTEO TIMOTHY Tim, Timmy m Greek TOBÍAS TOBIAS Toby m Hebrew TOMÁS THOMAS Tom, Tommy m Hebrew TRINIDAD m Latin TRISTÁN TRISTAN m Scottish ULISES ULYSSES m Greek ULRICO m German URBANO m Latin URIEL m Hebrew URSULA URSULA f Latin VALENTÍN VALENTINE m Latin VALERIA VALERY Val f Latin VALERIO m VANESA VANESSA Nessa f English VENTURA f Latin VELASCO m German VERA VERA f Latin VERÓNICA VERONICA f Latin VICENTE m Latin VÍCTOR, VICTORIANO VICTOR Vic m Latin VICTORIA Vicky VICTORIA Vicky f VIDA f Latin VILMA WILMA f German VIOLETA VIOLET Letty f Latin VIRGILIO VIRGIL Virge Latin VIRGINIA VIRGINIA Ginny f Latin VIVIANA VIVIAN f Latin VLADIMIR VLADIMIR Vlad m Slavic WALTER WALTER Walt m German WENCESLAO m Czechoslovakian WILFREDO WILFRED Will, Willy, Fred m German XAVIER m Galician YAGO JACOB, JAMES Jake, Jack, Jim, Jimmy m Spanish YERAY Spanish YOLANDA Yoli YOLANDA f German ZACARÍAS ZACHARY Zack m Hebrew ZENOBIA f Arabic ZOE ZOE f Greek ZITA f Tuscan ZORAIDA f Arabic ZULEMA, ZULMA f Hebrew