Spanish names
Jan. 29th, 2010 01:01 pmSo, I've gotten into telenovelas recently, and I'm thus currently hooked on Spanish names. What do you think of the following? My favorites are bolded.
GIRLS
Alejandra
Alicia
Antonia
Araceli
Beatriz
Blanca
Camila
Carlota
Carmen
Carolina
Catalina
Cecilia
Claudia
Cristina
Daniela
Diana
Elena
Emelina
Emilia
Eva
Fabiola
Gabriela
Graciela
Inés
Isabel
Jacinta
Laura
Leonor
Leticia
Lidia
Lola
Lorenza
Lourdes
Lucía
Magdalena
Marcela
María
María del Carmen
Maribel
Mercedes
Micaela
Mónica
Montserrat
Olivia
Paloma
Ramona
Raquel
Rosalinda
Sabina
Sara
Sofía
Susana
Valentina
Verónica
Violeta
Ximena [hee-MAY-na]
Zoraida
BOYS
Benjamín
Bruno
Cruz
Diego
Enrique
Esteban
Gabriel
Jaime
Leandro
Leonardo
Leonel
Mateo
Nicolás
Rafael
Ramón
Ricardo
Roberto
Rodrigo
Rufino
Samuel
Santiago
Teodoro
Tomás
(If you aren't familiar with Spanish phonology, here's a crash course.)
GIRLS
Alejandra
Alicia
Antonia
Araceli
Beatriz
Blanca
Camila
Carlota
Carmen
Carolina
Catalina
Cecilia
Claudia
Cristina
Daniela
Diana
Elena
Emelina
Emilia
Eva
Fabiola
Gabriela
Graciela
Inés
Isabel
Jacinta
Laura
Leonor
Leticia
Lidia
Lola
Lorenza
Lourdes
Lucía
Magdalena
Marcela
María
María del Carmen
Maribel
Mercedes
Micaela
Mónica
Montserrat
Olivia
Paloma
Ramona
Raquel
Rosalinda
Sabina
Sara
Sofía
Susana
Valentina
Verónica
Violeta
Ximena [hee-MAY-na]
Zoraida
BOYS
Benjamín
Bruno
Cruz
Diego
Enrique
Esteban
Gabriel
Jaime
Leandro
Leonardo
Leonel
Mateo
Nicolás
Rafael
Ramón
Ricardo
Roberto
Rodrigo
Rufino
Samuel
Santiago
Teodoro
Tomás
(If you aren't familiar with Spanish phonology, here's a crash course.)