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Names of Roman citizens

Male names

In classical times, the full Roman male name usually consisted of three components: a personal name, or prenomen ( praenomen), generic name, or nomen ( nomen), and an individual nickname or name of a branch of the genus, cognomen ( cognomen).

Prenomen

The personal name was similar to the modern male name. The Romans used a small number of personal names (18 names out of a total of 72); as a rule, they were of such ancient origin that in the classical era the meaning of most of them was forgotten. In the inscriptions, personal names were almost always written in abbreviated form (1-3 letters).

Common Roman personal names

Prenomen	Reduction	Note
Appius	App.	Appius; according to legend, this name comes from the Sabine Atta and the Claudians were brought to Rome
Aulus	A. or Avl.	Avl; in common parlance, there was an archaized form Olus, so this name can also be abbreviated O.
Decimus	D. or Dec.	Decimus; archaic Decumos; from the ordinal number "tenth"
Gaius	C.	Guy; very rarely shortened as G.
Gnaeus	Cn.	Gnei; archaic form Gnaivos; very rarely shortened as Gn.; there are forms Naevus, Naeus
Kaeso	TO.	Keson
Lucius	L.	Lucius; archaic Loucios
Mamercus	Mam.	Mamerk; name of Oscan origin, used only in the Emilian family
Manius	M`.	Mania; the comma in the upper right corner is the remainder of the five-line outline of the letter M
Marcus	M.	Mark; there is a spelling Marqus
Numerius	N.	Numerius; Oskan origin
Publius	P.	Publius; archaic Poblios abbreviated as Po.
Quintus	Q.	Quint; colloquially Cuntus, meet Quinctus, Quintulus; from the ordinal number "fifth"
Servius	Ser.	Servius
Sextus	Sex.	Sext; from the ordinal number "sixth"
Spurius	S. or Sp.	Spurium; can also be used not as a prenomen, but in its original meaning "extramarital"
Titus	T.	Titus
Tiberius	Ti. or Tib.	Tiberius

The rest of the personal names were rarely used and were usually written in full: Agrippa, Ancus, Annius, Aruns, Atta, Cossus, Denter, Eppius, Faustus, Fertor, Herius, Hospolis, Hostus, Lar, Marius, Mesius, Mettus, Minatius, Minius, Nero, Novius, Numa, Opiter, Opiavus, Ovius, Pacvius (Paquius), Paullus, Pescennius (Percennius), Petro, Plancus, Plautus, Pompo, Popidius, Postumus, Primus, Proculus, Retus, Salvius, Secundus, Sertor, Statius, Servius, Tertius, Tirrus, Trebius, Tullus, Turus, Volero, Volusus, Vopiscus... Personal name Pupus(boy) was used only in relation to children.

The boy received a personal name on the eighth or ninth day after birth. There was a tradition to give a personal name only to the four eldest sons, and ordinal numbers could serve as a personal name for the rest: Quintus(fifth), Sextus(sixth), Septimus (seventh), Octavius (eighth), and Decimus (tenth). Over time, these names became common (i.e., became personal), and as a result, the person bearing the name Sextus was not necessarily the sixth son in the family. As an example, we can recall the commander Sextus Pompey, the second son of a member of the first triumvirate, Gnaeus Pompey the Great, who fought for a long time with Julius Caesar.

Often the eldest son received the name of the father. In 230 BC. NS. this tradition was consolidated by a decree of the Senate, so that the father's personal name began, as a rule, to pass to the eldest son. For example, the emperor Octavian Augustus bore, like his great-great-grandfather, great-grandfather, grandfather and father, the name Guy.

In some genera, a limited number of personal names were used. For example, the Cornelian Scipions had only Gnei, Lucius and Publius, the Claudian Nero had only Tiberius and Decimus, the Domitian Ahenobarbes had only Gnei and Lucius.

The criminal's personal name could be forever excluded from the genus to which he belonged; for this reason, the name Lucius was not used in the patrician family of the Claudians, and the name Mark was not used in the patrician family of Manlius. By decree of the Senate, the name Mark was forever excluded from the Anthony family after the fall of the triumvir Mark Antony.

Nomen

Origin and suffixes of generic names

Origin	The ending	Examples of
roman	-ius	Tullius, Julius
	-is	Caecilis
	-i	Caecili
Sabine-Osk	-enus	Alfenus, Varenus
umbrian	-as	Maenas
	-anas	Mafenas
	-enas	Asprenas, Maecenas
	-inas	Carrinas, Fulginas
Etruscan	-arna	Mastarna
	-erna	Perperna, Calesterna
	-enna	Sisenna, Tapsenna
	-ina	Caecina, Prastina
	-inna	Spurinna

The generic name was the name of the genus and approximately corresponded to the modern surname. It was indicated in the form of a masculine adjective and ended in the classical era with -ius: Tullius- Tullius (from the Tulliev clan), Julius- Julius (from the Yuliev clan); in republican time there are also endings -is, -i... Generic names of non-Roman origin had different endings from the named ones.

In inscriptions, generic names are usually written in full; in imperial times, only the names of very famous genera were abbreviated: Aelius - Ael., Antonius - Ant. or Anton., Aurelius - Avr., Claudius - Cl. or Clavd., Flavius - Fl. or Fla., Julius - I. or Ivl., Pompeius - Pomp., Valerius - Val., Ulpius - Vlp.

The total number of generic names, according to Varro, reached a thousand. Most of the generic names are of such ancient origin that their meaning has been forgotten. Only a few make sense: Asinius from asinus(a donkey), Caelius from caecus(blind), Caninius from canis(dog), Decius from decem(ten), Fabius from faba(bean), Nonius from nonus(ninth), Octavius from octavus(eighth), Ovidius from ovis(sheep), Porcius from porca(pig), Septimius from septimus(seventh), Sextius and Sextilius from sextus(sixth), Suillius from suilla(pork).

From the 1st century BC e., when the prerequisites for the transition from the republican form of government to autocracy appeared in Rome, the persons who took possession of the supreme power began to justify their rights to power by descent from ancient kings and heroes. Julius Caesar, for example, pointed out that his family goes back to the gods on his father: Jupiter - Venus - Aeneas - Yul - the Julian family, and on his mother to the kings: from Anka Marcius, Marcius Rexes (lat. rex- Tsar).

Cognomen

An individual nickname given once to one of the representatives of the genus often passed on to descendants and became the name of a family or a separate branch of the genus: Cicero- Cicero, Caesar- Caesar. For example, the families of the Scipions, Rufins, Lentulovs, etc. belonged to the Cornelian family. The presence of a cognomen is not necessary, and in some plebeian families (among the Marievs, Antonievs, Octavians, Sertorievs, etc.), personal nicknames, as a rule, were absent. However, the lack of cognomen was an exception to the rule, since many of the genera of Rome were of such ancient origin that each of them consisted of several branches.

Since the father's personal name passed to the eldest son, in order to distinguish the son from the father, the third name had to be used. The inscriptions contain Lucius Sergius I, Quintus Aemilius II; in one inscription the grandfather, son and grandson are named Quintus Fulvius Rustic, Quintus Fulvius Attian and Quintus Fulvius Carisian.

Cognomens arose much later than personal and generic names, so their meaning in most cases is clear. They can talk about the origin of the clan (the Fufii moved to Rome from the Campanian town of Cales and therefore had a cognomen Calenus), about memorable events (the cognomen Scaevola(left-handed) after 508 BC. NS. during the war with the Etruscans, Gaius Muzio burned his hand on the fire of a brazier, thereby awe the enemies and their king Porsenna), about his appearance ( Crassus- thick, Laetus- obese, Macer- thin, Celsus- high, Paullus- low, Rufus- ginger, Strabo- cross-eyed, Nasica- sharp-nosed, etc.), about the character ( Severus- cruel, Probus- fair, Lucro- glutton, etc.).

Agnomen

There were cases when one person had two nicknames, the second of which was called agnomen (lat. agnomen). The emergence of agnomen is due in part to the fact that the eldest son often inherited all three names from his father, and thus several people with the same names ended up in the same family. For example, the famous orator Marcus Tullius Cicero had both father and son Marks of Tullius Cicero.

Agnomen was most often a personal nickname if the cognomen was hereditary. Sometimes a Roman received an agnomene for any special merit. Publius Cornelius Scipio commemorating the victory he won over Hannibal in Africa in 202 BC NS. , began to be called solemnly African (lat. Africanus, cf. nicknames of Russian generals - Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy, Suvorov Rymniksky, Potemkin Tavrichesky). Lucius Aemilius Paullus got the nickname Macedonicus for the victory over the Macedonian king Perseus in 168 BC. NS. Dictator Sulla himself added agnomen to his name Felix(happy) so that his full name became Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix... Agnomen Felix from a personal nickname it turned into a hereditary one (consul 52 AD. Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix).

As a rule, agnomen were members of ancient and noble families, with many branches and cognomen. In such genera the cognomen sometimes almost merged with the generic name and was used inseparably with it for the name of the genus. The famous plebeian family of Cecilia ( Caecilii) had an ancient cognomen Metellus whose meaning is forgotten. This cognomen, as it were, merged with the name of the genus, which began to be called Cecilia Metella. Naturally, almost all members of this genus had an agnomen.

The patrician family Cornelius had many branches. One of the members of this genus has received the nickname Scipio(rod, stick), because he was the guide of his blind father and served him as if instead of a staff. Cognomen Scipio entrenched in his descendants, over time, Cornelia Scipions took a prominent place in their family and received agnomenes. In the III century BC. NS. Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio received agnomen Asina(donkey) for bringing a donkey laden with gold to the Forum as a pledge. The nickname Asina passed to his son Publius ( Publius Cornelius Scipio Asina). Another representative Corneliev Scipionov received the nickname Nasica(pointed-nosed), which passed to his descendants and began to serve as the name of the branch of the genus, so that the Scipions of Nazica emerged from the branch of the Scipios in the Cornelian family. Naturally, the Scipions of Nazica received the third cognomen as an individual nickname, so that the full name could already consist of five names: Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio, consul 138 BC NS. ; nickname Serapio(from the Egyptian god Serapis) he was given by the tribune of the Curiatius for his resemblance to a trader of sacrificial animals.

Some people had two generic names, it turned out as a result of adoption. According to Roman customs, the adopted child took the personal name, family name and cognomen of the person who adopted him, and kept his family name in a modified form with the suffix -an- which took the place of agnomen. Guy Octavius, the future emperor Augustus, after his adoption by Guy Julius Caesar received the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus- Guy Julius Caesar Octavian.

Female names

In the late republican and imperial times, women did not have personal names, the female name was the female form of the generic name: Tullia- Tullia (from the Tulliev clan, for example, the daughter of Mark Tullius Cicero), Julia- Julia (from the Julian clan, for example, the daughter of Gaius Julius Caesar), Cornelia- Cornelia (from the Cornelian family, for example, the daughter of Publius Cornelius Scipio). Since all women in one genus had a single name, they differed in age within the genus. When another daughter appeared in the family, the prenomen was added to the name of both: Minor(junior) and Major(older); other sisters were nicknamed Secunda(second), Tertia(third), Quintilla(fifth), etc .; prenomen Minor was with the youngest.

The married woman retained her name, but her husband's cognomen was added to it: Cornelia, filia Cornelii, Gracchi- Cornelia, daughter of Cornelia, (wife) of Gracchus.

Noble women could bear, in addition to the generic name, the cognomen of their father; for example, Sulla's wife was the daughter of Lucius Cecilius Metella Dalmatic and was called Cecilia Metella, the wife of the Emperor Augustus was the daughter of Mark Livius Drusus Claudian and was called Livia Drusilla.

In the inscriptions with the names of women, the pre-nomen and cognomen of the father are sometimes indicated, as well as the cognomen of the husband in the genus. case: Caeciliae, Q (uinti) Cretici f (iliae), Metellae, Crassi (uxori)- Cecilia Metella, daughter of Quintus Creticus, (wife) Crassus. From the inscription it follows that this woman was the daughter of Quintus Cecilius Metellus Creticus and the wife of Crassus. The inscription is made on a large round mausoleum near Rome on the Appian Way, in which Cecilia Metella, daughter of the consul of 69 BC, is buried. NS. , wife of Crassus, presumably the eldest son of the triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus.

Slave names

In ancient times, slaves did not have individual names. Legally, slaves were considered the master's children and were as powerless as all members of the family. This is how archaic slave names were formed, composed of the personal name of the lord, the father of the surname, and the word puer(boy, son): Gaipor, Lucipor, Marcipor, Publipor, Quintipor, Naepor (Gnaeus = Naeos + puer), Olipor (Olos- archaic form of personal name Aulus).

With the rise of slavery, there was a need for personal names for slaves. Most often, the slaves retained the name they bore when they still lived as free people. Very often, Roman slaves had names of Greek origin: Alexander, Antigonus, Hippocrates, Diadumen, Museum, Felodespot, Philocal, Philonic, Eros, and others. Greek names were sometimes given to barbarian slaves.

The name of a slave could indicate his origin or place of birth: Dacus- Dacian, Corinthus- Corinthian, Sire (a native of Syria), Gall (a native of Gaul), Frix (from Phrygia); there are slaves with the name in the inscriptions Peregrinus- a foreigner.

Also, the slaves were given the names of mythical heroes: Achilles, Hector; names of plants or stones: Adamant, Sardonic, etc. Instead of a name, a slave could have the nickname "First", "Second", "Third".

It is known that the slave lot in Rome was very difficult, but this did not affect the names of the slaves, who do not have mocking nicknames. On the contrary, the slaves have names Felix and Faustus(happy). Obviously, these nicknames, which became the name, were received only by those slaves whose life was relatively successful. The inscriptions mention: Faust, the baker of Tiberius Germanicus, and Faust, the head of the perfume shop of his master Popilia, Felix, who was in charge of the decorations of Guy Caesar, another Felix, the ruler of the possessions of Tiberius Caesar, and another Felix, an overseer in the wool-weaving workshops of Messalina; the daughters of a slave from the house of the Caesars were named Fortunata and Felitsa.

Slaves have a name repeatedly Ingenus or Ingenuus(freeborn). Slaves born into slavery have names Vitalio and Vitalis(tenacious).

There were no hard and fast rules regarding the names of slaves. Therefore, when buying a slave in an official document, his name was accompanied by the clause "or whatever other name he was called" (lat. sive is quo alio nomine est).

In the inscriptions after the name of the slave, the name of the master in the genitive case and the nature of the slave's occupation are indicated. The master's name is followed by the word servus(slave) always abbreviated ser, very rarely s it can also stand between two cognomen of the master; in general, there is no strict word order. The word "slave" is often completely absent; as a rule, slaves belonging to women do not have it. For example, Euticus, Aug (usti) ser (vus), pictor- Euticus, slave of Augustus (imperial slave), painter, Eros, cocus Posidippi, ser (vus)- Eros, cook, slave of Posidippus, Idaeus, Valeriae Messalin (ae) supra argentum- Ideas, treasurer of Valeria Messalina.

The sold slave retained the generic name or cognomen of his former master in an altered form with the suffix -an-: Philargyrus librarius Catullianus“Filargir, a scribe bought from Catullus.

Freedmen names

A freedman (that is, a slave who received freedom) acquired the personal and family names of the former master, who became his patron, and retained his former name as a cognomen. So, the secretary of Cicero Tyrone, freed from slavery, was called: M. Tullius M. libertus Tiro- Mark Thulius is Mark Tyrone's retired man. A slave named Apella, set free by Mark Manney Prim, became Mark Manney Apella. The slave girl Bassa, released by Lucius Hostilius Pamphilus, received the name Hostilius Bassa (women did not have a name). Lucius Cornelius Sulla set free ten thousand slaves belonging to those who had perished during the proscriptions; they all became Lucius Cornelias (the famous "army" of ten thousand Cornelians).

The inscriptions often contain the names of the imperial freedmen: the baker Gaius Julius Eros, the tailor of theatrical costumes Tiberius Claudius Dipter, in charge of the triumphal white clothes of the emperor Marcus Cocceus Ambrosius, in charge of the hunting clothes of the emperor Marcus Ulpius Euphrosynus, in charge of the reception of the emperor's friends, Marcus Aurelius.

In the inscriptions between the nomen and cognomen of the freedman, the personal name of the lord is abbreviated and stands l or lib (= libertus), the tribe is very rarely indicated: Q (uintus) Serto, Q (uinti) l (ibertus), Antiochus, colonus pauper- Quintus Sertorius Antiochus, freedman of Quintus, poor colon. In rare cases, instead of the personal name of the former master, there is his cognomen: L (ucius) Nerfinius, Potiti l (ibertus), Primus, lardarius- Lucius Nerfinius Primus, freedman of Potitus, sausage maker. Freedmen of the Imperial House are abbreviated in the inscriptions Avg l (Avg lib), i.e. Augusti libertus(after the generic name or after the cognomen): L (ucio) Aurelio, Aug (usti) lib (erto), Pyladi, pantomimo temporis sui primo- Lucius Aurelius Piladus, imperial freedman, the first pantomime of his time.

Freedmen with two cognomen are rare: P (ublius) Decimius, P (ublii) l (ibertus), Eros Merula, medicus clinicus, chirurgus, ocularius- Publius Decimius Eros Merula, freedman of Publius, physician, surgeon, ophthalmologist.

Freedmen of women in the inscriptions are denoted by the abbreviation Ɔ L(the inverted C represents the remnant of an archaic female personal name Gaia): L (ucius) Crassicius, Ɔ (= mulieris) l (ibertus), Hermia, medicus veterinarius- Lucius Crassicius Hermia, woman's freedman, veterinarian.

Freedmen of the cities received a name as a generic name Publicius(from publicus- public) or city name: Aulus Publicius Germanus, Lucius Saepinius Oriens et Lucius Saepinius Orestus- released from the city of Sepina in Italy.

Latin is a beautiful language, famous for its brevity and pleasant sound. Such names in this language are short, capacious and beautiful.

The meaning of ancient Roman female names is clarified by history. The fact is that it was not customary for women in ancient Rome to give personal names. Such names in this language are short, capacious and beautiful. All female Latin names that have come down to us bear the imprint of a Roman family name. We bring you an article on Latin names for girls.

Features of the name naming of girls

It is necessary to talk about what female Latin names are, since they do not correspond to the modern concept of names and can confuse someone. In late republican and imperial times, women did not have personal names at all and used generic ones.

Simply put, all women in a clan had the same name, and within that clan they varied in seniority. If the family name is, say, Caeciliae (Cecilia), then the first girl in the family is called Caeciliae Maior (Cecilia the elder). The next oldest girl is called Caeciliae Secunda, that is, Cecilia the second. Numbers are attached to each next Cecilia, and so on until the youngest girl at the moment, whose name is Caeciliae Minor. that is, Cecilia the Younger.

Noble women, as a rule, bore, in addition to the generic name, the cognomen of their father (cognomen is the third male name that served as an individual nickname. Plebeian clans usually did not have cognomen), while all names were transformed into the female form.

For example, Mark Livy Drusus Claudian had a daughter, Cecilia. Since Drusus is her father's cognomen, the girl is named Cecilia Drusilla.

List of beautiful options and their meaning

So we found out that female Latin names are ultimately a direct derivative of male... Below is a list of various Latin female names.

Personal

This is a list of personal names that have been translated into feminine form.

Generic

These are the names that the whole family bore.

If the name is plebeian, this does not make it worse, and the bearer of the name is flawed. In ancient Rome, "plebeians" were called completely free citizens from the lower classes who did not have political and civil rights.

This word comes from the word meaning "people", and initially it did not carry such a negative meaning that it carries now.

Aburia- the meaning is not clear. The name is generic for the plebeians. Due to the impossibility of establishing an etymology, it is difficult to judge the meaning of the name.
Atserronia- possibly from the word "censer", "incense box". Plebeian. Atserronia is wise and unusual, rather quiet, but perhaps has a tendency to overly apply to religion.
Accolea- possibly from the word "neighbor". Accolea is sweet and friendly, responsive, always ready to help, without hesitation rushing to save a person in trouble.
Actoria- "active". Aktoria is very active and hardworking, she has been busy with something since childhood. She is ready to work hard and does it very, very efficiently.
Acutia- "acute". Plebeian. Akutia is smart and sharp on the tongue, but can be unfriendly and vindictive. It is difficult to find an approach to her, and those who want to communicate with her will have to thoroughly study her and play on her most secret feelings and qualities, and only when this person knows her better than himself, he can be with her presently close.
Elia- possibly from the "sun". Plebeian. Elia is cheerful and active, energetic.
Emilia- from the word "rival". Patrician, plebeian. Emilia is vengeful and insidious, but she has a good intellect. She does not ignore people who she does not like, but she certainly writes them down as enemies, which prevents her from concentrating on her own personality and her own goals.
Albinia- probably "white". Plebeian. Albinia is light and friendly, open and sincere.
Antisia- "stand in front", "surpass". This is a girl with pronounced leadership qualities and fighting enthusiasm, who has eloquence.
Anthony- "meet, collide" or "flower". Antonia is interesting, cheerful and open, always ready to make contact.
Aquillia- "Eagle". Patrician, plebeian. Aquillia is very sharp on the tongue and smart, as well as wise, she can hurt anyone for a living, but she will not use it, because she does not like to hurt people.
Avita- "grandfathers, old, hereditary." There is an old man somewhere in this girl. Most likely, she will be romantic and dreamy, and will be carried away by something unusual, like historical reconstruction or collecting antiques.
Bukkulea- "cheek, mouth". Bukculea is shy and pretty, but perhaps stupid and worries about her appearance at the expense of caring for her personality.
Domitia- "tamed, domesticated." Plebeian. The name speaks for itself. Domitia is submissive, obedient, quiet, and all this is not in the best sense.
Duilia- perhaps from archaism, meaning war. Plebeian. Duilia is mysterious and warlike.
Kalidia- "hot, ardent". Plebeian. The meaning speaks for itself: Kalidia is passionate, and also easily pissed off. She is all aflame when it comes to the question that interests her, and she maintains any pleasant conversation for her with lively ardent interest.
Cania- "gray, gray" or "dog". In the eyes of Kania - aristocracy and wisdom, strange for her age. She interests people, and if she has something to tell, she will tell it slowly and not to everyone.
Cassia- "empty". Patrician, plebeian. Cassia seems strange to others. She may experience uncertainty in finding herself and her vocation, and be very tormented because of this.
Claudia- "lame". Patrician, plebeian. Claudia is active and talented, but suffers from the fact that loved ones do not accept her talent for some reason.
Cornelia- probably from the word "horn". Patrician, plebeian. Cornelia is energetic and resourceful, knows how to stand up for herself and is not afraid to do it.
Libya- "turn blue", "cast blue". Plebeian. Libya is mysterious and attractive, interesting and smart.
Metzia- the meaning is not clear. Plebeian. Unable to determine characteristics due to unknown value.
Cecilia- "blind". Plebeian Cecilia is active, cheerful, but somewhat naive, unable to recognize lies and deception.
Cedition- "beat, chop, cut." Plebeian. Tseditsiya is a born warrior. She is active, strong in spirit and intelligent, has the ability to tactical calculation. Perhaps she will have a talent for sports and chess.
Celia- "sky". Plebeian. Celia is open to communication, but is not very good at talking to people. It has, however, a natural charm.
Cesium- "blue, gray-blue", "blue-eyed". Plebeian. Cesium is smart, but her natural shyness prevents her from demonstrating intelligence, so in the eyes of others she can be boring and simple.
Juvenia- "youth, youth." Plebeian. Juvenia seems to be forever young and openly enjoys it. She is smart, charming and active.

Every name, male or female, has its own story. It is almost impossible to determine exactly where and under what circumstances children first began to be called by this or that name. Each has a history, rooted in ancient myths and legends. Most likely, most names simply denote a character trait that they want to instill in a child.

But why do new names appear? The reasons are different: wars, geographical or scientific discoveries, emigration and immigration of the population.

If you look at the document of a Spanish citizen, then you can see no more than 2 names and 2 surnames, despite the fact that in most European countries their number is unlimited. This is due to the fact that the state takes this issue seriously enough to avoid numerous confusion. When babies are baptized, you can assign any names that are acceptable (approved) by the church in unlimited quantities. Typically, this is done like this:

The eldest son gets the first name of the father, the second - the male grandfather;
The eldest daughter takes first the name of the mother, and then the name of her maternal grandmother.

In general, a Spanish name consists of three main elements: a personal name ( nombre) and two surnames ( apellido): father ( apellido paterno or primer apellido) and mother ( apellido maternoorsegundo apellido).

The Spaniards are Catholic believers, they attach great importance in their lives to the church, and therefore most of the names are rooted in Catholic saints. The Spaniards do not like unusual and extravagant names and do not accept them in their lives. There are cases when the state refused to receive foreigners due to the fact that their names were rather unusual (for example, it is impossible to determine the gender of the carrier).

Many associate with Spain and the countries of Latin America, since in these territories Spanish is the official language, and when studying Spanish, the teacher can emphasize the differences between cultures and pronunciations. As for the names, there are also very big differences here, despite the fact that Latin Americans use Spanish names. The only difference is that they can call the child whatever they want. Children are called by English, American or even Russian names, if parents like it, and this will not be punishable by the state.

Take a terrorist from Venezuela as an example. His name was Ilyich, and his brothers were Lenin and Vladimir Ramirez Sanchez. A committed communist father, he portrayed his outlook on life through the names of his children.

But such exceptions are extremely rare, although for modern times there are no boundaries and stereotypes. In Spain, at the peak of popularity, simple and classic names with complex meanings remain, for example, Juan, Juanita, Julio, Julia, Maria, Diego, etc.

Separately, I would like to highlight the names and their origin (female):

Biblical names: Anna, Maria, Martha, Magdalena, Isabel;
Latin and Greek names: Barbora, Veronica, Elena, Paola;
Germanic: Erica, Motilda, Caroline, Louise, Frida.

Biblical names: Miguel, Jose, Tomas, David, Daniel, Adan, Juan;
Greek and Latin names: Sergio, Andres, Alejandro, Hector, Pablo, Nicholas;
Germanic: Alonso, Alfonso, Luis, Carlos, Raymond, Fernando, Enrique, Ernesto, Raul, Rodrigue, Roberto.

Spanish female names and their meaning

Agata - good
Adelita, Alicia Adela, Adela - noble
Adora - adored
Alondra - Protector of Humanity
Alba (Alba) - dawn, dawn
Alta - high
Angelina, Angel (Ángel), Angelica (Angélica) - angel, angelic, messenger
Anita (Anita) - diminutive of Ana (Ana) - benefit
Ariadna - perfect, pure, immaculate
Arcelia Araceli, Aracelis - wanderer, traveler
Benita - blessed
Bernardita - bear
Blanca - clean, white
Benita - blessed
Valencia - domineering
Veronica - victorious
Gertrudis - the power of the spear
Gracia - graceful, graceful
Jesusa - saved
Juana, Juanita - gracious
Dorotea - God's gift
Elena - moon, torch
Josefina - Retributer
Ibbi, Isabel - Oath to God
Inés - innocent, chaste
Candelaria - candle
Carla, Carolina - human
Carmela and Carmelita - a name in honor of Our Lady of Carmel
Constancia - permanent
Consuelo - the Comforter, named after Our Lady of the Comforter (Nuestra Señora del Consuelo)
Conchita - a diminutive of Concepción - derived from the Latin concepto - "to get pregnant, to conceive." The name is given in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (Inmaculada Concepción)
Cristina - Christian
Cruz - cross, pectoral cross
Camila - servant of the gods, priestess
Catalina - pure soul
Leticia - joyful, happy
Laura (Laura) - laurel, ("crowned with laurel")
Luisa, Luisita - warrior
Marita - diminutive of Maria (María) - desired, beloved
Marta - mistress of the house
Mercedes (Mercedes) - merciful, all-merciful (in honor of the Virgin - María de las Mercedes)
Maribel - fierce
Nina - baby
Ofelia - Assistant
Pepita - God will give another son
Perla, Perlita - pearl
Pilar, Pili - pillar, column
Paloma - dove
Ramona - Wise Protector
Rebeca - alluring on the net
Reina - queen, queen
Renata - reborn
Sarita (diminutive of Sara) - noble woman, mistress
Sofía - wise
Susana - water lily
Trinidad - Trinity
Francisca - free
Chiquita is a small name meaning a little girl.
Abigaíl - joy for the father
Evita - diminutive of Eva - animated, alive
Elvira - benevolent
Esmeralda - emerald
Estela, derived from Estrella - star

Male Spanish names and their meaning

Agustín - the great
Alberto, Alonso, Alfonso - noble
Alfredo - elf
Amado - favorite
Andrés - warrior
Antonio (Antonio) - flower
Armando - strong, brave
Aurelio - gold
Basilio - regal
Benito - blessed
Berenguer, Bernardino, Bernardo - the strength and courage of a bear
Valentine (Valentín) - healthy, strong
Victor (Víctor), Victorino (Victorino), Vincente - the winner and conqueror,
Gaspar - teacher, master
Gustavo - staff, support
Horacio - excellent eyesight
Damian (Damián) - tame, subjugate
Desi (Desi) - desired
Herman (Germán) - brother
Gilberto - light
Diego - doctrine, teaching
Jesus (Jesús) - named for Jesus, diminutives: Chucho, Chuy, Chuza, Chuchi, Chus, Chuso and others.
Ignacio - fire
Yusef - God will give one more son
Carlos - male, husband
Christian (Cristián) - Christian
Leandro - the lion man
Lucio - light
Mario - man
Marcos, Marcelino, Marcelo, Marcial, Martín - names derived from the name of the Roman God of War - Mars, warlike
Mateo - Gift of Yahweh
Mauricio - black, Moor
Modesto - modest, moderate, sober
Maximino, Máximo - the great
Nicholas (Nicolás) - victory of the people
Osvaldo (Osvaldo) - possessing, having power
Pablo - baby
Paco - free
Pascal (Pasqual) - child of Easter
Pastor - Shepherd
Patricio - noble, noble birth
Pio (Pío) - pious, virtuous
Rafael - Divine Healing
Ricardo, Rico - strong, persistent
Rodolfo, Raúl - wolf
Rodrigo - lord, chieftain
Rolando - famous land
Reinaldo - sage - ruler
Sal (Sal), diminutive of Salvador - savior
Sancho, Santos - saint
Severino, Severo - strict, harsh
Sergio - Servant
Silvestre, Silvio - forest
Salomón - Peaceful
Tadeo - grateful
Teobaldo - a brave man
Thomas (Tomás) - twin
Tristán - rebel, rebel
Fabricio - artisan
Fausto - lucky guy
Felipe - horse lover
Fernando - brave, brave
Fidel - the most loyal, loyal
Flavio - golden-haired
Francisco - free
Juan, Juanito - good God
Julian (Julián), Julio (Julio) - curly
Edmundo - prosperous, protector
Emilio - rival
Enrique - powerful ruler
Ernesto - diligent, diligent
Esteban - the name means - the crown
Yusbayo, Yusebio - devout