Diccionario de nombres
165 nombres con significado y origen verificados
ADELITA
Spanish diminutive of ADELA. It is used especially in Mexico, where it is the name of a folk song about a female soldier...
AFRICA (1)
From the name of the continent, which is of Latin origin, possibly from the Afri people who lived near Carthage in North...
AHTAHKAKOOP
Means "star blanket" in Cree. This was the name of an early 19th-century Cree chief.
AILEN
Variant of AYLEN.
AKEEM
Perhaps a variant of HAKIM.
ANTINANCO
Means "eagle of the sun" in Mapuche.
ANTOINE
French form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ANDRE
English form of ANDRÉ.
ANTIMAN
Means "condor of the sun" in Mapuche.
ANTWAN
Variant of ANTOINE, in use since the 1960s.
APUTSIAQ
Means "snowflake" in Greenlandic.
AQISSIAQ
Means "ptarmigan" in Greenlandic (a ptarmigan is a type of bird which lives in cold regions).
AUCAMAN
Means "wild condor" in Mapuche.
AYELEN
Variant of AYLEN.
AYLEN
Possibly means either "happiness" or "clear" in Mapuche.
BOLÍVAR
From a surname which was taken from the Basque place name Bolibar, which was derived from bolu "mill" and ibar "riversid...
BRAYLON
An invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Braden and Jalen.
CALFURAY
Means "violet (flower)" in Mapuche.
CATAHECASSA
Means "black hoof" in Shawnee. This was the name of a Shawnee warrior and chief of the 18th century.
CITLALI
Means "star" in Nahuatl.
COWESSESS
Means "little child" in Ojibwe. This was the name of a late 19th-century chief of the Saulteaux.
CUAUHTÉMOC
Means "falling eagle" in Nahuatl. This was the name of the last Aztec emperor, ruling until he was captured and executed...
DEANDRE
Combination of the popular name prefix De and ANDRE.
DEION
Variant of DION. A notable bearer is retired American football player Deion Sanders (1967-).
DALIA (1)
Spanish form of DAHLIA. The Dahlia is the national flower of Mexico.
DAQUAN
Combination of the popular name elements Da and quan.
DEANGELO
Combination of the popular name prefix De and ANGELO.
DEDRICK
From a surname which was derived from the given name DIEDERIK.
DESHAWN
Combination of the popular name prefix De and SHAWN.
DEON
Variant of DION.
DEONTE
Blend of DEON and DANTE.
DESHAUN
Combination of the popular name prefix De and SHAUN.
ENEIDA
From the Portuguese and Spanish name of the 'Aeneid' (see AENEAS).
GOYATHLAY
Means "one who yawns" in Apache. This was the real name of the Apache chief Geronimo, who fought against Mexican and Ame...
HERSCHEL
Variant of HERSHEL.
HERSHEL
Yiddish diminutive of HERSH. As a non-Jewish American name (somewhat common around the end of the 19th century), it was ...
HIAWATHA
From the Iroquoian name Haio-went-ha meaning "he who combs". This was the name of a 16th-century Mohawk leader who found...
HOKOLESQUA
Means "cornstalk" in Shawnee. This was the name of an 18th-century Shawnee chief.
IMANI
Means "faith" in Swahili, ultimately of Arabic origin.
IESHA
Variant of AISHA. It was popularized by the song 'Iesha' (1991) by Another Bad Creation.
ISI
Means "deer" in Choctaw.
ITZEL
Possibly a variant of IXCHEL.
IVORY
From the English word for the hard, creamy-white substance which comes from elephant tusks and was formerly used to prod...
JALEN
An invented name. In America it was popularized in the 1990s by basketball player Jalen Rose (1973-), whose name was a c...
JAQUAN
Combination of the popular name elements Ja and quan.
JAMAAR
Variant of JAMAR.
JAMAR
Recently created name, possibly a blend of JAMAL and LAMAR. It has been in general use in America since the 1970s.
JAYLEN
Variant of JALEN. It can also be a feminine elaboration of JAY (1).
JAYLIN
Variant of JALEN. It can also be a feminine elaboration of JAY (1).
JESENIA
Variant of YESENIA.
JAYLON
Variant of JALEN.
JESSENIA
Variant of YESENIA.
KALISHA
Combination of the popular name prefix Ka and LISHA.
KANEONUSKATEW
Means "one that walks on four claws" in Cree. This was the name of a 19th-century Cree chief.
KESHAWN
Combination of the popular name prefix Ke and SHAWN.
KESHIA
Probably a variant of KEISHA.
KAWACATOOSE
Means "poor man" or "lean man" in Cree. This was the name of a 19th-century Cree chief.
KEISHA
Recent coinage, possibly invented, possibly based on KEZIAH.
KENYA
From the name of the African country. The country is named for Mount Kenya, which in the Kikuyu language is called Kere ...
KESHAUN
Combination of the popular name prefix Ke and SHAUN.
KEYSHA
Variant of KEISHA.
KIANA (2)
Variant of QIANA.
KISHA
Variant of KEISHA.
KISECAWCHUCK
Means "daystar" in Cree. This was the name of a 19th-century Cree chief.
LADONNA
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name DONNA.
LAGINA
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name GINA.
LAKEISHA
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name KEISHA.
LAKISHA
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name KISHA.
LASHAY
Combination of the popular name prefix La and SHAY (1).
LATANYA
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TANYA.
LATONYA
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TONYA.
LAKESHIA
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name KESHIA.
LALAWETHIKA
Means "he makes noise" in Shawnee. This was another name of the Shawnee leader Tenskwatawa (1775-1836).
LAMAR
From a French and English surname, originally from a place name in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare m...
LASHAWN
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name SHAWN.
LASHONDA
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name SHONDA.
LATASHA
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TASHA.
LATISHA
Variant of LETITIA.
LATOYA
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TOYA.
LAWANDA
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name WANDA.
LEBRON
Meaning unknown, probably an invented name. This is the name of basketball player LeBron James (1984-).
MAIARA
Means "wise" in Tupí.
MALIK (2)
Means "wave" in Greenlandic.
MAQUINNA
Meaning unknown, of Nuu-chah-nulth (also known as Nootka) origin. This was the name of a late 18th-century chief of the ...
MARQUISE
Variant of MARQUIS. Technically, marquise is the feminine form of the title marquis.
MARITZA
Diminutive of MARIA used particularly in Latin America.
MARQUES
Variant of MARQUIS.
MARQUIS
From a noble title which was derived from the Old French word marchis "march, borderland", which originally referred to ...
MARQUITA
Feminine variant of MARQUIS.
METHOATASKE
Means "turtle laying its eggs" in Shawnee.
MAYRA
Hispanic variant of MYRA.
MILLARAY
Means "golden flower" in Mapuche.
MUSCOWEQUAN
Means "hard quill" in Cree. This was the name of a 19th-century Cree chief.
NAHUEL
Means "jaguar" in Mapuche.
NANOOK
Variant of NANUQ. This was the (fictional) name of the subject of Robert Flaherty's documentary film 'Nanook of the Nort...
NATISHA
Variant of NATASHA, probably modeled on LATISHA.
NAYELI
Means "I love you" in the Zapotec language.
NAIRA
Means "big eyes" in Quechua and Aymara.
NANUK
Variant of NANUQ.
NANUQ
Means "polar bear" in Inuktitut.
NIKEISHA
Combination of the name prefix Ni and the name KEISHA.
NINA (3)
Means "fire" in Quechua.
NITA (2)
Means "bear" in Choctaw.
NIVIARSIAQ
Means "girl" in Greenlandic. This is the name of a variety of flower that grows on Greenland.
NIZHONI
Means "beautiful" in Navajo.
NUKA
Means "younger sibling" in Greenlandic.
PILOQUTINNGUAQ
Means "little leaf" in Greenlandic.
PIPALUK
Means "nurse" in Greenlandic.
POCAHONTAS
Means "she is playful" in Algonquin. This was the name of a young Algonquin woman, daughter of a powerful chief, who mar...
QUANAH
Means "fragrant" in the Comanche language. This was the name of a 19th-century chief of the Comanche.
QUANNA
Combination of the popular name prefix Qua and ANNA.
QUIANA
Variant of QIANA.
QUIDEL
Means "burning torch" in Mapuche.
QIANA
From the word for the silk-like material, introduced by DuPont in 1968 and popular in the fashions of the 1970s.
QILLAQ
Means "seal hide" in Greenlandic.
QUIANNA
Variant of QIANA.
RASHAUN
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name SHAUN.
RASHAWN
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name SHAWN.
RAYEN
Means "flower" in Mapuche.
SACNITE
Means "white flower" in Mayan.
SACAGAWEA
Probably from Hidatsa tsakáka wía meaning "bird woman". Alternatively it could originate from the Shoshone language and ...
SAYEN
Means "sweet, lovely" in Mapuche.
SAQUI
Means "favourite" in Mapuche.
SHANICE
Combination of the popular name elements Shan and ice.
SHANIQUA
Combination of the popular name elements Shan and qua.
SHANIKA
Combination of the popular name elements Shan and ka.
SHELENA
Probably a combination of the prefix She and LENA.
SHIKOBA
Means "feather" in Choctaw.
SISSINNGUAQ
Means "squirrel" in Greenlandic.
TAJUANA
Combination of the prefix Ta with the name JUANA.
TAMAYA
Means "in the center" in Quechua.
TALISHA
Combination of the popular name prefix Ta and LISHA.
TANESHA
Variant of TANISHA.
TANIQUA
Combination of the popular name element Tan (from names such as TANYA) and the common name suffix qua.
TANISHA
Combination of the popular name element Tan (from names such as TANYA) and the common name suffix sha.
TANEKA
Variant of TANIKA.
TANIKA
Invented name, probably modeled on TAMIKA and influenced by TANYA.
TECUMSEH
Means "panther passing across" in Shawnee. This was the name of a Shawnee leader who, with his brother Tenskwatawa, resi...
TENSKWATAWA
Means "open door" in Shawnee. This was the name of a Shawnee prophet. With his brother Tecumseh he led his people in res...
TISHA
Short form of LETITIA or LATISHA.
TIRIAQ
Means "ermine" in Inuktitut.
TORY (1)
Meaning unknown, possibly a diminutive of SALVATORE.
TYRIK
Variant of TYRIQ.
TOYA
Diminutive of VICTORIA or CUSTODIA used among Hispanic Americans.
TUPAARNAQ
Means "wild thyme" in Greenlandic.
TYREEK
Variant of TYRIQ.
TYRESE
An invented name based on the popular name syllable Tyr (from names such as TYRONE).
TYRIQ
Probably a blend of TYRONE and TARIQ.
UJARAK
Means "rock" in Inuktitut.
UKALEQ
Means "hare" in Greenlandic.
ULLORIAQ
Means "star" in Greenlandic.
WAPASHA
Means "red leaf" in the Dakota language. This was the name of several Sioux chiefs.
WAYNA
Means "young" in Quechua.
WAYRA
Means "wind" in Quechua.
WICKANINNISH
Possibly means "having no one in front of him in the canoe" in the Nuu-chah-nulth (or Nootka) language. This was the nam...
WINONA
Means "firstborn daughter" in the Dakota language. This was the name of the daughter of the Sioux Dakota chief Wapasha I...
XOCHITL
Means "flower" in Nahuatl.
YADIRA
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from an Arabic name. It has been used in Mexico since at least the 1940s.
YENIFER
Spanish variant of JENNIFER.
YESENIA
From Jessenia, the genus name of a type of tree found in South America. This name was first used by Yolanda Vargas in th...
YESSENIA
Variant of YESENIA.
YAMILA
Form of JAMILA used especially in Latin America.
YENNY
Spanish variant of JENNY.
ZYANYA
Means "forever, always" in Zapotec.
ÂVIÂJA
Means "cousin" in Greenlandic.