Diccionario de nombres
200 nombres con significado y origen verificados
AARON
From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew de...
ABBI
Diminutive of ABIGAIL.
ABBY
Diminutive of ABIGAIL.
ABEGAIL
Variant of ABIGAIL.
ABEL
From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) or הָבֶל (Havel) which meant "breath". In the Old Testament he is the second son of A...
ABIGAIL
From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy". In the Old Testament this is the name of Nabal's...
ABRAM (1)
Means "high father" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament God changed Abram's name to Abraham (see Genesis 17:5).
ACACIA
From the name of a type of tree, ultimately deriving from Greek ακη (ake) "thorn, point".
ADA
Short form of ADELAIDE and other names beginning with the same sound. This name was borne by Augusta Ada King (1815-1852...
ADAIR
From an English surname which was derived from the given name EDGAR.
ADALYN
Variant of ADELINE using the popular name suffix lyn.
ADAMINA
Feminine form of ADAM.
ADDISON
From an English surname meaning "son of ADAM". Its recent popularity as a feminine name stems from its similarity in sou...
ADDY (2)
Medieval diminutive of ADAM.
ADELA
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble". Saint Adela was a 7th-century...
ADELE
Form of ADÈLE.
ADELIA
Elaborated form of ADELA.
ADELINE
Diminutive of ADÈLE.
ADELLA
Variant of ADELA.
ADEN
Variant of AIDAN.
ADOLPH
English form of ADOLF, rarely used since World War II.
ADRIA
Short form of ADRIANA.
ADRIAN
Form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN). Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adr...
ADRIANNA
Feminine form of ADRIAN.
AALIYAH
Feminine form of AALI. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by the singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001), who ...
AAREN
Variant or feminine form of AARON.
ABBEY
Diminutive of ABIGAIL.
ABBIE
Diminutive of ABIGAIL.
ABE (1)
Short form of ABRAHAM.
ABIGAYLE
Variant of ABIGAIL.
ABNER
Means "my father is a light" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Abner was a cousin of Saul and the commander of his army. ...
ABRAHAM
This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and הָמוֹן (...
ACE (1)
From the English word meaning "highest rank". More commonly a nickname, it is occasionally used as a given name.
ADALYNN
Variant of ADELINE using the popular name suffix lyn.
ADAM
This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring...
ADDIE
Diminutive of ADELAIDE.
ADDY (1)
Diminutive of ADELAIDE.
ADDYSON
Feminine variant of ADDISON.
ADELAIDE
From the French form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and heid "kind, so...
ADELLE
Variant of ADELE.
ADELYN
Variant of ADELINE using the popular name suffix lyn.
ADRIANA
Feminine form of ADRIAN.
ADRIANNE
Feminine form of ADRIAN.
AGATHA
Latinized form of the Greek name Αγαθη (Agathe), derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good". Saint Agatha was a ...
AGNES
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste". Saint Agnes was a v...
AIDEN
Variant of AIDAN.
AINSLEY
From a surname which was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. The place name...
ALAN
The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It was used in Brittany at least as early as the 6th century, and it ...
ALANIS
Feminine form of ALAN. Canadian musician Alanis Morissette (1974-) was named after her father Alan. Her parents apparent...
ALANNAH
Variant of ALANA. It has been influenced by the affectionate Anglo-Irish word alannah, from the Irish Gaelic phrase a le...
AGGIE
Diminutive of AGNES or AGATHA.
AIDAN
Anglicized form of AODHÁN. In the latter part of the 20th century it became popular in America due to its sound, since i...
AILEEN
Variant of EILEEN.
AINSLEE
Variant of AINSLEY.
AINSLIE
Variant of AINSLEY.
AL
Short form of ALBERT and other names beginning with Al. A notable bearer is American actor Al Pacino (1940-).
ALAINA
Variant of ALANA, probably influenced by ELAINE.
ALANA
Feminine form of ALAN.
ALANNA
Feminine form of ALAN.
ALANNIS
Variant of ALANIS.
ALAYNA
Variant of ALAINA.
ALBERT
From the Germanic name Adalbert, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright". This name was comm...
ALDEN
From a surname which was derived from the Old English given name EALDWINE.
ALDOUS
Probably a diminutive of names beginning with the Old English element eald "old". It has been in use as an English given...
ALEAH
Variant of AALIYAH.
ALEC
Short form of ALEXANDER.
ALENE
Variant of ALINE.
ALESHA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALETHA
Variant of ALETHEA.
ALEXA
Short form of ALEXANDRA.
ALEXANDRIA
Feminine form of ALEXANDER. Alexander the Great founded several cities by this name (or renamed them) as he extended his...
ALEXANDRINA
Elaborated form of ALEXANDRA. This was the first name of Queen Victoria; her middle name was Victoria.
ALEXINA
Feminine form of ALEX, or a diminutive of ALEXIS.
ALEXIS
From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to...
ALEXUS
Variant of ALEXIS.
ALF (2)
Short form of ALFRED.
ALFRED
Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel". Alfred the Great was a 9...
ALGER
From a surname which was derived from the given name ALGAR.
ALI (2)
Diminutive of ALISON, ALEXANDRA or other names beginning with the same sound.
ALIAH
Variant of AALIYAH.
ALICE
From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see ADELAI...
ALICIA
Latinized form of ALICE.
ALINE
Medieval short form of ADELINE. As an English name, in modern times it has sometimes been regarded as a variant of EILEE...
ALISHA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALISHIA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALISON
Norman French diminutive of Aalis (see ALICE). It was common in England and France in the Middle Ages, and was later rev...
ALISYA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALIVIA
Variant of OLIVIA.
ALLAN
Variant of ALAN. The American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) got his middle name from the surname of the parents who...
ALLANNAH
Variant of ALANNAH.
ALLEGRIA
Elaborated form of ALLEGRA.
ALLISON
Variant of ALISON.
ALLYN
Variant of ALAN.
ALMA (1)
This name became popular after the Battle of Alma (1854), which took place near the River Alma in Crimea and ended in a ...
ALPHA
From the name of the first letter in the Greek alphabet, Α.
ALPHONSO
Variant of ALFONSO.
ALPHONZO
Uncommon variant of ALFONSO.
ALBAN
From the Roman cognomen Albanus which meant "from Alba". Alba (from Latin albus "white") was the name of various places ...
ALBERTA
Feminine form of ALBERT. This is the name of a Canadian province, which was named in honour of a daughter of Queen Victo...
ALBIN
Form of ALBINUS.
ALDITH
Middle English form of EALDGYÐ.
ALDREDA
Variant of ETHELDRED.
ALDUS
Medieval variant of ALDOUS.
ALEA
Variant of AALIYAH.
ALEASE
Possibly a variant of ALICIA.
ALECIA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALEESHA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALESIA
Possibly a variant of ALICIA, or maybe from the ancient Gaulish city of Alesia.
ALETA
Possibly a variant of ALETHEA. This was the name of the wife of the title character in the comic strip 'Prince Valiant' ...
ALETHEA
Derived from Greek αληθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth". This name was coined in the 17th century.
ALEX
Short form of ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA, and other names beginning with Alex.
ALEXANDER
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defen...
ALEXANDRA
Feminine form of ALEXANDER. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name o...
ALEXANDREA
Variant of ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXIA
Feminine form of ALEXIS.
ALFIE
Diminutive of ALFRED.
ALFREDA
Feminine form of ALFRED.
ALGAR
Means "elf spear" from Old English ælf "elf" and gar "spear". This Old English name was rarely used after the Norman con...
ALGERNON
Originally a Norman French nickname, derived from aux gernons "having a moustache", which was applied to William de Perc...
ALISE (2)
Variant of ALICE.
ALISIA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALISSA
Variant of ALYSSA.
ALITA
Possibly a variant of ALETHEA.
ALLANA
Variant of ALANA.
ALLEGRA
Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian. It is not a traditional Italian name. It was borne by a short-lived illegitimate da...
ALLEN
Variant of ALAN. A famous bearer of this name was Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), an American beat poet. Another is the Amer...
ALLIE
Diminutive of ALISON, ALEXANDRA or other names beginning with the same sound.
ALLISSA
Variant of ALYSSA.
ALLY (1)
Diminutive of ALISON, ALEXANDRA or other names beginning with the same sound.
ALLYCIA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALLYSON
Variant of ALISON.
ALOYSIUS
Latinized form of Aloys, an old Occitan form of LOUIS. This was the name of a 16th-century Italian saint, Aloysius Gonza...
ALTON
From an Old English surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town at the source of the river".
ALVA (2)
Variant of ALVAH. A famous bearer of this name was the inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931).
ALVENA
Feminine form of ALVIN.
ALVIN
From a medieval form of any of the Old English names ÆLFWINE, ÆÐELWINE or EALDWINE. It was revived in the 19th century, ...
ALYCE
Variant of ALICE.
ALYS
Variant of ALICE.
ALYSE
Variant of ALICE.
ALYSIA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALYSSA
Variant of ALICIA. The spelling has probably been influenced by that of the alyssum flower, the name of which is derived...
ALYX
Feminine variant of ALEX.
AMBERLY
Elaboration of AMBER, influenced by the spelling of the name KIMBERLY.
AMBROSE
From the Late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name Αμβροσιος (Ambrosios) meaning "immortal". Sain...
AMERY
Variant of EMERY.
AMI (2)
Variant of AMY.
AMIAS
Variant of AMYAS.
AMILIA
Variant of either AMALIA or EMILIA.
AMIS
Medieval name, a masculine form of AMICE. It appears in the medieval French poem 'Amis and Amiles', about two friends wh...
AMITY
From the English word meaning "friendship", ultimately deriving from Latin amicitia.
AMYAS
Meaning unknown, perhaps a derivative of AMIS. Alternatively, it may come from a surname which originally indicated that...
ANABELLE
Variant of ANNABEL.
ANDERSON
From a surname meaning "son of ANDREW".
ANDIE
Diminutive of ANDREW or ANDREA (2).
ALVINA
Feminine form of ALVIN.
ALYCIA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALYSA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALYSHA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALYSON
Variant of ALISON.
ALYSSIA
Variant of ALICIA.
AMABEL
Medieval feminine form of AMABILIS.
AMANDA
In part this is a feminine form of AMANDUS. However, it was not used during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century it was ...
AMBER
From the English word amber that denotes either the gemstone, which is formed from fossil resin, or the orange-yellow co...
AMBROSINE
Feminine form of AMBROSE.
AMELIA
Variant of AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin. The name became popular in...
AMERICA
In the English-speaking world, this name is usually given in reference to the United States of America (see AMERIGO). It...
AMETHYST
From the name of the purple semi-precious stone, which is derived from the Greek negative prefix α (a) and μεθυστος (met...
AMICE
Medieval name derived from Latin amicus meaning "friend". This was a popular name in the Middle Ages, though it has sinc...
AMIE
Variant of AMY.
AMOS
Means "carried" in Hebrew. Amos is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Amos...
AMY
English form of the Old French name Amée meaning "beloved" (modern French aimée), a vernacular form of the Latin Amata. ...
ANABELLA
Variant of ANNABEL.
ANASTACIA
Variant of ANASTASIA.
ANASTASIA
Feminine form of ANASTASIUS. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions...
ANDI
Diminutive of ANDREA (2).
ANDRA
Feminine form of ANDREI or ANDREW. As an English name it has only been used since the 20th century.
ANDREW
English form of the Greek name Ανδρεας (Andreas), which was derived from ανδρειος (andreios) "manly, masculine", a deriv...
ANDY
Diminutive of ANDREW or sometimes ANDREA (2). American pop artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a famous be...
ANEMONE
From the name of the anemone flower, which derives from Greek ανεμος (anemos) "wind".
ANGIE
Diminutive of ANGELA.
ANISE
From the English word for the herb, also called aniseed.
ANISSA
Combination of ANNA and the popular name suffix issa. This name was first brought to public attention by the child actre...
ANITA (1)
Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian and Slovene diminutive of ANA.
ANIYA
Modern name, possibly based on ANYA or AALIYAH.
ANJELICA
Variant of ANGELICA.
ANNA
Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. Many later Old Testament translations, including...
ANNABELLA
Latinate form of ANNABEL. It can also be taken as a combination of ANNA and BELLA.
ANNABETH
Combination of ANNA and BETH.
ANNE (1)
French form of ANNA. In the 13th-century it was imported to England, where it was also commonly spelled Ann. The name wa...
ANNICE
Variant of ANNIS.
ANNIE
Diminutive of ANNE (1).
ANNIKA
Swedish diminutive of ANNA.
ANNORA
Medieval English variant of HONORA.
ANSELM
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and helm "helmet, protection". This name was brought to England in the late...
ANSLEY
Variant of AINSLEY.
ANTHONY
English form of the Roman family name Antonius, which is of unknown Etruscan origin. The most notable member of the Roma...
ANDRE
English form of ANDRÉ.
ANDREA (2)
Feminine form of ANDREW. As an English name, it has been used since the 17th century, though it was not common until the...
ANDRINA
Feminine form of ANDREW.
ANGEL
From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived ...