First Name in Spanish: A Comprehensive Guide to Popular and Meaningful Choices

Looking for the perfect first name for your baby? Spanish names are known for their beautiful sounds, rich history, and meaningful origins. Whether you're looking for a classic choice or something more unique, there's a Spanish name out there for every taste. This guide will provide you with a comprehensive list of popular Spanish first names, along with their detailed meanings and origins. Let's explore the world of Spanish names and find the perfect one for your little one!
1. **Alejandro**: Defender of mankind; protector of men.
2. **Antonio**: Priceless; worthy of praise; invaluable.
3. **Carlos**: Free man; strong; courageous.
4. **Diego**: Wealthy; prosperous; rich.
5. **Eduardo**: Wealthy guardian; prosperous protector.
6. **Emilio**: Industrious; rival; emulator.
7. **Enrique**: Ruler of the home; powerful; domestic.
8. **Fernando**: Brave traveler; daring; adventurous.
9. **Francisco**: Free man; French; Frenchman.
10. **Gabriel**: God is my strength; God is my power.
11. **Guillermo**: Resolute protector; determined protector.
12. **Ignacio**: Fiery; ardent; passionate.
13. **Javier**: Shining house; bright home.
14. **Joaquín**: God will establish; God will prepare.
15. **José**: God will increase; God will add.
16. **Juan**: God is gracious; God is merciful.
17. **Julio**: Youthful; downy; young.
18. **Leonardo**: Strong as a lion; fierce; bold.
19. **Luis**: Famous warrior; renowned fighter.
20. **Manuel**: God is with us; God is our support.
21. **Marcos**: Dedicated to Mars; warrior; fighter.
22. **Mateo**: Gift of God; God's gift.
23. **Miguel**: Who is like God?; who resembles God?.
24. **Pablo**: Small; humble; modest.
25. **Rafael**: God has healed; God has cured.
26. **Ricardo**: Strong ruler; powerful leader.
27. **Roberto**: Bright fame; illustrious glory.
28. **Rodrigo**: Famous ruler; renowned leader.
29. **Santiago**: Follower of James; devoted to James.
30. **Sergio**: Guardian; protector; defender.
31. **Tomás**: Twin; second born.
32. **Valentino**: Strong; healthy; robust.
33. **Víctor**: Conqueror; victor; winner.
34. **Alberto**: Noble and bright; illustrious and noble.
35. **Alonso**: Noble; famous; renowned.
36. **Andrés**: Manly; strong; courageous.
37. **Benjamín**: Son of the right hand; favorite son.
38. **Daniel**: God is my judge; God is my defender.
39. **David**: Beloved; cherished; well-loved.
40. **Felipe**: Lover of horses; horseman; knight.
41. **Gonzalo**: Fighter; warrior; combatant.
42. **Hugo**: Mind; intellect; spirit.
43. **Ismael**: God hears; God listens.
44. **Jaime**: Supplanter; usurper; dispossessor.
45. **Lucas**: Light; shining; luminous.
46. **Martín**: Dedicated to Mars; warrior; fighter.
47. **Óscar**: Spear of God; divine weapon.
48. **Pedro**: Stone; rock; solid.
49. **Samuel**: God has heard; God has listened.
50. **Samuel**: Asked of God; requested of God.
51. **Sergio**: Guardian; protector; defender.
52. **Silvestre**: From the forest; wild; woodland.
53. **Teodoro**: God's gift; God's present.
54. **Vicente**: Conqueror; victor; winner.
55. **Agustín**: Majestic; venerable; noble.
56. **Álvaro**: Guardian of the elves; protector of the fairies.
57. **Bruno**: Brown; dark; tawny.
58. **Cristóbal**: Bearer of Christ; follower of Christ.
59. **Diego**: Wealthy; prosperous; rich.
60. **Eliseo**: My God is help; my God is my salvation.
61. **Eloy**: God's health; God's wellbeing.
62. **Ezequiel**: God strengthens; God makes strong.
63. **Fabio**: Bean grower; farmer; agriculturalist.
64. **Félix**: Happy; lucky; fortunate.
65. **Gerardo**: Ruler of the spear; warrior king.
66. **Horacio**: Timekeeper; guardian of the hours.
67. **Isidro**: Laborer; worker; toiler.
68. **Jerónimo**: Holy name; sacred name.
69. **Leonel**: Young lion; lion cub.
70. **Lorenzo**: Crowned with laurel; victorious.
71. **Maximiliano**: Greatest; most powerful; supreme.
72. **Nicolás**: Victorious people; victorious nation.
73. **Orlando**: Famous land; illustrious region.
74. **Salvador**: Savior; redeemer; deliverer.
75. **Valeriano**: Strong; healthy; robust.
76. **Adán**: Man; mankind; humanity.
77. **Amador**: Lover; dear; beloved.
78. **Blas**: Stuttering; stammering; hesitant.
79. **Cayetano**: Joyful; merry; cheerful.
80. **Clemente**: Merciful; compassionate; kind.
81. **Darío**: Gift; present; offering.
82. **Edgar**: Wealthy guardian; prosperous protector.
83. **Elías**: My God is Yahweh; my God is the Lord.
84. **Elmer**: Noble; renowned; famous.
85. **Erasmo**: Beloved; cherished; well-loved.
86. **Eusebio**: Pious; devout; religious.
87. **Faustino**: Fortunate; lucky; prosperous.
88. **Florentino**: Flourishing; prosperous; blooming.
89. **Gaspar**: Treasurer; guardian of the treasury.
90. **Gumersindo**: Protective ruler; defender of the people.
91. **Heriberto**: Famous army; renowned military force.
92. **Hilario**: Cheerful; jolly; merry.
93. **Hipólito**: Horse listener; horse trainer.
94. **Jacinto**: Hyacinth; purple flower.
95. **Justo**: Fair; just; equitable.
96. **Lázaro**: God is my helper; God is my assistance.
97. **Leoncio**: Lionlike; courageous; fierce.
98. **Luciano**: Shining light; bright illumination.
99. **Manuel**: God is with us; God is our support.
100. **Marcial**: Dedicated to Mars; warlike; warrior.
101. **Mauricio**: Moorish; dark-skinned; from Mauritania.
102. **Melchor**: King of light; wise man; mage.
103. **Modesto**: Modest; humble; unassuming.
104. **Narciso**: Narcissus; a flower with a white trumpet.
105. **Nestor**: Returned home; safe return.
106. **Oliverio**: Olive tree; symbol of peace and abundance.
107. **Osvaldo**: Divine power; godly strength.
108. **Patricio**: Nobleman; aristocrat; lord.
109. **Ramón**: Protector; defender; guardian.
110. **Reinaldo**: Wise ruler; intelligent leader.
111. **Rubén**: See, a son; behold, a son.
112. **Rufino**: Red; reddish; ruddy.
113. **Salomón**: Peaceful; tranquil; serene.
114. **Segundo**: Second; second born.
115. **Severo**: Strict; serious; severe.
116. **Silvano**: From the forest; wild; woodland.
117. **Telesforo**: Carrying a spear; bearing a weapon.
118. **Urbano**: From the city; urban; city dweller.
119. **Zenón**: God is gracious; God is merciful.
120. **Adrián**: From the Adriatic Sea; belonging to the Adriatic.
121. **Amado**: Beloved; cherished; well-loved.
122. **Anselmo**: God is my helmet; God is my protection.
123. **Aurelio**: Golden; bright; shining.
124. **Bautista**: To baptize; to immerse in water.
125. **Benito**: Blessed; favored; blessed by God.
126. **Bernabé**: Son of consolation; comfort giver.
127. **Camilo**: Servant of the temple; altar boy.
128. **Casimiro**: Peaceful warrior; quiet fighter.
129. **Ceferino**: Pure; innocent; chaste.
130. **Cirilo**: Lord; master; ruler.
131. **Constantino**: Constant; steadfast; enduring.
132. **Cornelio**: Horn; horn-shaped; strong as a horn.
133. **Crescencio**: Growing; increasing; flourishing.
134. **Damián**: Tamer; subduer; conqueror.
135. **Demóstenes**: Strong speaker; powerful orator.
136. **Efraín**: Fruitful; abundant; fertile.
137. **Eleuterio**: Free; liberated; independent.
138. **Eliseo**: My God is help; my God is my salvation.
139. **Emeterio**: Immortal; everlasting; eternal.
140. **Epifanio**: Manifestation; appearance; revelation.
141. **Eustaquio**: Steady; stable; firm.
142. **Ezequiel**: God strengthens; God makes strong.
143. **Facundo**: Eloquent; articulate; persuasive.
144. **Fausto**: Fortunate; lucky; prosperous.
145. **Fermín**: Firm; strong; resolute.
146. **Filomeno**: Lover of love; one who loves love.
147. **Fortunato**: Fortunate; lucky; prosperous.
148. **Gaspar**: Treasurer; guardian of the treasury.
149. **Germán**: Brother; sibling; kinship.
150. **Gil**: Bright; shining; brilliant.
151. **Gregorio**: Watchful; alert; vigilant.
152. **Helio**: Sun; solar; radiant.
153. **Hermenegildo**: Whole gift; complete offering.
154. **Honorio**: Honorable; worthy; respectable.
155. **Ildefonso**: Defender of the people; protector of the nation.
156. **Ismael**: God hears; God listens.
157. **Israel**: God struggles; God prevails.
158. **Jacinto**: Hyacinth; purple flower.
159. **Jeremías**: Yahweh raises up; God lifts up.
160. **Joaquín**: God will establish; God will prepare.
161. **Jonás**: Dove; pigeon; symbol of peace.
162. **Jorge**: Farmer; agriculturalist; land worker.
163. **Josué**: Yahweh is salvation; God is my salvation.
164. **Julián**: Downy; youthful; young.
165. **Justo**: Fair; just; equitable.
166. **Lautaro**: Free man; liberated; independent.
167. **Lazaro**: God is my helper; God is my assistance.
168. **Leandro**: Lionlike; courageous; fierce.
169. **León**: Lion; symbol of strength and courage.
170. **Leovigildo**: Strong battle; fierce fight.
171. **Liberato**: Liberated; freed; set free.
172. **Licurgo**: Wolf ruler; leader of the wolves.
173. **Lino**: Flax; linen; fabric made from flax.
174. **Lisandro**: Defender of the people; protector of the nation.
175. **Lorenzo**: Crowned with laurel; victorious.
176. **Lucas**: Light; shining; luminous.
177. **Macario**: Blessed; happy; joyful.
178. **Marcos**: Dedicated to Mars; warrior; fighter.
179. **Marcelino**: Dedicated to Mars; warlike; warrior.
180. **Marciano**: Dedicated to Mars; warlike; warrior.
181. **Mario**: Dedicated to Mars; warlike; warrior.
182. **Martín**: Dedicated to Mars; warrior; fighter.
183. **Mateo**: Gift of God; God's gift.
184. **Mauro**: Dark; dusky; swarthy.
185. **Maximiliano**: Greatest; most powerful; supreme.
186. **Melquiades**: King of light; wise man; mage.
187. **Miguel**: Who is like God?; who resembles God?.
188. **Modesto**: Modest; humble; unassuming.
189. **Narciso**: Narcissus; a flower with a white trumpet.
190. **Nicanor**: Conqueror of men; victor over mankind.
191. **Nicolás**: Victorious people; victorious nation.
192. **Norberto**: Bright fame; illustrious glory.
193. **Octavio**: Eighth; eighth born.
194. **Oliverio**: Olive tree; symbol of peace and abundance.
195. **Omar**: Flourishing; prosperous; blooming.
196. **Onofre**: Solitary; hermit; recluse.
197. **Orlando**: Famous land; illustrious region.
198. **Osvaldo**: Divine power; godly strength.
199. **Paciano**: Peaceful; tranquil; serene.
200. **Pablo**: Small; humble; modest.
201. **Patricio**: Nobleman; aristocrat; lord.
202. **Pedro**: Stone; rock; solid.
203. **Pelayo**: Wanderer; traveler; pilgrim.
204. **Pío**: Pious; devout; religious.
205. **Prudencio**: Prudent; wise; discerning.
206. **Rafael**: God has healed; God has cured.
207. **Ramón**: Protector; defender; guardian.
208. **Raúl**: Wolf counsel; wolf advice.
209. **Reinaldo**: Wise ruler; intelligent leader.
210. **Ricardo**: Strong ruler; powerful leader.
211. **Roberto**: Bright fame; illustrious glory.
212. **Rodolfo**: Famous wolf; renowned wolf.
213. **Rodrigo**: Famous ruler; renowned leader.
214. **Rogelio**: Famous ruler; renowned leader.
215. **Román**: Roman; from Rome; belonging to Rome.
216. **Rubén**: See, a son; behold, a son.
217. **Rufino**: Red; reddish; ruddy.
218. **Salvador**: Savior; redeemer; deliverer.
219. **Salomón**: Peaceful; tranquil; serene.
220. **Samuel**: God has heard; God has listened.
221. **Samuel**: Asked of God; requested of God.
222. **Santiago**: Follower of James; devoted to James.
223. **Saturnino**: Dedicated to Saturn; belonging to Saturn.
224. **Segundo**: Second; second born.
225. **Sergio**: Guardian; protector; defender.
226. **Severo**: Strict; serious; severe.
227. **Silvestre**: From the forest; wild; woodland.
228. **Simón**: Listener; hearer; attentive.
229. **Teodoro**: God's gift; God's present.
230. **Telesforo**: Carrying a spear; bearing a weapon.
231. **Teófilo**: Beloved by God; cherished by God.
232. **Teresio**: Harvester; reaper; gatherer.
233. **Tomás**: Twin; second born.
234. **Urbano**: From the city; urban; city dweller.
235. **Valentino**: Strong; healthy; robust.
236. **Valeriano**: Strong; healthy; robust.
237. **Venancio**: Victorious; conquering; triumphant.
238. **Vicente**: Conqueror; victor; winner.
239. **Víctor**: Conqueror; victor; winner.
240. **Vigilio**: Watchful; alert; vigilant.
241. **Wilfredo**: Willing warrior; eager fighter.
242. **Zacarias**: Yahweh remembers; God remembers.
243. **Zenón**: God is gracious; God is merciful.