Mediterranean Baby Names
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| Name | Origin | Meaning | Syl. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abril | Spanish/Portuguese | April; springtime | 2 |
| Acheron | Greek | Name of the mythic river of woe (underworld river) | 3 |
| Achilles | Greek | Greek mythic hero (warrior) | 3 |
| Acmon | Greek (mythological) | "Anvil / metal-worker" (mythic figure) | 2 |
| Adriana | Spanish/Portuguese | from Hadria (Adriatic) | 4 |
| Adriano | Italian | from Adria | 4 |
| Aeneas | Greek | praiseworthy | 3 |
| Afonso | Spanish/Portuguese | noble and ready | 3 |
| Agatha | Greek | good, kind | 3 |
| Agathon | Greek | good, noble | 3 |
| Agnese | Italian | pure, holy | 3 |
| Ainara | Basque | swallow (the bird) | 3 |
| Aingeru | Basque | angel | 4 |
| Ainhoa | Basque | from Ainhoa (place name/sanctuary) | 3 |
| Aitor | Basque | legendary 'father' (mythic patriarch) | 2 |
| Alazne | Basque | miracle | 3 |
| Alba | Spanish/Portuguese | dawn; white | 2 |
| Alberto | Spanish/Portuguese | noble, bright | 3 |
| Aldo | Italian | old, wise; elder | 2 |
| Alejandra | Spanish/Portuguese | defender of men (female) | 4 |
| Alejandro | Spanish/Portuguese | defender of men | 4 |
| Alephos | Hebrew + Greek blended | first letter / primal leader | 3 |
| Alessandra | Italian | defender of men | 4 |
| Alessandro | Italian | defender of men | 4 |
| Alessia | Italian | defender | 3 |
| Alex | Greek (short form of Alexander) | defender of men (short form) | 2 |
| Alexander | Greek | defender of men | 4 |
| Alexandra | Greek | defender of men | 4 |
| Alexis | Greek | helper, defender | 3 |
| Alicia | Spanish/Portuguese | noble, exalted | 4 |
| Alonso | Spanish/Portuguese | noble and ready | 3 |
| Althea | Greek | healer | 3 |
| Alvaro | Spanish/Portuguese | guardian or sentinel | 3 |
| Álvaro | Spanish/Portuguese | guardian, protector | 3 |
| Amaia | Basque | the end; completion | 3 |
| Amaya | Spanish/Portuguese | Evening rain or the end | 3 |
| Amets | Basque | dream | 2 |
| Amparo | Spanish/Portuguese | shelter; refuge | 3 |
| Ana | Spanish/Portuguese | grace | 2 |
| Anastasios | Greek | resurrection | 5 |
| Anaximander | Greek | Father/leader of men (Greek elements: anax + -mander) | 5 |
| Ander | Basque | Basque form of Andrew; 'man' or 'manly' | 2 |
| Andrea | Italian | manly, courageous | 3 |
| Andreas | Greek | manly, brave | 3 |
| Andres | Spanish/Portuguese | manly, brave | 2 |
| Andrés | Spanish/Portuguese | manly, brave | 2 |
| Andrew | Greek | manly; brave | 2 |
| Ane | Basque | Basque form of Anne; 'grace' | 2 |
| Angelo | Italian | angel, messenger | 3 |
| Antiochus | Greek (Hellenistic) | Man from Antioch (royal Hellenistic name) | 4 |
| Antonio | Spanish/Portuguese | priceless; highly praised | 4 |
| Apollinaris | Greek/Latin | of Apollo (pertaining to the god Apollo) | 5 |
| Apollo | Greek | god of music, prophecy, and healing | 3 |
| Araceli | Spanish/Portuguese | altar of the sky | 4 |
| Arantxa | Basque | thornbush; from Arantzazu ('place of thorns') | 3 |
| Arantzazu | Basque | place of thorns (place name) | 4 |
| Arete | Greek | virtue, excellence | 3 |
| Areti | Greek | virtue, excellence | 3 |
| Ariadne | Greek | most holy | 4 |
| Arianna | Italian | most holy | 4 |
| Aris | Greek | best, excellent (from aristos) | 2 |
| Aristeides | Greek | best, excellent | 4 |
| Ariston | Greek | best, excellent | 3 |
| Aristotle | Greek | best purpose | 3 |
| Aritz | Basque | oak | 2 |
| Arkaitz | Basque | slate; rock | 2 |
| Armando | Italian | army man; soldier | 3 |
| Aroa | Basque | time; era | 3 |
| Arsenios | Greek | masculine, strong | 4 |
| Asier | Basque | the beginning | 3 |
| Aspasia | Greek | welcome, embraced | 4 |
| Asteria | Greek | starry, of the stars | 4 |
| Athanasios | Greek | immortal, deathless | 5 |
| Athena | Greek | goddess of wisdom; protector | 3 |
| Atlas | Greek | bearer of the heavens (Titan) | 2 |
| Aurelio | Italian | golden | 4 |
| Aurora | Italian | dawn | 3 |
| Azucena | Spanish/Portuguese | lily | 4 |
| Azzurra | Italian | sky blue, azure | 3 |
| Bacchus | Greek | name of the god of wine and revelry (Bakchos) | 2 |
| Bairos | Greek–like (-os) | Sea-lord / strong seafarer | 2 |
| Bakarne | Basque | Derived from 'bakar' — 'alone/solitude' (feminine name). | 3 |
| Bakartxo | Basque | Diminutive/familiar of Bakarne — 'little solitary one'. | 3 |
| Baldassare | Italian | Baal protects the king | 4 |
| Barbara | Greek | foreign, strange | 3 |
| Barnabas | Greek/Aramaic | Son of consolation/encouragement | 3 |
| Bartolo | Italian | son of Talmai | 3 |
| Bartolomé | Spanish/Portuguese | son of Talmai (Bartholomew) | 4 |
| Bartolomeo | Italian | son of Talmai | 5 |
| Basajaun | Basque | Mythical Basque figure — 'lord of the woods/forest guardian'. | 3 |
| Basil | Greek | royal, kingly | 2 |
| Basileia | Greek | queenhood, kingdom; queenly | 4 |
| Basileios | Greek | kingly, royal (formal Greek form of Basil) | 5 |
| Basilia | Greek | queenly, royal (feminine of Basil) | 4 |
| Basilio | Spanish/Portuguese | royal, kingly | 4 |
| Battista | Italian | baptist | 3 |
| Baucis | Greek | mythological woman famed for hospitality | 2 |
| Bautista | Spanish/Portuguese | baptist, baptizer | 3 |
| Beatriz | Spanish/Portuguese | Bringer of joy | 3 |
| Bego | Basque | Short form of Begoña — 'from Begoña'. | 2 |
| Begoña | Basque | From the Begoña quarter of Bilbao; associated with Our Lady of Begoña. | 3 |
| Bela | Basque | Used in Basque contexts — related to words for a bird (swallow) or a yew tree; used as a feminine name. | 2 |
| Belén | Spanish/Portuguese | Bethlehem (house of bread) | 2 |
| Belisarius | Late Latin/Greek (Byzantine) | historical general's name (Greek/Latin form) | 5 |
| Bellerophon | Greek | mythic hero, traditionally 'slayer of Belleros' | 4 |
| Benat | Basque | Variant spelling of Beñat (Bernard) — 'brave/strong as a bear'. | 2 |
| Beñat | Basque | Basque form of Bernard — 'brave/strong as a bear'. | 2 |
| Benedetta | Italian | blessed | 4 |
| Benedetto | Italian | blessed | 4 |
| Beniamino | Italian | son of the right hand | 5 |
| Benicio | Spanish/Portuguese | blessed, doer of good | 3 |
| Benito | Spanish/Portuguese | blessed | 3 |
| Berenice | Spanish/Portuguese | bringer of victory | 4 |
| Bernardo | Italian | brave bear | 3 |
| Bernice | Greek | bearer of victory | 2 |
| Beroe | Greek | mythological nymph | 3 |
| Bettina | Italian | God is my oath | 3 |
| Biagio | Italian | stammering | 3 |
| Bianca | Italian | white | 2 |
| Bihotz | Basque | Basque word meaning 'heart' — used as a given name. | 2 |
| Bilbo | Basque | From 'Bilbo' (Basque name for Bilbao) — used as a place-based given name/nickname. | 2 |
| Bion | Greek | life | 2 |
| Bitor | Basque | Alternate Basque form of Víctor — 'victor'. | 2 |
| Bittor | Basque | Basque form of Víctor — 'victor, conqueror'. | 2 |
| Bittori | Basque | Basque form of Victoria — 'victory'. | 3 |
| Bixente | Basque | Basque form of Vincent — 'conquering'. | 3 |
| Bizente | Basque | Variant of Bixente (Vincent) — 'conquering'. | 3 |
| Blanca | Spanish/Portuguese | white, fair | 2 |
| Blas | Spanish/Portuguese | lisping or stammering (from Blaise) | 1 |
| Boethius | Greek | helpful, helper (from Boethios) | 3 |
| Bonaventura | Italian | good fortune | 5 |
| Brisa | Spanish/Portuguese | breeze | 2 |
| Briseis | Greek | mythological Trojan woman associated with Achilles | 3 |
| Brontar | Greek-influenced (brontē = thunder) | Thunder warrior; powerful and commanding | 2 |
| Bronte | Greek | thunder | 2 |
| Brontes | Greek | thunder (name of a Cyclops) | 2 |
| Brunella | Italian | brown-haired | 3 |
| Caio | Spanish/Portuguese | rejoice; variant of Gaius | 2 |
| Calista | Greek | most beautiful | 3 |
| Calliope | Greek | beautiful voice | 4 |
| Callista | Greek | most beautiful | 3 |
| Callistus | Greek (Kallistos) | Most beautiful | 3 |
| Calypso | Greek | she who conceals (to hide) | 3 |
| Camila | Spanish/Portuguese | Attendant at a religious ceremony | 3 |
| Camilla | Italian | young attendant | 3 |
| Camilo | Spanish/Portuguese | acolyte; attendant at religious ceremonies | 3 |
| Candelaria | Spanish/Portuguese | of the candles; associated with Candlemas/Our Lady of Candelaria | 4 |
| Carina | Italian | beloved, dear | 3 |
| Carlo | Italian | free man | 2 |
| Carlos | Spanish/Portuguese | free man | 2 |
| Carlotta | Italian | free man | 3 |
| Carmen | Spanish/Portuguese | song; from Mount Carmel | 2 |
| Carmine | Italian | from Mount Carmel; 'garden' | 2 |
| Cassandra | Greek | prophetess (mythological) | 3 |
| Castor | Greek (mythological) | beaver / shining (mythic name Kastor) | 2 |
| Catalina | Spanish/Portuguese | Pure | 4 |
| Caterina | Italian | pure | 4 |
| Cayetano | Spanish/Portuguese | from Gaeta (place name) | 4 |
| Celeste | Italian | heavenly | 2 |
| Celia | Spanish/Portuguese | heavenly | 3 |
| Cesar | Spanish/Portuguese | from Caesar; ruler | 2 |
| Cesare | Italian | imperial title | 3 |
| Charis | Greek | grace, kindness | 2 |
| Chariton | Greek | graceful, gracious | 3 |
| Chiara | Italian | clear, bright | 2 |
| Chloe | Greek | green shoot, blooming | 2 |
| Christina | Greek | follower of Christ | 3 |
| Christopher | Greek | bearer of Christ | 3 |
| Christos | Greek | anointed | 2 |
| Chrysan | Greek (from chrys- 'gold') | golden; golden-haired | 2 |
| Chrysanthos | Greek | Golden flower (chrys- 'gold' + anthos 'flower') | 3 |
| Chrysostom | Greek | golden-mouthed | 3 |
| Cinzia | Italian | from Mount Cynthus; associated with the moon | 2 |
| Cipriano | Spanish/Portuguese | from Cyprus | 4 |
| Ciro | Italian | sun (from Cyrus) | 2 |
| Clara | Spanish/Portuguese | clear, bright | 2 |
| Clarissa | Italian | bright, famous | 3 |
| Cleo | Greek | glory, fame | 2 |
| Clio | Greek | glory; muse of history | 2 |
| Comaros | Greek-style | sea-man / maritime name (imagined) | 3 |
| Concetta | Italian | related to the Immaculate Conception | 3 |
| Constantine | Greek | steadfast, constant | 3 |
| Constanza | Spanish/Portuguese | steadfast, constant | 3 |
| Corfu | Greek (island name) | named from Greek island Corfu / Kerkyra | 2 |
| Corrado | Italian | brave counsel | 3 |
| Cosimo | Italian | order, beauty | 3 |
| Cosmas | Greek | order, ornament | 2 |
| Cressida | Greek | from Chryseis; likely 'golden' | 3 |
| Cristian | Italian | follower of Christ | 3 |
| Cristobal | Spanish/Portuguese | Christ-bearer | 3 |
| Cyprian | Greek | from Cyprus | 3 |
| Damaris | Greek | gentle, calf | 3 |
| Damian | Greek | to tame; subdue | 3 |
| Damián | Spanish/Portuguese | to tame, subdue | 3 |
| Damiano | Italian | to tame; subdue | 4 |
| Damon | Greek | to tame, subdue | 2 |
| Danae | Greek | mythological name (mother of Perseus) | 3 |
| Daniela | Spanish/Portuguese | God is my judge | 3 |
| Daniele | Italian | God is my judge | 4 |
| Danos | Greek-styled | Attested-sounding -os ending; suggests boldness or a concise heroic name | 2 |
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