Puerto Rican Names

Male Names
  • Alfredo (English) - Elf counsel [English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish speaking countries]

    Portuguese, Spanish and Italian form of Alfred.

    The name has been borne by various South American Presidents: Alfredo Stroessner - President of Paraguay from 1954 to 89, Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso - President of Cuba from 1921 to 25, Alfredo P

  • Braulio (Germanic) - Shining, firey [English and Spanish speaking countries]

    The exact origin and etymology of the name Braulio is unclear, although it is a Spanish name which stems from an ancient Germanic root name meaning "shine" or "fire". It is found more commonly as a surname than as a given name.

    Braulio, Bis

  • Carlos (German) - Free man [English, Portuguese and Spanish speaking countries]

    Carlos I of Portugal was the penultimate King there. He was assassinated in 1908, along with his son and heir. Carlos Slim Helú is a Mexican businessman, he has recently been reported as the richest man in the world.

    Carlos was the 11th mos

  • Cordero (Spanish) - Lamb [English speaking countries]

    More commonly found as a surname. The surname was an occupational one adopted by families who made their living as sheperds.

  • Cruz (Spanish) - Cross [English speaking countries]

    Also commonly found used as a surname.

  • Esteban (Greek) - Crown [English, French and Spanish speaking countries]

    Spanish cognate of Stephen (crown, garland).

  • Estevan (Greek) - Crown [English and Spanish speaking countries]

    Alternate spelling of the Spanish cognate of Stephen, which is from the Latin Stephanus, a derivative of the Greek Stephanos, which has its root in stephanos (a crown, a garland).

  • Ezequiel (Hebrew) - God will strengthen [English, Portuguese and Spanish speaking countries]

    Spanish and Portugese cognate of Ezekiel.

  • Jorge (Greek) - Earth worker [English speaking countries]
  • Yandel (English) - N/A [English speaking countries]

    The origin and meaning of this name are completely unknown. Its recent popularity (from nothing to 674 on the US top 1000 names list according to the Social Security Administration) seems to have come from the popularity of the Grammy winning Puerto Rican

Female Names
  • Dayanara (Greek) - Husband slayer; destroyer [English speaking countries]

    It is possible that this name has Greek roots and is dervied from the name Deianira, but the link isn't entirely clear. It also may have roots in the Indian or Sanskrit name Daya or Dayamayee, which both mean "kind" or "kindness". Regardles of it's mury

  • Estefani (Greek) - Crown [English and Spanish speaking countries]

    Diminutive feminine form of the Spanish cognate of Stephen, which is from the Latin Stephanus, a derivative of the Greek Stephanos, which has its root in stephanos (a crown, a garland).

  • Estefania (Greek) - Crown [English and Spanish speaking countries]

    Feminine form of the Spanish cognate of Stephen, which is from the Latin Stephanus, a derivative of the Greek Stephanos, which has its root in stephanos (a crown, a garland).

  • Eva (Hebrew) - Life [English, German and Spanish speaking countries]

    Latinate form of Eve, Eva was also used to Anglicize Aoife in Ireland, an old name believed to be derived from aoibh (beauty). Eabha is the Gaelic form of Eva.

    Eva Braun was the companion and later the wife of Adolf Hitler. Eva Perón (also

  • Georgina (Greek) - Earth worker [Dutch, English, German, Portuguese and Spanish speaking countries]
  • Luisa (Germanic) - Fame and war [English, Portuguese and Spanish speaking countries]
  • Maria (Hebrew) - Bitter [Catalan, Dutch, English, Estonian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and Armenian speaking countries]

    Latin form of Mary.
    It arose as a back-formation from the early Christian Greek name Mariam, which was taken as a Latin accusative case, and is ultimately derived from Hebrew Miryam.

    In the English-speaking world, Maria was the writ

  • Maritza (Hebrew) - Bitter [English and Spanish speaking countries]

    An elaboration of Maria.

  • Yamilet (Arabic) - Beautiful [English and Spanish speaking countries]

    Spanish for of Jamila, used by many hispanic people, particularly Cuban.

  • Yamilex (Arabic) - Beautiful [English and Spanish speaking countries]

    Spanish for of Jamila, used by many hispanic people, particularly Venezualian.

Gender Neutral Names
  • Arely (Hebrew) - Brave; courageous, heroic [English speaking countries]

    Modern respelling of the legitimate masculine Hebrew name, Areli.

    Also could be a shortened form of nickname for Ariela or Aurelio/Aurelia. Found more frequently used in the Hispanic/Latino culture.