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Francisco. The name Francisco means “Frenchman” or “ free man .”. It is the Spanish cognate of the name Francis. Babies named Francisco are often nicknamed Frank, Frankie, Paco, Paquito ...
A. Aarón. Abel (given name) Abelardo. Abraham (given name) Abundio. Adalberto. Adan (given name) Ademar.
Tom Werner/Getty Images. Meaning “defender of mankind.” For pronunciation, see Lady Gaga’s smash hit. 11. Pablo. This sweet and cute sounding name has a meaning to match, ”humble.”
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish [xoˈse]; Portuguese [ʒuˈzɛ] (or [ʒoˈzɛ] ). In French, the name José, pronounced [ʒoze] ⓘ, is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current ...
Spanish naming customs. Spanish names are the traditional way of identifying, and the official way of registering, a person in Spain. They are composed of a given name (simple or composite [ a]) and two surnames (the first surname of each parent). Traditionally, the first surname is the father's first surname, and the second is the mother's ...
Jorge is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name George. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish [ˈxoɾxe]; Portuguese [ˈʒɔɾʒɨ] . It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος ( Georgios) via Latin Georgius; the former is derived from γεωργός ( georgos ...
James, Jamie, Jacob. Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became Jacome and later Jacme. In east Spain, Jacme became Jaime, in Aragon it became Chaime, and in Catalonia it became Jaume. In western Spain Jacobus became Iago; in Portugal it became Tiago.
Javier (name) Javier ( pronounced [xaˈβjeɾ]) is the Spanish spelling of the masculine name Xavier. [ 1] The name derives from the Catholic saint called Francis de Xavier, where Xavier refers to the saint's birthplace. This birthplace name, in turn, has Basque roots, etymologically originating in the word etxaberri ( etxe berri in standard ...