Spanish Baby Names in Dubai

Alonso

Spanish / Germanic

Noble and ready. A knight's name that still feels tender in the kitchen.

Álvaro

Germanic via Spanish

Guardian of all. Old Castile, still easy in a UAE classroom.

Bastián

Greek via Spanish

Venerable. Sebastián, cut to a size that fits a toddler.

Beltrán

Germanic via Spanish

Bright raven. Rare, distinguished, and impossible to confuse.

Borja

Spanish

From the town of Borja. History in the name, a modern Spanish boy.

Bosco

Italian / Spanish

Wood, forest. Short, warm, and a little like a secret garden.

Diego

Spanish

Supplanter, or Santiago's little brother. Sun in the vowels.

Federico

Germanic via Spanish

Peaceful ruler. Fede for home. Music in the consonants.

Felipe

Greek via Spanish

Lover of horses. Royal without being stiff.

Fernando

Germanic via Spanish

Bold voyager. Kings, and the boy who will not sit still.

Gonzalo

Germanic via Spanish

Battle-ready. A name with boots on, and a kind face.

Ignacio

Latin / Spanish

Fiery. Nacho for the playground, Ignacio for the diploma.

Iñigo

Basque

My little one. Ignatius in another key. Rare enough to feel chosen.

Jacobo

Hebrew via Spanish

James, in a Spanish coat. Old, and suddenly fresh.

Javier

Basque / Spanish

New house. Bright, athletic, and easy to say in every language.

Luis

Germanic via Spanish

Famous warrior. Soft on the tongue. A grandfather's name that never left.

Mateo

Hebrew via Spanish

Gift of God. Softer than Matthew, just as sturdy.

Matías

Hebrew via Spanish

Gift of God. Softer than Matthias, just as sure.

Nicolás

Greek via Spanish

Victory of the people. Nico for the playground.

Nuño

Spanish / Portuguese

A medieval given name. Nuno in Portugal. Short, grave, a little legendary.

Rafael

Hebrew

God has healed. Rafa for home. A painter's name, and an angel's.

Ramiro

Germanic via Spanish

Famous counsel. A name that sounds like a decision.

Teo

Greek via Spanish

Gift of God. Mateo's shorter brother. One syllable of warmth.

Tristán

Celtic via Spanish

The old poem made it sound like sorrow. Here it is just a beautiful sound.

Alejandra

Greek via Spanish

Defender. Ale, Álex, Sandra: a name with rooms.

Álex

Greek via Spanish

Defender, shortened. On a girl it keeps the same spine as Alejandra.

Beatriz

Latin via Spanish

She who brings happiness. Beatrice, warmer.

Blanca

Spanish

White, fair. Clean as linen drying in the sun.

Camila

Latin via Spanish

Attendant at the altar. Soft, and widely loved.

Carlota

French / Spanish

Free woman. Charlotte's Spanish sister. A palace and a playground.

Carmen

Hebrew via Spanish

Garden, song. Flamenco and first communion in one breath.

Casilda

Arabic via Spanish

The Toledan saint. Rare, and quietly luminous.

Catalina

Greek via Spanish

Pure. Catherine in a Spanish dress. Cata for home.

Elena

Greek via Spanish

Bright, shining. Helen without the myth getting in the way.

Inés

Greek via Spanish

Pure, holy. Small, serious, and quietly luminous.

Isabel

Hebrew via Spanish

God is my oath. Bella, Chabela, Isa: a kingdom of nicknames.

Jimena

Spanish

Listener, or the wife of El Cid. Strong without raising its voice.

Leonor

Greek / Spanish

Light, compassion. Queens of Castile. Eleanor, closer to home.

Lucía

Latin / Spanish

Light. The most graceful way to say brightness out loud.

Manuela

Hebrew via Spanish

God is with us. The feminine of Manuel. Warm, complete.

María

Hebrew via Spanish

Beloved. The spine of Spanish naming. Enough on its own.

Mariana

Hebrew / Latin via Spanish

María and Ana in one breath. Two saints, one name.

Matilda

Germanic

Battle-mighty. A storybook name that sits well beside Inés.

Olivia

Latin

Olive tree. Peace, and a name that travels.

Paloma

Spanish

Dove. Peace, and the sound of a courtyard at noon.

Pilar

Spanish

Pillar. Our Lady of the Pillar. A name like a house that will not fall.

Rocío

Spanish

Dew. Morning on the grass. A Marian name that still feels like a garden.

Sofía

Greek via Spanish

Wisdom. Soft in the middle, sure at the end.

Soledad

Spanish

Solitude, in the sacred sense. A name like a whitewashed chapel.

Teresa

Greek / Spanish

Harvester. Saints and grandmothers. Soft without being small.