This autonomous region of north-east Spain was an independent country until the union with Aragon in 1137. It became part of the united Apain of Ferdinand and Isabella in 1479 but linguistic differences were retained. From 1932-9, it was autonomous but lost its priveleges becaue it supported the republicans in the Spanish Civil War (1936-9). Autonomy and the official of the Catalan language were restored in 1980 and the Barcelona Olympics gave the Catalan culture a chance to make itself more widely known.
Catalan names are closely related to those of the Provençal region of southern France.
| Agustí - Augustus | Aleix - Alexius | Aleixandre - Alexander |
| Amans, Mans - Amancio | Ambròs - Ambrose | Andreu - Andrew |
| Anton, Antoni - Anthony | Bartomeu - Batholomew | Arnau - Arnold |
| Benet - Bendict | Berenguer - Berenger | Bernat - Bernard |
| Blai, Blasi - Blaise | Cebrià - Cyprian | Claris - Clare |
| Cristòfol - Christopher | Cugat - Lat Cucuphas | Dalmai, Dalmau - Dalmacio |
| Domenec, Domenge - Dominic | Donat - Donatus | Enric - Henry |
| Ermengol - Ermenegildo | Esteve - Stephen | Felip - Philip |
| Feliu - Felix | Ferr« n - Ferdinand | Ferrer - St Vicente Ferrer |
| Francesc - Francis | Guillem - William | Hipolit, Polit - Hippolytos |
| Jaume - James | Joan - John | Joaquim - Joachim |
| Jordi - George | Josep - Joseph | Juìa - Julian |
| Llàtzer - Lazarus | Lleir | Lleonard - Leonard |
| Luc, Lluch, Luich - Luke | Mateu - Matthew | Lleó - Leo |
| Llorenç - Laurence | Lluis - Louis | Manel - Manuel |
| Marti - Martin | Matell - | Medir - Emeterio |
| Micholau | Milla - Emilian | Miquel - Michael |
| Muc | Narcis - Narcissus | Nicolau, Micholau - Nicholas |
| Pau - Paul | Pere - Peter | Ponç - Pontius |
| Quirc, Quirze - Quiricus | Nicasi - Nikasios | Rafel - Raphael |
| Roc - Rocco | Rufi, Rufim - Rufinus | Sadurni |
| Tirs - Thyrsosr | Vicenç - Vincent | Renat - Renatus |
| Agnes | Anaïs - Anne | Beatriu - Beatrice |
| Coloma | Llogaia - Leocadia | Llora - Laura |
| Miracle | Mireio, Mireia | Nadal |
| Neus | Nuria - Our Lady of N | Remei |
| Renat | Violant |
| Pujol | Savall | Subira |
This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.
Copies may be made for personal use only.