Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Spanish Names of Germanic Origin

Some Germanic names remain from the medieval Gothic period and later borrowings from modern English and German also occur.

Male

Given Name and Variants Diminutives

Origins or English form if different
Abelardo   Abelard
Adalberto   Adalbert
Adolfo, Adulfo   Adolf
Alberto   Albert
Aldo  

ald or ada

Alfonso, Alonso, Alfons   Ger.
Alfredo   Alfred
Alvar, Alvaro   OG al + war all guard
Amalric    
Anselmo   Anselm
Arbert    
Armando   Fr. Armand
Arnoldo, Arnaldo, Arnau    
Arnulfo   Arnold
Auderico    
Baldomero   bold + famous
Baldovino   Baldwin
Beltran, Bertan   Bertram
Berenguer   Berenger
Bermudo    
Bermund    
Bernal    
Bernardo Bernardino, Bernad, Bernat Bernard
Bertin    
Bruno    
Carlos Carlitos Charles
Conrado   Ger Conrad
Cutberto   Cuthbert
Dagoberto    
Dolfos    
Edelmiro    
Ederoño    
Edgard, Edgardo   Edgar
Edilberto    
Edmundo   Edmund
Eduardo   Edward
Eduino   Edwin
Elodio   masc of Elodia
Enrique, Enrico, Americo, Amerigo Quique Henry
Ermano   Herman
Ermegildo    
Ermengol    
Ernesto   Ernest
Everardo   Everard
Fagildo    
Federico   Frederick
Fernando, Fernendo, Hernando Fernán, Hernán Ferdinand
Filiberto   Filbert 'much' + 'bright'
Gaufred    
Geofredo   Geoffrey
Geraldo, Giraldo   Gerald
Gerardo   Gerard
Gervasio   Gervase
Gil   Giles
Gilberto, Gilabert, Guilabertus   Gilbert
Gildardo    
Gilmar    
Godofredo   Godfrey
Gonzalo, Gunde   OG Gundisalvus
Guaberto    
Gualterio   Walter
Guifre    
Guillelmo, Guillelmus, Guillem, Guillermo   William
Gumaro    
Gustavo   Ger Gustav
Guter, Gutierre    
Haroldo   Harold
Heriberto, Eriberto   Heribert
Hermelando    
Hermengildo   whole + sacrifice
Herminio    
Hug, Hugo   Hugh
Hulberto   Hulbert
Humberto   Humbert
Hunfredo, Onofre   Humphrey
Ildefonso , Ildephonso    
Lamberto   Lambert
Leobardo    
LeÙ n    
Leonardo   Leonard
Leopoldo   Leopold
Luis Luisito Louis
Medardo   + hardy
Mundo, Muño    
Norberto   Norbert
Odilon   Otto
Oliveiro, Oliverio, Oliviero, Olivar Olo Oliver
Osmundo   Osmund
Osvaldo, Oswaldo   Oswald
Oto, Oton   Ger Otto
Rainerio   Rainer
Ramiro   Lat Ramirus from OG
Ramón, Raimundo, Raymundo Moncho Raymond
Ranolfo   Ranulf
Raúl   Ralph
Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Reinol Reinol Ranald/Reynold
Ricardo, Ricart   Richard
Rigoberto    
Roberto   Robert
Rodolfo   Rudolf
Rodrigo Ruy Roderick
Rogerio   Roger
Rolando, Ralondo, Rolado Orlando Roldan, Roldanillo Roland
Romildo    
Ronaldo   Ronald
Roque  

hrok 'rest'

Rosendo, Rocendo   fame + path
Ruperto   Rupert
Sandalio   - Lat Sandalius from OG sand true + ulf wolf
Tebaldo, Teobaldo   Theobald
Ubaldo    
Walme   Ger Waldemar
Wilfredo   Wilfred

Female

Many of these are feminine forms of the masculine names listed above.

Given Name and Variants Diminutives

English form if different
Ada    
Adela, Adelaida, Adelina, Adelita, Adeliz, Aleida, Alicia    
Alberta    
Alda    
Aldegunda    
Alina    
Alphonsia    
Amalia, Amelia Amelita  
Anselma    
Bernardina    
Berta   Bertha
Bertunga    
Borja    
Brunilda    
Carla, Carlota   Charlotte
Carola, Carolina   Caroline
Casilda    
Clotilda, Clotilde   Fr Clothilde
Edelmira, Elmira    
Eldora    
Elodia   Foreign + wealth
Elvira Elvia Foreign + true
Emidia    
Emma, Ema  

Ermen entire

Enriqueta   Henrietta
Erica, Erika    
Ermessèn, Ermessendis    
Erminia, Herminia    
Evelia, Eveline   Evelyn
Fernanda Fernandina  
Frida   Freda
Gertrudis   Gertrude
Giralda    
Gisela    
Griselda, Grisilda    
Guillelma, Guillema Guillermina, Vilma  
Gumersinda Sinda man + path
Herlinda   OG Herlindis
Hermelinda    
Hermila    
Hilda Elda  
Huera    
Idalia, Idalitza    
Imelda, Ismelda    
Irma    
Leobarda    
Linda   OG 'serpent' or Sp 'pretty
Luisa    
Matilde    
Nilda    
Nuncilo    
Oliva, Olivia    
Otilia   OG Odila, fem of Otto
Ramona, Raimunda    
Ricarda    
Rigoberta    
Roberta    
Romilda   fame + battle
Rosenda    
Yolanda    


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

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