¡Hola! How is everyone? I would like to know something about Name meanings in Spanish!

Question

¡Hola!

I have not been on much now as I have to much studies to do at the moment and school is almost finished here in Australia!

Although that does not mean I can come on more as I won't be on in the holidays :-(

Anyway I was going to ask a question and I'm rambling!!! Forgive me please!

I wanted to know is there is a meaning for names in Spanish? Most languages have different meanings for names like for example in Hindu my nick name Hanna (from Johanna) actually means beautiful and My other nick name Bella (from Elizabeth) also means beautiful

So I was wondering if there is a meaning for names in Spanish? If there is can someone please tell me the meaning for:

ELizabeth or Lizzy/Lizz

Johanna or Hanna

Also please reply in English!

Thank you for reading!

Answer 1

Johana

* Nombre Femenino de origen Hebreo.

  Del hebreo: Dios es propicio o Dios se ha apiadado. Variante de

Juana. * Nombre Femenino de origen Hebreo.

  Regalo de dios.

The Spanish equvalent is Juana, as you can see it means : God's present

• Ohh Thats awesome, though my name is spelt *Johanna* :) - Koalasan Sep 20, 2009

Answer 2

Hmm, not too sure.

But I do know that quite a few spanish names ARE in fact real spanish words.

Take, Daisy Fuentes for example. Kate del Castillo.

Delgado can be a last name. Those are just a few.

-Charlius-

Answer 3

Linda means good looking in Spanish.

That may be why my nickname is Lindo

• Are you sure you're not just called 'Lando' of the Star Wars Lando Calrissian fame?? :-) - Charlius Sep 19, 2009

Answer 4

Mi nombre, Christopher dice en english que es de Christ o sea, un buen amigo de Jesus. Bueno, si convertirlo a espanol, dice Christino, Christiano, etc, y esto dice lo mismo...El de Christ, esa persona es un amigo de Jesus, un adherente, uno que siga en los caminos de Jesus.

Answer 5

Hey,

You can find out some intereting stuff about the meanings behind spanish names on the internet.

All you have to do is do a Google search on www.google.com and stype on spanish names and meanings and it brings up a list of websites you can read.

Answer 6

Almost all Spanish names that I'm aware of (a lot) are directly drawn from, derived from, are variations of, etc, Biblical names, historical/mythological/etc names, patriarchal naming systems dating back to the Middle Ages, Christ himself or the time of Christ and His Apostles, or even before, and common names usually not unique to the Spanish language (i.e. Juan/Juanito/Juana/Juanita, Pedro, Jesus, Cesar, Maria, Teresa, Flor, Manuel, Carlos, Julio, Roberto/Beto/Betito, Jorge, Gabriel/Gabriela, Jose, Lilia/Lili/Liliana, Perla, Blanca, Gerardo,..).

Last names (Apellidos) are actually almost entirely dated back to the Middle Ages or before, varying very little over time (spellings vary more than usage and pronunciation).

Answer 7

Thank you for your help everyone!

• No hay de que :) De nada :) Bienvenida :) - Amor_y_paz Jun 5, 2011