Posts Tagged ‘Spanish’


Teofilo

Teofilo can and has been reversed to form the name Filoteo. Either way, It is related in meaning to the names Amadeo and Gottlieb.

Soledad

39 American baby girls were named Soledad in 2013. An equal number were named Indira, Gianella and Yanira.

Sierra

Sierra was a Top 100 American baby girl name between 1993 and 2004

Savannah

Savannah was a consistent Top 50 USA baby girl names between 1996 and 2010

Santiago

Santiago rose in popularity in the USA from No. 319 in 2003 to No. 106 in 2016.

Ramona

Ramona was the name of a 1967 tropical storm that never made it to hurricane strength

Remedios

Remedios the Beauty is a character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude”

Rosario (Girl)

In the USA, Rosario appeared in the Top 1000 popular female names in all but 6 years between 1937 and 1979. Highest rank: No. 742 (1953)

Rosalinda

In the USA, 101 baby girls were named Rosalinda in 2012, one more than the number named Annalisa

Ruben

Reuben was a more popular spelling for this name in the late 1800s and early 1900s, but Ruben has totally eclipsed it

Rolando

Rolando began the 21st century at No. 520 in the Top 100 American male names. By 2012, it dropped to no. 883.

Ramon

The Ramon Magsaysay Award is sometimes called Asia’s Nobel Prize

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