Names I Would Actually Use

• Ana: means 'gracious, merciful'.
• Isabel: a Medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth; from Elisabet, the Greek form of the Hebrew name Elisheva meaning 'my God is an oath' or perhaps 'my God is abundance'. This is the usual form of the name Elizabeth in Spain and Portugal, though elsewhere it is considered a parallel name.
• Leonor: the Spanish and Portuguese form of Eleanor; It was brought to Spain in the 12th-century by Eleanor of England, who married king Alfonso VIII of Castile. From the Old French form of the Occitan name Aliénor; means 'compassion, light'.
• Marco: a form of Mark which is a short form of Marcus which is a Roman praenomen, or given name; probably derived from the name of the Roman god Mars; possibly related to Latin mas 'male'.
• Mateo: the Spanish form of Matthew; from Matthaios which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name Mattityahu meaning 'gift of Yahweh'; Yahweh means 'to be' or 'to become'.
• Santiago: means 'Saint James'; derived from Spanish santo 'saint' combined with Yago, an old Spanish form of James, the patron saint of Spain which means 'he who supplants'.
• Sofia: means 'wisdom' in Greek.

Guilty Pleasure

• Adriana: feminine form of Adrian which means a 'person from Hadria' (Northern Italy).
• Arizona: often mistaken as a Native American name, however scholars now agree that Arizona was named from the Basque words 'aritz ona' meaning 'good oak'.
• Dayana: a form of Diana; probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning 'heavenly, divine', related to dyeus (Zeus). Diana was a Roman goddess of the moon, hunting, forests, and childbirth.
• Eduardo: the Spanish form of Edward which means 'wealthy guardian'; derived from Old English words ead 'wealth', 'fortune' or 'prosperous' and weard 'guardian' or 'protector'.
• Inés: the Spanish form of Agnes which is the Latinized form of the Greek name Hagne; derived from Greek hagnos meaning 'chaste'.
• Leonardo: from Leonard which means 'brave lion'; derived from the Germanic elements levon 'lion' and hard 'brave, hardy'.
• Magdalena: Latinate form of Magdalene; from a title which meant 'of Magdala'.
• Paloma: Means 'dove, pigeon'.
• Ramona: feminine form of Ramon which is the Spanish form of Raymond. From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements ragin 'advice' and mund 'protector'.
• Sierra: means 'mountain range' in Spanish, referring specifically to a mountain range with jagged peaks.
• Sonora: means 'pleasant sounding'.