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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Bi-cultural Names: Spanish/English (boys)

Quite often on message boards I see people needing names that work in English, as well as in another language. Spanish is by far the most common, but occasionally other languages pop up too. So, here goes--the first in a series of (traditional) bi-cultural names.

Spelled the same, but with slight pronunciation difference:
  • Aaron--English, AYR-on; Aarón--Spanish, ah-ROHN
  • Abel--English, AY-bel; Spanish, ah-BEL
  • Adrian--English, AY-dree-an; Adrián--Spanish, ah-dree-AHN
  • Ariel--English, AYR-ee-el; Spanish, ahr-ee-EL
  • Daniel--English, DAN-yel; Spanish, dahn-YEL
  • David--English, DAY-vid; Spanish, dah-VEED
  • Elias--English, EL-ee-as or ee-LYE-as; Elías--Spanish, eh-LEE-as
  • Felix--English, FEE-liks; Félix--Spanish, FEH-leeks
  • Gabriel--English, GAYB-ree-el; Spanish, gah-bree-EL
  • Hector--English, HEK-tohr; Héctor--Spanish, EK-tohr
  • Hugo--English, HYOO-goh; Spanish, OO-goh
  • Ivan--English, EYE-van; Iván--Spanish, ee-VAHN
  • Joel--English, JOHL; Spanish, hoh-EL
  • Jordan--English, JOR-dan; Jordán--Spanish, hohr-DAHN
  • Julian--English, JOO-lee-an; Julián--Spanish, hoo-lee-AHN
  • Leon--English, LEE-on; León--Spanish, leh-OHN
  • Lucas--English, LOO-kas, Spanish, LOO-kahs
  • Oscar--English, AHS-kar; Óscar--Spanish, OHS-kahr
  • Samuel--English, SAM-yul; Spanish, sahm-ooEL
  • Sebastian--English, seh-BAST-yen; Sebastián--Spanish, seh-bahs-TYAHN
  • Simon--English, SYE-mon; Simón--Spanish, see-MOHN
  • Tristan--English, TRIS-tan; Tristán--Spanish, trees-TAHN


Spelled nearly the same, but with Spanish version ending in '-o' or '-io':
  • Alfred--English, AL-fred; Alfredo--Spanish, ahl-FREH-do
  • Antony--English, AN-ton-ee; Antonio--Spanish, ahn-TOH-nyoh
  • August--English, AW-gust; Augusto--Spanish, aw-GOOS-toh
  • Basil--English, BAZ-il; Basilio--Spanish, bah-SEEL-yoh
  • Cecil--English, SES-il or SEE-sil; Cecilio--Spanish, seh-SEEL-yoh
  • Conrad--English, KON-rad; Conrado--Spanish, cohn-RAH-do
  • Edmund--English--ED-mund; Edmundo--Spanish, ed-MOON-doh
  • Ernest--English, UR-nest; Ernesto--Spanish, ehr-NES-toh
  • Eugene--English, YOO-jeen; Eugenio--Spanish, eh-oo-HEN-yoh
  • Gerald--English, JEHR-ald; Geraldo--Spanish, hehr-AHL-doh
  • Gerard--English, jer-ARD; Gerardo--Spanish, hehr-AHR-doh
  • Gilbert--English, GIL-bert; Gilberto--Spanish, heel-BEHR-toh
  • Gregory--English, GREG-oh-ree; Gregorio--Spanish, greh-GOHR-yoh
  • Horace--English, HOR-as; Horacio--Spanish, ohr-AH-see-oh
  • Jacob--English, JAY-kob; Jacobo--Spanish, hah-KOH-boh
  • Leonard--English, LEN-ard; Leonardo--Spanish, leh-oh-NAHR-doh
  • Leopold--English, LEE-oh-pold; Leopoldo--Spanish, leh-oh-POHL-doh
  • Lucian--English, LOO-shen or LOO-see-an; Luciano--Spanish, loo-see-AH-noh
  • Maximilian--English, maks-ih-MIL-yan; Maximiliano--Spanish, maks-ee-meel-YAH-noh
  • Patrick--English, PAT-rik; Patricio--Spanish, pah-TREE-see-oh
  • Robert--English, ROB-ert; Roberto--Spanish, roh-BEHR-toh
  • Roland--English, ROH-land; Rolando--Spanish, roh-LAHN-doh


Some other difference, but still recognizable: 
  • Adam--English, AD-am; Adán--Spanish, ah-DAHN
  • Alexander--English, al-ex-AN-der; Alejandro--Spanish, ah-leh-HAHN-droh
  • Alphonso--English, al-FON-zoh; Alfonso--Spanish, ahl-FOHN-soh
  • Andrew--English, AN-droo; Andrés--Spanish, ahn-DREHS
  • Ansel--English, AN-sel; Anselmo--Spanish, ahn-SEL-moh
  • Arthur--English, AR-thur; Arturo--Spanish, ahr-TOO-roh
  • Bartholomew--English, bar-THOL-oh-myoo; Bartolomé--Spanish, bahr-toh-loh-MEH
  • Bennett--English, BEN-net; Benito--Spanish, ben-EE-toh
  • Christian--English, KRIS-chen; Cristián--Spanish, krees-TYAHN
  • Clement--English, KLEM-ent, klem-ENT; Clemente--Spanish, kle-MEHN-teh
  • Darius--English, DAYR-ee-us; Dario--Spanish, DAH-ree-oh
  • Edgar--English, ED-gar; Edgardo--Spanish, ehd-GAHR-doh
  • Edward--English, ED-ward; Eduardo--Spanish, ehd-ooAHR-doh
  • Emmanuel--English, em-MAN-yoo-el; Manuel--Spanish, man-ooEL
  • Ezekiel--English, ee-ZEE-kee-el; Ezequiel--Spanish, eh-zeh-KYEL
  • Francis--English, FRAN-sis; Francisco--Spanish, frahn-SEES-koh
  • Frederick--English, FRED-er-ik; Federico--Spanish, feh-deh-REE-koh
  • Godfrey--English, GOD-free; Godofredo--Spanish, goh-doh-FREH-doh
  • Henry--English, HEN-ree; Enrique--Spanish, en-REE-kay
  • Ishmael--English, ISH-may-el; Ismael--Spanish, ees-mah-EL
  • James--English, JAYMZ; Jaime--Spanish, HYE-may
  • Jasper--English, JAS-per; Gaspar--Spanish, gahs-PAHR
  • Jeremy--English, JEHR-eh-mee; Jeremías--Spanish, heh-reh-MEE-as
  • John--English, JAHN; Juan--Spanish, HWAHN
  • Joseph--English, JOH-sef; José--Spanish, hoh-SAY
  • Joshua--English, JOSH-yoo-ah; Josué--Spanish, hahs-ooAY
  • Laurence--English, LAWR-ens; Lorenzo--Spanish, loh-REHN-zoh
  • Leander--English, lee-AN-der; Leandro--Spanish, leh-AHN-droh
  • Louis--English, LOO-is; Luis--Spanish, loo-EES
  • Marcus--English, MAR-kus; Marcos--Spanish, MAHR-cohs
  • Matthew--English, MATH-yoo; Mateo--Spanish, mah-TEH-oh
  • Matthias--English, math-EYE-as; Matías--Spanish, mah-TEE-ahs
  • Michael--English, MYE-kel; Miguel--Spanish, mih-GEHL
  • Moses--English, MOH-zes; Moisés--Spanish, moy-SEHS
  • Nathaniel--English, nah-THAN-yel; Natanael--Spanish, nah-tah-NAYL
  • Nicholas--English, NIK-oh-las; Nicolás--Spanish, nee-koh-LAHS
  • Noah--English, NOH-ah; Noé--Spanish, noh-AY
  • Oliver--English, OL-ih-ver; Álvaro--Spanish, AHL-vah-roh
  • Oswald--English, OZ-wahld; Osvaldo--Spanish, ohs-VAHL-doh
  • Philip--English, FIL-ip; Felipe--Spanish, feh-LEE-pay
  • Raphael--English, rah-fee-EL; Rafael--Spanish, rah-fah-EL
  • Raymond--English, RAY-mond; Ramón--Spanish, rah-MOHN
  • Reuben--English, ROO-ben; Rubén--Spanish, roo-BEHN
  • Richard--English, RICH-ard; Ricardo--Spanish, ree-KAR-doh
  • Roderick--English, ROD-er-ik; Rodrigo--Spanish, rohd-REE-goh
  • Rufus--English, ROO-fus, Rufino--Spanish, roo-FEE-noh
  • Solomon--English, SOL-oh-mon; Salomón--Spanish, sah-loh-MOHN
  • Steven--English, STEE-ven; Esteban--Spanish, est-EH-bahn
  • Sylvester--English, sil-VES-ter; Silvestre--Spanish, seel-VES-tray
  • Thaddeus--English, THAD-ee-us, Tadeo--Spanish, tah-DEH-oh
  • Theobald--English, THEE-oh-bahld; Teobaldo--Spanish, teh-oh-BAHL-doh
  • Theodore--English, THEE-oh-dohr; Teodoro--Spanish, teh-oh-DOH-roh
  • Thomas--English, TOM-as; Tomás--Spanish, toh-MAHS
  • Timothy--English, TIM-oh-thee; Timoteo--Spanish, tee-moh-TEH-oh
  • Titus--English--TYE-tus; Tito--Spanish, TEE-toh
  • Ulysses--English, yoo-LIS-eez; Ulises--Spanish, oo-LEE-ses
  • Vincent--English, VIN-sent; Vicente--Spanish, vee-SEN-tay
  • Xavier--English, ZAY-vee-er; Javier--Spanish, hah-vee-EHR
  • Zachary--English, ZAK-ah-ree; Zacarías--Spanish, sah-kah-REE-ahs

And here is the girls' list. 

1 comment:

  1. Hi! My husband and I are having the hardest time agreeing on baby names. I would very much appreciate help in finding a bicultural name in Spanish and Turkish or Basque and Turkish. (I'm Mexican of Basque descent and he's Turkish.) Like I said, I'd really appreciate your help! :)

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