30 Beautiful baby names inspired by Spanish words​

You can find baby names inspiration just about anywhere. Some people look to family for inspiration, whereas others look to telenovelas. And then there are those people who just take a random jumble of syllables and mash them together and slap them on their baby's birth certificate. Hey, to each their own.

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I'm in love with baby names that aren't actually names at all—they're words! I know, I know. I'm a bit biased. After all, my middle name is Love, and I do have a sister named Serenity. What can I say? My dad is a bit eccentric. But my weird family aside, I love word-based names because their definitions tell you a little something about parents' expectations and feelings for their children. Don't you agree?

No matter what your hopes for your children are, there's a name out there that will accurately reflect what they mean to you. Take these, for example:

Girls 

  1. Alma: Spirt
  2. Amor: Love
  3. Bienvenida: Welcome
  4. Blanca: White, shining
  5. Cielo: Heaven, the sky
  6. Dia: Day 
  7. Dulce: Sweet, candy 
  8. Esperanza: Hope
  9. Estrella: Star
  10. Flor: Flower 
  11. Inocencia: Innocent 
  12. Libertad: Freedom 
  13. Luna: Moon
  14. Luz: Light
  15. Paloma: Dove
  16. Reina: Queen
  17. Rosa: Rose
  18. Sol: Sun 
  19. Tierra: Land, earth
  20. Vida: Life

 Boys

  1. Amable: Friendly
  2. Ángel: Angel
  3. Cruz: Cross 
  4. Divino: Divine
  5. Domingo: Sunday
  6. Indio: Indian
  7. Leon: Lion
  8. Rey: King
  9. Rio: River 
  10. Santo: Saint

 

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