If you're expecting and still haven't decided on a name, let me tell you that telenovelas are a great source of inspiration. Not only do the characters tend to be overly dramatic, but their names are usually quite unique. I mean, who can ever forget the evil Soraya Montenegro, played so incredibly well by Itatí Cantoral, right? What about Marimar, the iconic character played by Thalía?
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While there are thousands of telenovelas to consider for inspiration, we've done the legwork for you by going through the most recent ones, as well as some classics, and picking the most exceptional ones.
And yes, some of these are the names of the telenovela's villains or antagonists, but that just means they're pretty strong characters who don't let anybody walk all over them.
Good luck with your name search!
Altagracia
As in Altagracia Sandoval Ramos, the main character in La Doña, played by Aracely Arámbula.
Catalina
As in the infamous Catalina Creel from Cuna de lobos portrayed by María Rubio.
Colorina
As in the nickname used by Fernanda Redes Paredes in Colorina played by Lucia Méndez.
Cristal
As in the name Cristina Expósito adopts when she becomes a model in the Venezuelan telenovela Cristal played by Jeannette Rodríguez.
Gaviota
As in the nickname used by Teresa Hernández García in Destilando amor portrayed by Angélica Rivera, the current Mexican First Lady.
Ivana
As in evil cousin Ivana Dorantes Rangel in Soy tu dueña portrayed by Gaby Spanic.
Jade
As in Jade Rachid the protagonist in the award-winning Brazilian telenovela El clon played by Giovanna Antonelli.
Kassandra
As in Kassandra la gitana, the main character in the Venezuelan telenovela of the same name, portrayed by Coraima Torres.
Lety
Played by the talented Angélica Vale, Lety was the main character on La fea más bella.
Mariana
As in Mariana Villareal, the protagonist of the classic telenovela Los ricos también lloran, played by Verónica Castro.
Maricruz
As in Maricruz Fernández in the mega famous teen-targeted Quinceañera played by Adela Noriega.
Marimar
As in María del Mar the main character in Marimar, the trilogy of telenovelas that made Thalía famous in the early 90s.
Paulina
As in Paulina Martínez de Bracho of the all-time classic La Usurpadora played by Gaby Spanic.
Rubí
As in Rubí Pérez Ochoa de Ferrer the antagonist in Rubí portrayed by Bárbara Mori.
Soraya
As in the infamous Soraya Montenegro in María la del Barrio interpreted so well by Itatí Cantoral.
Teresa
As in the powerful Teresa Mendoza in the narconovela La Reina del Sur portrayed by Kate del Castillo.
Topacio
As in Topacio Sandoval, the main character in the telenovela of the same name, played by Grecia Colmenares.
Valentina
As in Valentina Pérez the protagonist in La Fan played by the beloved Angélica Vale.
Vicenta
As in Vicenta Acero from Señora Acero played by Carolina Miranda.
Yolanda
As in Yolanda Acosta of La querida del centauro interpreted by Ludwika Paleta.
Albeiro
As in Albeiro Marín the co-protagonist on Sin senos sí hay paraíso played by Fabián Ríos.
Augusto
As in Augusto de Toledo y Mondragón the antagonist in Antes muerta que Lichita interpreted by Eduardo Santamarina.
Aurelio
As in Aurelio Casilla from El Señor de los Cielos portrayed by Rafael Amaya.
Benedictino
As in Benedictino Suárez of La querida del centauro interpreted by Humberto Zurita.
Braulio
As in Braulio Valladares of Corazones al límite interpreted by Aarón Díaz.
Bruno
As in Bruno Hurtado from Pasión prohibida played by Jencarlos Canela.
Damián
As in Damián Becker from Caer en tentación interpreted by Gabriel Soto.
Rodrigo
As in Rodrigo Montalvo Santos from Destilando Amor played by Eduardo Yáñez.
Gerardo
As in Gerardo Garza Osuna from Cadenas de amargura interpreted by Raúl Araiza.
Giovanni
As in Giovanni Méndez López from the super famous teen telenovela Rebelde played by Christian Chávez.
Gustavo
As in Gustavo Adolfo Almazán y de la Vega from Colorina played by Enrique Álvarez Félix.
Luis Fernando
As in Luis Fernando de la Vega Montenegro from María la del barrio played by Fernando Colunga.
Marcelo
As in Marcelo Escalante from El color de la pasión played by Erick Elías.
Martino
As in Martino from El malefecio portrayed by Ernesto Alonso.
Maximiliano
As in Maximiliano "Max" Sandoval Montenegro from Triunfo del amor interpreted by William Levy.
Miguel Ángel
As in Miguel Ángel Ruizpalacios Romagnoli from Qué pobres tan ricos played by Jaime Camil.
Salvador
As in Salvador Cruz Sánchez from Hasta el fin del mundo played by David Zepeda.
Santiago
As in Santiago García from Tres veces Ana interpreted by Sebastián Rulli.
Santos
As in Santos Martínez de la Garza Treviño from Qué bonito amor played by Jorge Salinas.
Ulises
As in Ulises Torres Gallardo from La malquerida played by Mane de la Parra.
