I have to admit that when Eva Longoria revealed her baby boy's name is Santiago Enrique, I was absolutely thrilled because I love both those names. You see, my youngest nephew's name is Santiago (or Santi, like we call him all the time) and Enrique is the name of my favorite uncle. So, while I may be a bit biased, I think Eva Longoria and Pepe Bastón did a great job choosing their gorgeous son's name.
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All this got me thinking that it might not be a bad idea to look at the names of Latino celebs' kids for inspiration when it comes to choosing your future son's moniker. While some of these kids' names are not typical or have unusual spellings like Rocco (Luis Fonsi son's name) and Markuss (Carlos Baute son's name), there are some real gems out there.
Check out this 40 baby names for boys inspired by the names of the kids of some of the most famous Latino celebrities. We bet you'll be able to find something you really like. And, if not, at least you'll get to find out what some of your favorite Latino stars chose as names for their sons. Some got really creative, as you'll find out!
Ángel Alessandro
Actress Angélica Celaya named her gorgeous baby boy, who was born in 2017, Ángel Alessandro.
Bastien
Short for Sebastian in French, Mexican actress Bárbara Coppel chose Bastien for her son who was born in May 2018.
Bowie Ezio
This unique name belongs to one of Zoe Saldana's twin sons who was born in 2014.
Cristiano
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. is the name of famous Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo's oldest son.
Cristopher
Christopher or "Tophy" as his family likes to call him is William Levy's and Elizabeth Gutierrez's oldest child.
Daniel Nicolás
Angélica Vale's youngest child is called Daniel Nicolás, but his family calls him Danico (a combo of both names).
Dante
This Italian name, which means "enduring," belongs to Colombian singer Juanes only son.
Diego Ignacio
Ignacio Mendoza, who's best known as Nacho, called his firstborn Diego Ignacio.
Diego
Diego seems to be a popular name among Latino celebs as Ariadne Díaz chose it for her firstborn too.
Dylan Gabriel
This compound bilingual name belongs to the baby boy Roselyn Sánchez gave birth to late 2017.
Emmanuel
Meaning "God with us," Emmanuel is the name of Mexican celeb Ninel Conde's youngest son.
Eros
This name means "love" in Greek and it belongs to Paulina Rubio's oldest son.
Jerónimo
This distinct name belongs to Mexican singer Ana Bárbara's baby son.
José María
This has always been one of my favorite compound names and Ana Bárbara chose it for the second of her three sons.
León
This strong name, which means "lion," belongs to Mexican actress Silvia Navarro's son.
Leonardo Ángel
Hilaria and Alec Baldwin gave this beautiful name to their third child.
Liam
This was the name chosen by Alan Tacher and his wife Cristy Bernal for their baby boy who was born earlier in 2018.
Lucas
Cuban actress Greidys Gil's first born is named Lucas, a gorgeous and extremely popular name for boys.
Manuel
Manuel is the name of the baby boy Anahí had with her husband and Chiapas' governor Manuel Velasco at the beginning of 2017.
Marcelo
Michelle Renaud's firstborn is called Marcelo and he's a super cute baby!
Markuss
I love this name! And Venezuelan singer Carlos Baute and his wife must love it too as it's what they called their son.
Matías
This is probably one of the most famous names among Latino celebs as it belongs to the son that Marjorie de Sousa had with Julián Gil — a baby who has been in the middle of an ugly custody battle pretty much since he was born.
It's also the name of Nacho's youngest baby boy.
Matteo
Matteo is an extremely popular name among Latino celebs. Ricky Martin, Alejandra Espinoza, Paty Manterola and Galilea Montijo have all chosen it as a name for their respective sons.
Matthew Alejandro
This perfectly bilingual compound name belongs to Thalia's baby boy.
Max
Jennifer López's son with Marc Anthony bears this name, but maybe they should've called him like his dad as he's pretty much his mini-me!
Maximiliano
This is the name Sabrinia Seara and Daniel Elbittar gave to their son. I like it better than Max. It sounds more distinguished.
Michael Víctor
MV, like his mother refers to him, is the name of Dominican journalist Lourdes Stephen's baby boy.
Miguel Alejandro
There's no doubt that Nacho and his wife Inger love compound names. All three of their boys have them!
Milan
Not to be confused with the Italian city, Shakira's firstborn's name is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable.
Nickolás
With it's unique spelling, Nickolás is the name chosen by Gaby Espino for the baby she had with Jencarlos Canela.
Rocco
This super cool name belongs to Luis Fonsi and Águeda López's baby boy born at the end of 2016.
Santiago Enrique
Santiago is at the top of most baby name lists in Spanish and it's the name that not only Eva Longoria chose for her son, but so did Nacho — although his son's second name is Miguel and not Enrique.
Sasha
This is the name of Shakira and Gerard Piqué's youngest son, and he looks just like his father!
Sebastian
Another popular name for a baby boy, both América Ferrara and Zuleyka Rivera chose it for their respective sons.
Thiago
Another form of Santiago, Thiago is the name of Leo Messi's oldest son.
