Choosing a name for your baby is a big task because there is so much to consider — especially if you're raising a bilingual and bicultural child. The cool thing is that if you're not sure what name to choose, there are many places where you can look at for inspiration other than baby name books or websites.
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One of the places that you may not have considered as inspiration is songs in Spanish! I'm sure you've heard more than a few songs in Spanish that have the name of a woman in the title. Here you'll find 40 names for girls inspired by famous Latin songs. Some are super popular like "María" by Ricky Martin and "Ana" by Maná, but there are some oldies, but goodies too.
Check them out and hopefully you'll be one step closer to choosing the perfect name for your baby girl!
Alexandra
Romeo Santos sang the beautifual bachata ballad "Alexandra" when he was part of Aventura.
Alicia
As in "Alicia" sang by the Spaniard Bunbury.
Amalia
Aleks Syntek composed the poetic "Amalia" in honor of his grandmother.
Ana
As in the heartbreaking "Ana" by Mexican rock band Maná.
Carmela
Joaquín Sabina came up with this sweet song "¡Ay Carmela!" for one of his daughters.
Carmina
"Carmina" by Victor Manuel is a oldie, but beautiful love song.
Cecilia
Fito Paéz is the one behind the song "Cecilia."
Clara
"Clara" is a song by Ana Torroja of the super famous Spanish trio Mecano.
Claudia
The incomparable Dyango, known as "the voice of love," is the one who sings "Claudia."
Cristina
"Pobre Cristina" is the name of the song by Joaquín Sabina.
Elena
Argentinian rock band Los Enanitos Verdes sings "Elena."
Esperanza
"Esperanza" is a song from Enrique Iglesia's third album which was released in the late 90s.
Eva
"Eva tomando el sol" is the name of the song by Joaquín Sabina.
Juana
As in the fun tune "Juana" by Thalía.
Karina
As in "Karina," a sweet love song by the late Juan Gabriel.
Laura
As in "Laura no está," the catchy tune by Nek.
Leonor
As in "La perversa Leonor" by Miguel Ríos.
Ligia Elena
As in Ruben Blades' "Ligia Elena," alovely song with a beautiful message.
Linda
"Linda" is a love song by Miguel Bosé and Malú.
Lola
As in "Lola," a song about a woman who likes the good life by Chayanne.
Lorena
As in the song "Lorena" by Andrés Calamaro.
Luna
As in Victor Manuel's song "Luna" interpreted by him and Miguel Ríos.
Macarena
As in the song "Macarena" by Los del Río, one of the most famous tunes in Spanish that even non-Latinos knew how to dance.
Magdalena
As in the poetic "Una canción para la Magdalena" by Joaquín Sabina, who seems to love using women's names in the titles of his songs.
María
As in the song "María," the extremely danceable song by Ricky Martin.
María Cristina
As in the song "María Cristina me quiere gobernar," an oldie & awesome salsa song by Compay Segundo.
Marta
As in the song "Marta tiene un marcapasos" by 80s Spanish rock band Hombre G.
Manuela
Ruben Blades is behind the gorgeous "Manuela" from the masterpiece Maestra Vida.
Marcela
As in the song that bears the name of Luis Miguel's mother "Marcela" and which he dedicated to her when he was very young.
Maiyté
As in the song "Pa Mayté" by Carlos Vives, which just makes me want to get up and dance!
Natalia
As in the song "Natalia" by Rocío Durcal.
Micaela
As in the song "Micaela" by Alejandro Sanz when he called himself Alejandro Magno back in the 80s.
Paloma
Andrés Calamaro is the singer behind "Paloma."
Penélope
As in the song "Penélope" originally by Joan Manuel Serrat but redone by Diego Torres.
Rita
As in the song "Rita" by 80s rock band Hombres G.
Rosario
As in the song "Rosario Tijeras" by Colombian sensation Juanes, which was included in the soundtrack of the 2005 movie by the same name which was based on a book by Colombian author, Jorge Franco, with the same title.
Rosita
"Rosita" was included in Amaral's debut album in 1998.
Salomé
As in the song "Salomé," one of Chayanne's most famous tunes.
Tomasa
As in the song "La Negra Tomasa" by Compay Segundo, but made extremely popular by Caifanes.
Yolanda
As in the song "Yolanda," one of the most beautiful love songs ever by the genious singer-songwriter and guitar player, Pablo Milanés.