Are you looking for a Jewish name to pay tribute to your Spanish-Jewish heritage? Perhaps you are part of a multicultural couple with Jewish and Hispanic backgrounds? Or maybe you live in Argentina or Mexico and want to find a Jewish name that works well in a Spanish-speaking country.
Whatever the reason for your name search, these gorgeous baby names are for you: perfect for both Hispanic and Jewish contexts.
Some of the names on this list are Ladino or Judeo-Spanish, ideal for families with Jewish heritage from Spain. Other names exist in both Hebrew and Spanish but with two totally separate meanings, just the same pronunciation in each language. Several names are the Spanish version of some classic Hebrew baby names. But what they all have in common is their beauty and timelessness!
Girls’ Names
Adela: “noble” in Spanish and Yiddish
Alma: “soul” in Spanish; “young woman” in Hebrew
Amada: “beloved” in Ladino
Cipiora: “bird” in Ladino
Eliana: “sun” in Spanish; “God has answered” in Hebrew
Ester: “star” in Persian
Gabriela: “God is my strength” in Hebrew
Josefa: “He shall add” in Hebrew
Laia: “fair of speech,” in Spanish; Leah means “delicate” or “weary” in Hebrew
Meri: “bitter waters” in Judeo-Spanish
Nina: “little girl” in Spanish; “great-grandaughter” in Hebrew
Noa: “motion” in Hebrew
Paz: “peace” in Spanish; “gold” in Hebrew
Raquel: Spanish version of Rachel, “ewe” in Hebrew
Reyna: “queen” in Spanish; “pure” in Yiddish
Rosalba: “white rose” in Ladino and Spanish
Susana: Spanish version of Shoshana, “rose/lily” in Hebrew
Tamara: “date palm” in Hebrew
Boys’ Names
Abadian: “serving God” in Judeo-Spanish
Abel: “son” in Hebrew
Adan: “earth” in Spanish, derived from Adam in Hebrew
Benamy: “son of my nation” in Ladino
Efren: “fruitful” in Spanish; Spanish form of the Hebrew Ephraim
Elias: “God is Lord” in Spanish and Hebrew
Esai: “gift” in Judeo-Spanish
Gil: “young goat,” in Spanish; “joy” in Hebrew
Isaias: Spanish version of Isaiah, “God’s salvation” in Hebrew
Jair: “He shines” in Spanish and Hebrew
Lazaro: “God is my helper” in Spanish; Lazar in Yiddish
Manuel: “God is with us” in Spanish and Hebrew (Emanuel)
Natanael: “God has given” in Spanish and Hebrew
Omar: From Hebrew for “to say,” a biblical figure from the Book of Genesis
Rafael: “God is merciful” in Hebrew and Spanish
Ruben: “behold, a son” in Hebrew, commonly used in Spanish
Unisex Names
Ariel: “lion of God” in Spanish and Hebrew
Dani: “judgement” in Spanish and Hebrew
Sol: “sun” in Spanish; diminutive of Solomon, the biblical king
