Spanish or Latino sounding first name?

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Spanish or Latino sounding first name?
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Sat, 12-02-2006 - 4:06pm

My last name is Jimenez. Pronounced he-men-ez. My husband is from Panama. I want some first names that work with our last name, maybe even have a Spanish flare. I don't want names that people can't pronounce correctly in English or without an accent. (No Jose or Roberto etc..) We don't know the gender, so we are finding favorites on either side. I like original names and a little different, but I want it to flow with out last name! Let me know if you have any suggestions!!

Megan

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Registered: 10-27-2006
Sat, 12-02-2006 - 8:09pm

boys

Marcos
Julian
Taye

Girls

Eliana
Iliana
Brielle
Amaya
Karys

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sat, 12-02-2006 - 8:25pm

How about...

BOYS:
Marco
Diego
Mateo
Donovan
Dominic
Nicholas
Adam
Victor

GIRLS:
Monica
Rosalie
Paloma
Lucia
Elena
Marisol
Maribel
Isabel
Gabriela
Lydia
Cecilia
Olivia
Maya
Mia
Melinda
Naomi
Luisa/Louisa
Matilda
Nina

I love a lot of the names with some Spanish/Italian flare, and I think they sound great with your last name.

Hope this gives you a few more ideas!
Stephanie, mom to Megan Joy (nn Meg) and Julianna May (nn Annie)

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Registered: 07-25-2004
Sat, 12-02-2006 - 11:41pm

Girls:

Matea/Mattea/Mathea
Jacinta
Justina
Dominica (Mica for short)
Anita
Arabella
Milena
Mirella (Mira, or Ella, for short)

Boys:

Lorenzo (also, Enzo, for short)
Luca
Vincenzo (also, Enzo, for short)

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Registered: 05-13-2006
Sun, 12-03-2006 - 8:33pm

i first thought of these names

nydia
niomi
natalie
jaylene
rayla
layla
justice
raelyn
jaylyn
lilani
jaylana
jaden
chanelle
angel(either)
waleska or juliska
julliana
mariah

boys
jonathon
juan
jole or joel
miguel
anthony
renaldo
gabriel
angel
amanuel
luis
alexander nn alex
stephen
eliel
melvin
isac nn izzy

_*KENZI*_
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Registered: 08-26-2006
Sun, 12-03-2006 - 8:37pm

n regards to some Latin names:
Cisco
Cruz
Damian
Elias - this is one of my all time favorite latin names!
Ezequiel, nn Zeke
Gabriel, nn Gabe
Hugo
Ivan
Lucas
Mateo
Saul
Vincent
Xavier - I love X names,I also like Xander

Girl Latin names:
Adelina, nn Addie or Lina/Lena
Annabel, nn Anna
Beatriz/Beatrice
Carmen
Claudia
Dalila, nn Lila
Eva
Felicity
Julia
Lucila, nn Lucy
Marina - I love this with your last name!
Mercedes, nn Sadie
Olivia
Rebecca
Rosalia
Sara
Sofia
Teresa, nn Tessa
Vanesa

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Registered: 10-27-2006
Sun, 12-03-2006 - 9:32pm
Giselle for a girl
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Mon, 12-04-2006 - 2:10pm
Hector, Carlito, Alexandro, Gonzalo, Stuart or Colt.
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Registered: 03-16-2006
Mon, 12-04-2006 - 4:24pm

how fun, you get to venture into a whole different world of baby names!

here are my ideas...

i love...

Joaquin, (be great nn Jack or Jake)
Lorenzo, (Lance)
Fernando,
Xavier,
Diego,

Regina,
Giselle,
Griselda,
Melicia,
Lucia,
Anjelica,
Esmerelda,
Sonora,
Socorro,
Jahaira, (Jah-high-rah) (knew PR-American girl, beautiful name)
Betzairah, (Betz-zigh-rah) (another PR, beautiful girl i worked with, feels weird saying at first by try a few times, may like it, is beautiful)

have fun finding your baby's name! hth&gl2u...*kit




Edited 12/4/2006 4:27 pm ET by skittlesmama
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Tue, 12-05-2006 - 8:07am
I am hispanic and I love the name Petra for a girl. That was my aunt's name and I like it alot.
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Registered: 12-05-2006
Tue, 12-05-2006 - 8:13am
My real name is Jenoveva (pronounced Henoveva) can call her Heno for short.