| Latino baby names are everywhere now, and you | | | | "Angel". Lovely, isn't it? The most common meaning of |
| only have to look at some of the more popular baby | | | | Angel is "one who protects". The most common Latino |
| name lists to know that the whole world loves them! | | | | name for a baby boy is "Jose". The name Jose |
| Latino names are some of the most beautiful names | | | | typically translates to "God". It also means "may God |
| from which to choose, and they are certainly pleasing | | | | increase". Therefore, the two most common Latino |
| to the ear. Is it any wonder that many parents love to | | | | names are also two of the most spiritual names out |
| give their children names from the Latino culture? | | | | there! |
| It's important to know what we mean when we are | | | | Other popular Latino baby boy names include Juan, as |
| talking about Latino names. "Latino" is a word that | | | | well as Carlos, Diego and Xavier. Sophia, Maria, Isabel |
| refers to those who are of Spanish-speaking or Latin | | | | and Adriana round out the list for the girls. Latino |
| American heritage. Outside of the United States, you | | | | names focus on the unusual places and things aspect |
| probably wouldn't hear the word "Latino" - you would | | | | as well, with names like Jacinto, which means |
| hear a more direct ethnicity, such as Mexican, Puerto | | | | "hyacinth" and Javiero, which means "born in January". |
| Rican, Cuban, and so forth. So it's safe to say that a | | | | Some of the more unusual Latino names include |
| Latino baby name could have many meanings, | | | | Montrel, meaning "mountain", and Cordero, which |
| depending on the country of origin and the history of | | | | means "sheep". |
| that particular family. | | | | There are also many famous Latino names. Emilio |
| One of the most common forms of naming for Latino | | | | Estevez is a very popular name. Another one you |
| children is the addition of a suffix to the father's name. | | | | might recognize is Desi Arnaz, of "I Love Lucy" fame. |
| For instance, "Fernandez" means "son of Fernando" - | | | | Musician and actress Jennifer Lopez has a famous |
| the vowel at the end of the father's name is dropped | | | | Latino name, and her husband, Marc Anthony, is widely |
| and the suffix is added to create a new name for the | | | | recognized. |
| little one. Maiden names often wind up as middle | | | | Giving your child a Latino baby name is a decision that |
| names, with the addition of "de" before the husband's | | | | will make your child proud of his or her heritage. Their |
| name to indicate "the wife of". Those maiden names | | | | name will encourage them to find out more about |
| can then be carried over to other generations, carrying | | | | where they are from and what their ancestors were |
| forward a mother's name through the names of her | | | | like. Giving a powerful Latino name to your child is |
| offspring. | | | | giving them the gift that lasts forever. |
| The most common Latino name for a baby girl is | | | | |