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Spanish, Portuguese and Basque Names and Meanings
Browse 31 Spanish, Portuguese and Basque names and surnames with their meanings and origins. Spanish, Portuguese and Basque heritage is found in Spain, Portugal. Names are clues, not proof of ancestry, because many families carry names shaped by migration, religion or history.
| Name | Meaning or origin |
|---|---|
| Alvarez | Son of Álvaro |
| Carmen | Garden, song, from Mount Carmel |
| Carvalho | Oak tree |
| Costa | Coast, slope |
| Dolores | Sorrows, from Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Etxeberria | Basque: the new house |
| Fernandez | “Son of Fernando”: Spanish patronymic. |
| Ferreira | Ironworker |
| Flores | Flowers |
| Garcia | Very common Iberian surname; its origin may be Basque. |
| Gomez | Son of Gome |
| Gonzalez | Son of Gonzalo |
| Hernandez | Son of Hernando |
| Ibarra | Basque: valley, meadow |
| Ines | Chaste, pure |
| Javier | Basque: new house, from Xavier |
| Joao | Portuguese form of John |
| Lopez | Son of Lope, wolf |
| Maria | Iberian form of Mary |
| Mateo | Gift of God |
| Miguel | Who is like God |
| Moreno | Dark-haired or dark-skinned |
| Oliveira | Olive tree |
| Pereira | Pear tree |
| Perez | Son of Pedro |
| Ramirez | Son of Ramiro |
| Rodriguez | Son of Rodrigo |
| Sanchez | Son of Sancho |
| Santos | Saints |
| Silva | “Forest”: very common in Portugal and Brazil. |
| Torres | Towers |
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