The Galician language (“galego” in Galician) is a Romance language of the Galician-Portuguese subgroup (it is closely related to Portuguese), spoken mainly in the community of Galicia. It has some anthroponyms of its own, while others are of other origins and have been adapted to its phonetics and writing.
We share 101 Galician names for girls with their meaning.
Galician names for girls
- Aine: means ‘glow’.
- Alba: means ‘white’.
- Aldara: comes from ald meaning ‘old’, and war , ‘wise’.
- Aline: Galician form of Alyne, contraction of Adeline, of Germanic origin that means “noble”.
- Aloia: a Galician place name of uncertain origin and meaning.
- Amalia: means ‘hardworking’ or ‘sweet’.
- Anduriña: means ‘swallow’.
- Andreia: female Galician form of Andrés.
- Antha: variant of Antía.
- Anthe: variant of Antía.
- Anthea: variant of Antía.
- Antía: Galician name of Greek origin, means ‘flowery, flower’. It is considered a variant of Antonia.
- Antoña: variant of Antía.
- Antoíña: variant of Antía.
- Announcement: evokes the religious mystery of the announcement of the incarnation, made by the archangel St. Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
- Ángela: Galician form of Ángela, of Greek origin, means ‘messenger’.
- Angelica: variant of Angela.
- Arduina: means ‘brave friend’.
- Asunta: means ‘to assume, to attract’.
- Baia: Galician form of Eulalia, name of Greek origin that means ‘well spoken, eloquent’.
- Beltaine: means ‘good fire’.
- Benedita: Galician form of Benita, of Latin origin, means ‘blessed by God’.
- Bieita: Galician form of Benita.
- Branca: Galician form of Blanca, of Germanic origin, ‘white, beautiful’.
- Brixida: Galician form of Brígida.
- Caetana: Galician form of Cayetana, of Latin origin, means ‘happy’.
- Caridade: Galician form of Caridad, which means ‘love’.
- Carme: Galician form of Carmen, of Hebrew origin, ‘orchard or garden of God’.
- Carmela: Galician form of Carmen.
- Carmina: Galician form of Carmen.
- Catarina: Galician form of Catalina, which means ‘pure, chaste, immaculate’.
- Catuxa: Galician form of Catherine.
- Cecia: Galician form of Cecilia, which means ‘blind’.
- Celtia: means ‘of the Celts’.
- Comba: means ‘dove’.
- Crara: Galician form of Clara, which means ‘illustrious’.
- Dores: Galician form of Dolores, of Latin origin, ‘Marian advent’.
- Eduvixe: Galician form of Eduviges, which means ‘fighter’.
- Eines: Galician form of Inés, which means ‘pure’.
- Elisabet: means ‘promise of God’.
- Erea: means ‘peace’.
- Esther: means ‘star’.
- Estevaíña: Galician form of Estefanía, of Greek origin, ‘crowned, victorious’.
- Estrela: Galician form of Estela, of Italian origin, ‘star’.
- Euxea: Galician form of Eugenia, of Greek origin. Its meaning is ‘well born, noble’.
- Euxenia: Galician form of Eugenia.
- Felicidade: means ‘happiness’.
- Hadriana: Galician form of Adriana.
- Helena: means ‘that shines like a torch’.
- Heloisa: Galician form of Eloísa, which means ‘chosen’.
- Icia: Galician form of Cecilia.
- Immaculate: means ‘without blemish’.
- Iolanda: Galician form of Yolanda.
- Iria: means ‘fertile land’.
- Isabela: variant of Isabel, of Hebrew origin, its meaning is ‘God is abundance’ or ‘God’s promise’.
- Happiness: means ‘joy, satisfaction’.
- Lúa: the Galician form of ‘moon’.
- Luar: ‘glow of the moon’.
- Madalena: Galician form of Magdalena, which means ‘from Magdala’.
- Margarida: Galician form of Margarita, which means ‘pearl’.
- Marina: Galician form of Marina, which means ‘of the sea’.
- Martiña: Galician form of Marta or Martina.
- Maruxa: María in Galician, comes from the Hebrew name Miriam, of uncertain meaning.
- Merces: Galician form of Merced or Mercedes, which means ‘mercy’.
- Natalia: means ‘birth’.
- Natividade: Galician variant of the name of Latin origin Natividad, which means ‘birth’.
- Neves: Galician form of Nieves.
- Noa: means ‘motion’.
- Noela: comes from Noia, a municipality in Galicia.
- Nuncia: Galician form of Annunciation.
- Olalla: Eulalia
- Otile: Galician form of Otilia, which means ‘wealth, heritage’.
- Paula: means ‘small, humble’.
- Piedade: Galician variant of Piedad.
- Polendiñe: Galician variant of Florentina, which means ‘from Florence’.
- Dove: means ‘paloma’.
- Ruth: Galician form of Ruth, meaning ‘friend’.
- Sabela: variant of Isabela.
- Soledade: Galician form of Soledad.
- Suevia: feminine name used in Galicia, whose origin is in the name of the Germanic people that invaded northern Spain, the Suebi.
- Tariexa: Galician form of Teresa.
- Tegra: Galician form of Tecla, which means ‘Glory to God’.
- Tereixa: Galician form of Teresa.
- Trindade: Galician form of Trinidad, allusive to the religious mystery of the Holy Trinity.
- Uxía: variant of Eugenia.
- Virxinia: Galician form of Virginia, meaning ‘maiden, virgin’.
- Xacinta: Galician form of Jacinta, which means ‘flower’.
- ** Xana: Galician form of Juana, it means ‘God is merciful’.
- Xandra: Galician form of Sandra, of Greek origin, means ‘protector, defender’.
- Xasmina: variant of Jasmine, of Arabic origin.
- Xema: (Galician form of Gemma), of Latin origin, its meaning is ‘precious stone, jewel’.
- Xenoveva: Galician form of Genoveva, which means ‘young woman’.
- Xertrude: Galician form of Gertrudis, which means ‘faithful spear’.
- Xiana: equivalent to Juliana, it means ‘belonging to the Julio family’, ‘with strong and perennial roots’.
- Xilda: Galician diminutive of Hermenegilda.
- Xisela: Galician form of Gisela, which means ‘strong arrow’.
- Xoana: variant of Juana
- Xusana: Galician form of Susana, which means ‘lily’.
- Xusta: Galician form of Justa, which means ‘straight’.
- Xustina: Galician form of Justina, derived from Justa.
- Zeltia: means ‘of the Celts’.
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