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The most popular baby names in Extremadura for boys and girls (and their meaning)

The INE (National Institute of Statistics) has announced the names that parents have chosen the most for their newborn babies in Spain in 2021. And in addition, it has specified, by autonomous communities, which names have been the most chosen.

After analyzing the trend of more popular names in other autonomous communities, today we continue with Extremadura . Do you want to know which girl and boy names are the most popular in this community? We detail them in this list, along with their meaning.

Most popular boy names in Extremadura

1. Manuel : of Hebrew origin, it means “God is with us”.

2. Martin : comes from the Latin form Martis, which means “Mars” or “consecrated to the god Mars”.

3. Álvaro: name of Germanic origin, derived from “alwar”, which means “he who is prevented” or “he who is the defender of all”.

4. Hugo : of Germanic origin, it means “intelligent”, “lucid”, “insightful”.

5. Daniel : name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is my judge.” In most English countries, this name is interpreted as Dannis, but the etymology is the same.

6. Alexander : means “protector or winner of men”.

7. Carlos: Spanish derivative of the Latin name Carolus, which in turn comes from the Germanic Karl meaning “strong man”.

8. Mario : of Hebrew origin. Masculine variant of Mary, the chosen one, the one loved by God.

9. Lucas : of uncertain origin, it seems to come from the Hebrew and would mean “hurricane”, or from Latin, and would be translated as “light”.

10. Leo – The most popular boy’s name of the last five years. It derives from Latin and is a variant of Leon, it symbolizes the fierceness of this animal and also power and justice.

Slight variations with respect to the national trend

If we compare the names most given to children born in Extremadura with the trend of the most popular names at the national level, we find slight differences.

To begin with, we see that in Extremadura, unlike what happens in a good part of the autonomous communities, the name Martín is not the most chosen for babies , although it ranks second in the ranking of the most popular.

Observing the top 5 of the names most chosen by parents from Extremadura , we see that except for Martín and Hugo, the rest of the names occupy lower positions in the national trend. In fact, the most chosen name in Extremadura, Manuel , is the sixth nationally, and the third most chosen name, Álvaro , does not appear in the top 10 of the most popular names in Spain.

Special mention also deserves the name of Carlos , who although he is the seventh most chosen by parents for their children born in Extremadura, at a national level it is a name that occupies position 35.

Most popular girl names in Extremadura

1. Lucía: of Latin origin “lux”, its meaning is “She who carries the light” or “She who is born of light”, in reference to girls who are born at dawn.

2. Martina : feminine form of Martin, of Latin origin and means “consecrated or related to the god Mars”.

3. Mary : of Hebrew origin “maryam”, its meaning is “the chosen one”, “the one loved by God”.

4. Valeria : of Latin origin and its meaning is “healthy and courageous”.

5. Paula: name also of Latin origin, which means “little” or “minor”. In Spanish it has variants, such as Paulina and Pabla.

6. Carla : of Germanic origin, its meaning is “powerful”, “the one who is strong”.

7. Carmen – A traditional name that keeps ringing. Of Hebrew origin, it means “Garden of God”. It is the most common female name in Spain.

8. Sofia : of Greek origin and its meaning is “wisdom” or “she who possesses wisdom”.

9. Alma : of Latin origin, it means “Kind”, “Gentle”, “All spirituality”. Pasión Vega or Alejandro Sanz chose this name for their girls.

10. Jimena: medieval variant of Simeona, which is of Hebrew origin and means “the one who listens”

Lucía, the most popular name in Extremadura and the favorite in all of Spain for years

Unlike what happens with the most popular boy’s names in Extremadura, girl’s names hardly have variations with respect to the national trend. Thus, we see that Lucía , the name most often given to girls from Extremadura, is also the most chosen at the national level, following the same trend for several years.

The only notable difference is found in the name of Jimena , which although it occupies the top 10 of the most popular in Extremadura, in the INE registry at the national level it occupies position 24.

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