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.
Thus, we continue with our list of the most popular baby names according to the autonomous community; This time, we talk about the most popular names in the Balearic Islands for boys and girls, also detailing their meaning.
Most popular boy names in the Balearic Islands
The names for boys most chosen by parents for their offspring in the Balearic Islands are:
1. Marc: is the Catalan form of Marcos, which comes from the Latin Marcus and means “consecrated to Mars”, the Roman God of war.
2. Leo: Leo ‘s name comes from “león”, the name of Latin origin whose meaning is lion. This name symbolizes the fierceness of the animal , power and justice.
3. Hugo: means ” the one who is intelligent and brilliant “. Also, it translates as “he who has a great spirit.” It is also a mythological name; It was the name of one of the ravens of the god Odin, who kept him informed of everything that was happening on Earth.
4. Pau: Pau is a name of Catalan origin, and means “small”, “humble”.
5. Lucas: is a masculine name of Greek origin, and means “he who illuminates, shines, shines”.
6. Martí: its origin is Latin; it comes from “martius” and means “consecrated to Mars” . Mars was the god of war according to Greco-Roman mythology and this name is closely related to this Greek god.
7. Liam: his origin in Anglo-Saxon. This is the Irish version of William. It means “firm protection”.
8. Lluc: it is a boy’s name of Catalan origin that comes from Latin. Some experts believe that it comes from the Latin word “locus”, which means “place, village” . But other experts believe that it comes from the name Lucius, which in turn derives from the word “lux, lucis”, which means “light, clarity”.
9. Martin: It comes from the Latin name “Martinus”, which is a derivative of Mars, which translates as “Warrior” .
10. Joan: literally means ” God is merciful “, although it is sometimes also translated as ” God is with me “.
Joan (Juan) and Pau (Pablo): popular in the Balearic Islands and Spain
How we like to translate into Catalan and Spanish! In this case it happens with two names: Juan and Pablo.
Juan is the sixth most frequent name in Spain for boys, and one of the most popular in newborn babies in the Balearic Islands, according to the 2021 INE study.
Also popular is Pablo, who occupies the 19th position among the most frequent names in Spain, which in Catalan translates as Pau, a very popular name for newborn babies in the Balearic Islands.
Most popular girl names in the Balearic Islands
In the case of girls, the names most chosen by parents for their babies in the Balearic Islands are:
1. Martina: of Latin origin, it comes from “mars”, which means “consecrated to Mars, god of war”.
2. Emma: comes from the original term “ermin” , and means “strong woman”, “great”, “great” , “powerful”, “strong”, “immense”.
3. Lucia: of Latin origin, it comes from the term “lux”, which means “light. It is very right with Catholicism , since there are two characters called Lucia: “Saint Lucia martyr” and “Sister Lucia dos Santos”. In addition, Saint Lucia is the patron saint of the blind .
4. Laia: diminutive of Eulalia, which comes from “eu-lalos” and means ” well-spoken “, ” eloquent “.
5. Júlia: name of Latin origin, comes from “julus or iulus”, and means ” of soft hair , full of youth”. However, for some philologists its provenance is other and they point to the archaic form Iovilios, which means “consecrated to Jupiter”.
6. Carla: its origin is German and its meaning is “brave and strong” or “the one who is strong”.
7. Mary: her origin is Hebrew and religious, and we find her in the Bible, as the mother of Jesus. It means ” the chosen one of God “. Other meanings that can be given to the name Mary are “the mother of God” or “the beloved of the Lord”.
8. Sofia: This feminine name comes from the Greek (Σoφíα), and means “the one who has wisdom”.
9. Mine: its origin is Hebrew ; sometimes we find it with a tilde and others without it. Little do they know, but it is the diminutive of María, Amelia, Emilia or Amalia. It means “the chosen one” or “the one loved by God”.
10. Paula: its origin is Latin, and comes from “paulus”, which means “small, weak”.
María and Lucía: classic, beautiful and popular
In the Balearic Islands there are those who are very classic, choosing a name as traditional and beautiful as María. María occupies the second place of the most frequent names in Spain, and the fourth in the most popular for newborns in the Balearic Islands.
On the other hand, Lucía is one of the most popular names of newborn babies according to the INE study in 2021 in the Balearic Islands; in turn, Lucía occupies the 15th position in the ranking of the most frequent names in all of Spain.
Thus, according to the latest data from the National Institute of Statistics, Lucía and María are two of the girls’ names most chosen by parents for their daughters in the Balearic Islands .
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