Names like Carlos
Carlos is a two-syllable Spanish name that ends in -os. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Carlos.
Santos Spanish · Spanish/Portuguese for 'saints', from Latin sanctus
Marcos Latin · Spanish form of Marcus/Mark, traditionally linked to Mars
Stavros Greek · cross
Boutros Arabic · Arabic Christian form of Peter ("rock"); common among Arab Christian families
The same roots
Also Spanish names, from the tradition Carlos comes from.
Luis Spanish · "famous in battle," by tradition, as the Spanish form of Louis, from the Germanic Hludwig; polished by a long line of French kings and made an everyday standard across Spain and Latin America. Softly said, royally backed
Cesar Spanish · form of Caesar, a Roman family name
Cristian Spanish · Romanian form of Christian, and a Spanish, Italian and Portuguese variant
Andres Spanish · manly, brave (honoring revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio)
The same feel
Also classic and international names.
Lukas Greek · German form of Luke, traditionally "man from Lucania"
Jorge Spanish · farmer, earth-worker; famously borne by Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer of labyrinthine short fiction
Davi Portuguese · "beloved," the Brazilian Portuguese form of David, from the Hebrew Dawid; the shepherd-king's name in the spelling Brazil made its own, one of the country's most given boy names of the 2010s and 2020s
Juancarlos Spanish · combination of Juan ("Yahweh is gracious", see John) and Carlos (from Germanic karl, "man")
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Carlos, on a similar curve.
Miguel Spanish · who is like God
Montez Spanish · A Spanish surname from monte, mountain, plus -ez, son of, adopted as a modern given name.
Javier Spanish · new house, bright
Fermin Spanish · from the Latin Firminus, 'firm'; honors Saint Fermin, co-patron of Navarre, celebrated in Pamplona
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