What names are similar to Esmeralda?
If you like Esmeralda, consider Rosalinda, Adelaida and Eduarda. Like Esmeralda, their spellings end in -da.
The same sound
Four syllables, ending the same way as Esmeralda.
Rosalinda Spanish · traditionally pretty rose; Germanic root gentle horse or shield
Adelaida Spanish · variant of Adelaide, "noble kind"
Eduarda Portuguese · Portuguese feminine form of Eduardo, built from Old English ead, meaning wealth or fortune, and weard, meaning guard
Chimamanda Igbo · my God will not fail (a modern name the novelist Adichie coined for herself)
The same roots
Also Spanish names, from the tradition Esmeralda comes from.
Hortencia Spanish · The Spanish form of Hortensia, from the Roman family name Hortensius, related to Latin hortus, garden.
Julieta Spanish · form of Juliet, from Julius
Katalina Spanish · variant of Catalina/Katherine, traditionally translated as 'pure'
Esperanza Spanish · hope
The same feel
Also classic and literary names.
Olivia Latin · exact meaning not established by the sources behind this page; documented in Latinized English records by the late 13th century, before Shakespeare
Evangeline Greek · "bearer of good news"
Virginia Latin · maidenly, virginal; famously borne by Virginia Woolf, modernist novelist and essayist
Evelina Germanic · variant of Evelyn, from the Norman name Aveline
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Esmeralda, on a similar curve.
Valencia Spanish · Spanish place name, from Latin 'valentia', meaning 'strength, courage'
Maricela Spanish · Spanish coinage, likely a blend of María and Celia
Azucena Spanish · Spanish word for 'lily', ultimately from Arabic
Iliana Spanish · used as a variant of Liliana, 'lily flower'
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