Galician Name Generator
Galego full names with one or two surnames
Generate Galician full names in normative Galician spelling, such as Brais Galego, Uxía Méndez, Roi Outeiro, Antía González Vilas and Xoán Carlos Souto. The list holds 500 names from north-west Spain, some with one surname and some with the two that every Galician carries on paper.
About Galician names
Galicia is the north-west corner of Spain, and its own language, Galician or galego, is a Romance language that grew from the same medieval root as Portuguese. Galician spelling is easy to spot by the letter x, which sounds like English sh. Xoán, Xosé and Xurxo are the Galician forms of Juan, José and Jorge. Other forms travel further from Castilian: Brais is Blas, Bieito is Benito, Iago is a form of James, Sabela is Isabel, Tareixa is Teresa, Icía is Cecilia and Olalla is Eulalia.
For much of the twentieth century the civil register took Castilian forms only, so a man who was Xoán at home was Juan on paper. Galician forms have been accepted since the late 1970s, and Brais, Iago, Antía and Uxía are now everyday names for children. Breogán is a special case. He is a legendary founder named in the Galician anthem, so it is a modern given name with a legend behind it.
Many surnames come straight from the landscape. Carballo is an oak, Nogueira a walnut tree, Loureiro a laurel, Piñeiro a pine, Souto a grove and Outeiro a hillock, while Seoane is a worn-down San Xoán. Beside them stand patronymics such as Vázquez, Núñez and Méndez. As in the rest of Spain, each person has two surnames, one from each parent.
How to choose Galician names
- Decide whether you need one surname or two. In daily life most people go by a given name and the first surname, as in Iago Freixo, while official papers show both, as in Iago Torres Costas.
- Keep the accents and the ñ. Xoán, Uxía, Piñeiro and Vázquez lose their stress or their sound when the marks are dropped.
- Say x like English sh. Xurxo comes out close to SHOOR-shoo and Uxía close to oo-SHEE-ah.
- A compound such as Xosé Manuel, Miguel Anxo or María do Carme is one given name, so keep its parts together.
- For an older character, the short forms fit well: Moncho for Ramón, Suso for Xesús, Maruxa for María and Carmiña for Carme.
Frequently asked questions
What are typical Galician surnames?
By numbers the leaders are patronymics that Galicia shares with the rest of Spain, such as Rodríguez, Fernández, González, López and Vázquez. The ones that sound most Galician name trees, fields and places: Carballo, Nogueira, Piñeiro, Souto, Seoane, Varela, Mosquera. In the list you will find them in entries like Ánxela Carballo, Ramiro Nogueira, Alberte Souto and Fernán Seoane.
Why do some entries have two surnames?
Everyone in Spain is registered with two surnames, the first surname of each parent. Traditionally the father's came first, and parents may now choose the order. Close to a third of the list shows the full official form, as in Breogán Arias Pereira or Aldara Insua Lagoa, and the rest show the everyday form with one surname.
Is Galician the same as Spanish or Portuguese?
It is a language of its own, official in Galicia alongside Spanish. In the Middle Ages Galician and Portuguese were one language, which is why Nogueira, Pereira and Oliveira are surnames on both sides of the border. Given names are spelled differently, though: Galician writes Xoán where Portuguese writes João and Spanish writes Juan.
Can I use these names for a baby or a character?
Yes to both. Every given name here is a Galician form in real use and every surname is one that Galician families carry, so the pairs suit novels, games and family research. For a baby, check the pronunciation with a Galician speaker first, since x and the accents do not behave as they do in English.
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All 500 Galician names
A: 49 names
- Ádega Castiñeiras
- Ádega Espiñeira Aneiros
- Ádega Portela
- Adela Carballal
- Adela Fontes
- Adela Guerra
- Agostiño García
- Agostiño Moscoso
- Alberte Souto
- Aldara Arias
- Aldara Domínguez Meilán
- Aldara Insua Lagoa
- Alexandre Varela
- Alicia Espiño
- Alicia Mato
- Aloia Martínez
- Aloia Moreira
- Álvaro Novo Baamonde
- Álvaro Quinteiro Balseiro
- Álvaro Somoza
- Amaro Vázquez
- Amelia Fidalgo
- Amelia Garrido Codesido
- Ana Belén Fonte
A, continued
- Ana Belén Quiroga
- Ana Isabel Patiño
- Ana Isabel Ribadeneira
- Ana Isabel Rúa
- Ana Luísa Mouriño
- Ana Luísa Pumar
- Ana María Losada
- Ana María Monte
- Ana Soneira Pena
- André Castiñeira
- Anselmo Dopico Maceiras
- Antía González Vilas
- Antía Ledo Santomé
- Antía Seixo
- Antón Iglesias
- Antón Méndez Pedreira
- Antón Vieira Ferro
- Ánxela Cao Agrelo
- Ánxela Carballo
- Ánxela Cid
- Ánxela Folgueira Carneiro
- Ánxela Quiroga
- Anxo Maceira
- Anxo Ramos Mosteiro
- Anxo Suárez Cabaleiro
B: 25 names
- Bartolomeu Maceira Rego
- Bartolomeu Méndez
- Beatriz Gil
- Beatriz Gómez Val
- Beatriz Santiso
- Benxamín Barreiro
- Bernal Soutelo
- Bernardo Deza
- Bernardo González
- Bieito Gómez
- Brais Cerdeira
- Brais Galego
- Brais Rocha Cordeiro
- Branca Agrelo
- Branca Crespo Campos
- Branca Darriba
- Branca Figueiroa Calviño
- Branca Lorenzo
- Breixo Ferreiro Casal
- Breixo Lago
- Breixo Vila
- Breixo Xunqueira
- Breogán Arias Pereira
- Breogán Carballeira
- Breogán Regueiro
C: 37 names
- Caetano Carballal Nogueiras
- Caetano Míguez
- Caetano Romero Fontán
- Camilo Calvo
- Camilo Otero
- Candela Ferrín
- Candela Méndez
- Candela Mosquera
- Candela Saavedra Araújo
- Carlos Crespo
- Carlos Manuel Barreiros
- Carlos Ribeiro
- Carme Pose
- Carme Vieito Doval
- Carmela Castiñeiras
- Carmela González
- Carmela Río Valadares
- Carmiña Currás
- Carmiña Vaamonde
- Carolina Ledo Pernas
- Catarina González
- Catarina Suárez
- Celsa Domínguez
- Celsa Rilo Soutullo
- Celso Pérez
- Cibrán Ameneiro
- Clara Currás Mosquera
- Clara Lamas
- Clara Romero Veloso
- Comba Ribadeneira
- Constanza Verea
- Cosme Montenegro
- Cristina Moure
- Cristina Santiso Montenegro
- Cristina Suárez
- Cristovo Fragoso
- Cristovo Oliveira
D: 13 names
- Daniel Leal
- Daniela Rodríguez
- Delfina Fontenla Muíños
- Delfina Gil
- Denís Diéguez Viqueira
- Denís Troncoso Neira
- Diego Díaz
- Divina Campos
- Divina Vázquez
- Domingos Osorio
- Dores Blanco
- Dorinda Piñeiro
- Duarte Gago Figueira
E: 20 names
- Eladio Rei Valverde
- Elías Fernández
- Elisa Estévez Ogando
- Elisa Ortigueira Docampo
- Eloi Guerra Fontes
- Eloi Somoza Touriño
- Elvira Baña Fandiño
- Elvira Silva
- Emilio Pereira
- Emilio Vázquez
- Ermitas Blanco Raposo
- Estevo Cancela
- Estevo Fariña Magariños
- Estrela Conde
- Estrela Quiroga
- Euloxio Alonso
- Euloxio Maceda
- Euloxio Quiroga
- Euxenia Santos
- Eva Romero
F: 19 names
- Felisa Dacosta
- Felisa Lorenzo Gándara
- Felisa Vidal
- Fernán Seoane
- Fernando Carballo
- Fidel Mato Pazos
- Fidel Rouco
- Filipe Iglesias Rouco
- Filipe Maceiras
- Filomena Ledo
- Fiz Insua
- Florinda Vidal Vilariño
- Francisco Freixeiro
- Francisco Xavier Carballeira
- Francisco Xavier Sampaio
- Franqueira Cortizo
- Franqueira Fernández
- Froilán Leal Riobó
- Froilán Vaamonde
G: 6 names
- Gaspar Cachafeiro Gaioso
- Gonzalo Pérez Maceda
- Guillerme López
- Gumersindo Martínez
- Gumersindo Santos Viñas
- Gumersindo Trigo Ferreira
H: 11 names
- Hadrián Ares
- Hadrián Domínguez Filgueira
- Hadrián Lemos
- Hadrián Outeiro Sobral
- Hadrián Viñas
- Heitor Bouzas
- Helena Pérez Freire
- Helena Sobral
- Henrique Conde
- Herminia Míguez
- Herminia Taboada
I: 20 names
- Iago Domínguez
- Iago Freixo
- Iago Ponte Parga
- Iago Torres Costas
- Icía Formoso
- Icía Parada
- Icía Sánchez Aldao
- Icía Torres
- Ignacio Vázquez
- Ildefonso Baamonde
- Ildefonso Ortigueira
- Ildefonso Varela Teixeira
- Ilduara Piñeiro
- Ilduara Ribadeneira
- Iria Becerra
- Iria Figueiroa
- Iria Pereiro
- Iria Vázquez Penedo
- Isabel Diéguez
- Isidro Gómez
L: 27 names
- Laura Rodríguez Pita
- Laurinda Carballo
- Leandro Calvo Pazo
- Leandro Formoso Darriba
- Leandro Valadares
- Ledicia Arias Veiga
- Ledicia Gándara
- Ledicia Loureiro
- Ledicia Montenegro
- Leonor Ríos Leira
- Leonor Troncoso
- Lidia Filgueira
- Lidia Suárez Lema
- Lino Durán Loureiro
- Lino González
- Lois Calviño
- Lois Fernández Lestón
- Lois González
- Lúa García
- Lúa Puga
- Lúa Seixas Portas
- Lucía Crespo
- Luís Anxo Mourelle
- Luís Miguel Salgueiro
- Luís Míguez
- Luísa Moscoso Eiras
- Luz Rei
M: 57 names
- Madalena Cid Deza
- Manuel Antonio Tenreiro
- Manuela Bermúdez
- Manuela Espiño Pintos
- Manuela Xesteira
- Marcela Senra
- Marcial Louzao Moreiras
- Marcos Bermúdez
- Marcos López Puga
- Marcos Noguerol
- Margarida Rodríguez Pedreira
- María das Dores Dacosta
- María das Dores Pombo
- María do Carme Abal
- María do Carme Vila
- María do Mar Filgueiras
- María do Mar Valiño
- María do Pilar Lago
- María do Pilar Tato
- María Luísa Abeledo
- María Luísa Fragoso
- María Luísa Núñez
- María Teresa Mera
- María Teresa Moreira
- María Xesús Cortizo
- María Xesús Silveira
- María Xosé Couto
- María Xosé Vilar
M, continued
- Mariana Pardo
- Mariña Camba
- Mariña Landeira
- Mariña Teixeiro
- Mario Lorenzo
- Marta Ledo Rial
- Marta Ribeiro Fidalgo
- Martín Fernández
- Martín Lorenzo Teixeiro
- Martina Iglesias
- Martiña Soutullo
- Martiño Temes
- Maruxa Valcárcel
- Mauro Castro Nogueira
- Maximino Parga
- Miguel Anxo Carballo
- Miguel Feijóo Andrade
- Mingos López
- Mingos Torrado
- Minia Durán Regueira
- Minia Oliveira Soutelo
- Minia Pérez
- Modesto Abeledo
- Modesto Gómez
- Modesto Quintas
- Moncho Álvarez Portela
- Moncho Fontenla
- Mónica Álvarez Abuín
- Mónica Gaioso
N: 14 names
- Navia Eiras
- Navia Eiroa
- Navia Ramos
- Nemesio Xunqueira Pose
- Neves Blanco
- Neves Fraga
- Noa Díaz
- Noa Gil Caamaño
- Noa Paz Graña
- Noela Ares
- Noelia Gago
- Noelia Pardo Couso
- Nuno Campo Seara
- Nuno Domínguez
O: 5 names
- Olaia Gago Fontán
- Olaia Rodríguez
- Olalla Sánchez Prado
- Óscar Regueiro Eiroa
- Óscar Salgado
P: 12 names
- Paio Cao Meira
- Paula Louzao
- Paulo Gil Reboredo
- Paulo Mariño
- Paulo Pardo
- Paulo Ríos
- Pedro Ferrín Moure
- Pedro Manuel Dapena
- Pedro Manuel Silva
- Pedro Requeixo
- Pilar Saavedra
- Primitivo Piñeiro
R: 35 names
- Rafael Núñez Carballido
- Rafael Soutomaior
- Raimundo Martínez
- Ramiro Nogueira
- Ramón Feijóo
- Raquel Castiñeira Agra
- Raquel Souto
- Raúl Lagos Pereiro
- Rebeca Monteiro Penas
- Rebeca Padín
- Rexina Calvo
- Rexina Reigosa Sanmartín
- Ricardo Armesto
- Ricardo Novo
- Rita Estévez
- Rodrigo Cid Castiñeiras
- Rodrigo Estévez
- Rodrigo Figueira
- Roi Agra
- Roi Campo
- Roi Outeiro
- Roque Viqueira
- Rosa Ana Bugallo
- Rosa Ana Martínez
- Rosa Antelo Vilaverde
- Rosa María Sanxurxo
- Rosa María Seoane
- Rosalía Diéguez
- Rosalía Liñares
- Rosalía Mosquera
- Rosalía Santos Pontes
- Rosario Alonso
- Rosario Estévez Vizoso
- Roxelio Galego Ribeira
- Rui Loureiro
S: 27 names
- Sabela Leal
- Sabela Seara
- Saleta Bermúdez Chao
- Saleta Filgueiras
- Saleta Novo
- Saleta Pumar
- Salvador Taboada
- Samuel Agrelo
- Samuel Garrido Tomé
- Sancho Gil Ribas
- Sebastián Pérez
- Senén Nogueiras
- Senén Vilaboa Armesto
- Serxio Couceiro Lamas
- Silvestre Alonso Carreira
- Silvestre Andrade
- Silvestre Ferro
- Silvestre Noguerol Bouza
- Silvia Quintela
- Silvia Salgueiro
- Sofía Fandiño
- Susana Freixeiro Xesteira
- Susana Iglesias Santomé
- Susana Mourelle
- Suso Fonte
- Suso Núñez
- Suso Salgado Barros
T: 9 names
- Tareixa Miranda
- Tareixa Núñez
- Tareixa Silveira
- Tegra Temes
- Teresa Montes Castelo
- Toño Vázquez Becerra
- Tristán Daviña Landeira
- Tristán González Naveira
- Tristán Guerra
U: 9 names
- Uxía Brea
- Uxía Camba Maneiro
- Uxía Mato Espasandín
- Uxía Méndez
- Uxía Núñez
- Uxío Espiñeira
- Uxío Ferreiro
- Uxío Lama Pousa
- Uxío Martínez Taboada
V: 15 names
- Valentín Freire
- Valentín Iglesias
- Verónica Devesa
- Vicente Álvarez
- Vicente Ogando
- Vicente Rubio Cancela
- Vidal Míguez Mallo
- Vidal Pazos
- Vítor Manuel Amoedo
- Vítor Manuel Sande
- Vitoria Álvarez
- Vitoria Folgueira
- Vitoria Moscoso
- Vitoria Torres Pedrosa
- Vitoria Vilas
X: 85 names
- Xabier Ares Ameneiro
- Xabier Caamaño
- Xabier Requeixo
- Xacinta Cao
- Xacinta Méndez Reboredo
- Xacinta Torrado Valcárcel
- Xacinto Álvarez
- Xacinto Carballido
- Xacinto Conde Miranda
- Xacobe Carneiro
- Xacobe Senra Soutomaior
- Xaquín Barros
- Xaquín Codesido
- Xaquín Losada
- Xavier Mosquera
- Xela Garrido
- Xela Vieites Vaamonde
- Xema Lameiro Mariño
- Xema Ulloa
- Xenaro Fernández
- Xenaro Magariños
- Xenerosa Barbeito Figueiras
- Xenerosa López
- Xenerosa Nogueira
- Xenoveva Barcia Devesa
- Xenoveva Galego
- Xenoveva García Barreiro
- Xerardo Casanova
X, continued
- Xerardo Gómez
- Xerardo Otero Osorio
- Xermán Pérez
- Xesús Aldao
- Xesús Manuel Pampín
- Xesús Manuel Verea
- Xesús Martínez
- Xesús Seixo Abelleira
- Xián Blanco Quintela
- Xián Horta
- Xiana Barral Costa
- Xiana Gaioso
- Xiana Lestón
- Xiana Rubio Porto
- Xil Brea Horta
- Xisela Rubio
- Xoán Antonio Lemos
- Xoán Carlos Requeixo
- Xoán Carlos Souto
- Xoán García
- Xoán Luís Freixo
- Xoán Manuel Añón
- Xoán Manuel Cerdeira
- Xoán Prado
- Xoán Ramón Vilanova
- Xoán Vicente
- Xoana Laxe
- Xoana Nogueira
X, continued
- Xoana Nóvoa Vigo
- Xoana Rei Pontes
- Xoel Fariña
- Xoel Figueiras
- Xoel Montes
- Xoel Quintáns Ulloa
- Xosé Antonio Piñeiro
- Xosé Anxo Beiro
- Xosé Anxo Parada
- Xosé Carlos Cabanas
- Xosé Luís Tato
- Xosé Manuel Bouzas
- Xosé Manuel Laxe
- Xosé María Vilela
- Xosé Miguel Liñares
- Xosé Míguez
- Xosé Ramón Quintas
- Xosefa Abelleira
- Xulia Bugallo
- Xulia López Padín
- Xulia Mallo
- Xulia Taboada
- Xulio Álvarez
- Xulio Trigo
- Xulio Ulloa
- Xurxo Casanova Fraga
- Xurxo Ramos
- Xurxo Rodríguez
- Xusto Blanco