Spanish Horse Name Generator

Horse names in Spanish, each with its meaning

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Generate horse names in Spanish with the meaning beside each one: Relámpago (lightning), Tormenta (storm), Canela (cinnamon), Azabache (jet black), stud style names like Lebrijano IV, and charro and gaucho words such as Cuaco and Pingo.

About Spanish horse names

Every one of the 1,000 names here is Spanish and carries its meaning in English in parentheses, so you can choose by sense as well as by sound: Relámpago (lightning), Brisa (breeze), Azabache (jet black). Spanish speakers often call a horse by its coat, and the coat words are here as names: Alazán for a chestnut, Castaño for a bay, Tordo for a gray, Bayo for a dun.

Gender matters in Spanish. Most adjectives end in o for a stallion or gelding and in a for a mare, so the list has Hermoso and Hermosa, Alazán and Alazana, Rucio and Rucia. Words such as Valiente, Noble and Veloz suit either. Entries with a Roman numeral follow the style of Andalusian stud farms, where a horse often carries a single word and a numeral separates animals that share it: Lebrijano IV, Cartujano XX.

The list is not Spain only. Mexican charro and ranch words (Cuaco, Reata, Mesteño) and the gaucho and llanero vocabulary of South America (Pingo, Flete, Gateado) are labelled by region. A small share are horses of legend, literature, history and song, such as Babieca, Rocinante and Siete Leguas, each labelled so you know whose name you are borrowing. Diminutives like Lucerito and Potrillo suit foals and favorites.

How to choose Spanish horse names

  • Match the ending to the horse. Forms in o such as Hermoso, Blanco and Dorado are for a stallion or gelding, and forms in a such as Hermosa, Blanca and Dorada are for a mare.
  • Keep the accent marks and the ñ when you write the name. Relámpago, Huracán and Alazán are stressed on the marked vowel, and Clavileño without its ñ is a different sound.
  • Let the coat choose. Azabache is jet black, Tordo is gray, Bayo is dun, Lucero is a white star on the forehead and Cuatralbo is a horse with four white feet.
  • Say the name across a field before you settle. Two or three syllables carry best, as in Brisa, Trueno, Fuego and Canela, while Rosa de los Vientos or Corazón de León makes a show name that wants a short barn name.
  • If the horse will be registered, read your stud book's naming rules first. The Roman numerals here only copy a style, so ask the registry which names and numerals it accepts.

Frequently asked questions

What are good Spanish names for a horse?

Short, strong words work best: Relámpago (lightning), Tormenta (storm), Canela (cinnamon), Lucero (bright star), Centella (spark) and Valiente (brave). For something longer, try Viento del Sur (south wind), Rayo de Luna (moonbeam) or Corazón de León (lionheart).

How do I choose a Spanish name for a mare or a stallion?

Look at the ending. Most adjectives end in o for a male and in a for a female, so a stallion is Hermoso and a mare is Hermosa. Feminine nouns such as Reina, Duquesa, Tormenta and Brisa are natural mare names, while Rey, Duque, Trueno and Relámpago are masculine. Valiente and Noble fit either.

What does the Roman numeral in a name like Lebrijano IV mean?

It copies the style of Spanish stud farms, where a horse often has a one word name and a numeral tells apart animals that share it. On this list the numeral is style only. We did not look these names up in any stud book, so a real horse may carry the same name and numeral.

Which names are Mexican or Latin American?

Entries labelled Mexico, River Plate, Argentina, Chile, Peru or Venezuela are regional words. Cuaco is Mexican slang for a horse, Grullo is the Mexican word for a mouse gray dun, Pingo and Flete are words for a horse in Argentina and Uruguay, and Chalán is a rider and trainer of Paso horses in Peru. Words with no label are understood wherever Spanish is spoken.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 86 names

  • Abanderado III (standard bearer)
  • Acero (steel)
  • Adalid (leader, champion)
  • Adelante (forward)
  • Adelita (woman soldier of the Mexican Revolution)
  • Adivino (soothsayer)
  • Afortunado II (lucky)
  • Agua Clara (clear water)
  • Aguacero (downpour)
  • Aguaje (watering hole, Mexico)
  • Águila (eagle)
  • Aguilucho (eaglet)
  • Airecito (soft little breeze)
  • Airoso (elegant in movement)

A, continued

  • Alameda (poplar grove)
  • Álamo (poplar)
  • Alazán (chestnut)
  • Alazán Tostado (dark liver chestnut)
  • Alazana (chestnut mare)
  • Alba (dawn)
  • Alborada (dawn song)
  • Aldebarán (Aldebaran, the eye of Taurus)
  • Alegre (cheerful)
  • Alegrías (bright flamenco style of Cádiz)
  • Alfana (big, strong, spirited horse, old word)
  • Alférez X (ensign)
  • Alforja (saddlebag)
  • Alhaja (gem, treasure)

A, continued

  • Alhambra (the red palace of Granada)
  • Alma Libre (free soul)
  • Almendro (almond tree)
  • Almirante (admiral)
  • Alondra (lark)
  • Alta Escuela (high school dressage)
  • Altair (the star Altair)
  • Alteza (highness)
  • Altivo (proud, haughty)
  • Alto Vuelo (high flight)
  • Amanecer (daybreak)
  • Amansador (horse tamer)
  • Amatista (amethyst)
  • Amazona (horsewoman, Amazon)
  • Ámbar (amber)

A, continued

  • Ándale (come on, Mexico)
  • Andalucía (Andalusia)
  • Andaluz (Andalusian)
  • Andaluza (Andalusian, feminine)
  • Andarín (keen walker)
  • Andrómeda (Andromeda)
  • Angelito (little angel)
  • Ánimo (take heart)
  • Animoso (spirited, willing)
  • Antares (the red star Antares)
  • Aplomo (composure)
  • Apolo (Apollo)
  • Aquiles (Achilles)
  • Aquilón (north wind, poetic)

A, continued

  • Aragonés IV (from Aragon)
  • Araguaney (national tree of Venezuela)
  • Arboleda (grove)
  • Ardiente (burning, ardent)
  • Arete (earring, Mexico's Olympic gold jumper of 1948)
  • Arión (the swift divine horse of Greek myth)
  • Arisco (standoffish)
  • Armonía (harmony)
  • Arpa (harp)
  • Arre (giddy up)
  • Arrebato (outburst, rapture)
  • Arrebol (red glow of the clouds)
  • Arriero XII (muleteer)
  • Arroyo (stream)

A, continued

  • Arturo (Arcturus, also the name Arthur)
  • As de Oros (ace of coins, a horse of Emiliano Zapata)
  • Ascua (glowing coal)
  • Astro (heavenly body)
  • Astuto (cunning)
  • Atardecer (dusk)
  • Atigrado (brindled, tiger striped)
  • Audaz (bold)
  • Aurora (dawn light)
  • Avena (oats)
  • Aventurero (adventurer)
  • Azabache (jet black)
  • Azahar (orange blossom)
  • Azor (goshawk)
  • Azulejo (bluish gray)

B: 53 names

  • Babieca (El Cid's horse)
  • Bagual (wild horse of the pampas)
  • Bailaor (flamenco dancer)
  • Bailarina (ballerina)
  • Bajío (lowland, also a region of central Mexico)
  • Balada (ballad)
  • Balio (Balius, immortal horse of Achilles)
  • Bandolero (bandit, highwayman of the sierras)
  • Baqueano (pathfinder, South America)
  • Barón (baron)
  • Barranca (ravine)
  • Bayardo (Bayard, the magic horse of the old romances)
  • Bayo (dun)

B, continued

  • Bayo Lobo (wolf dun, a Mexican coat name)
  • Bella (beautiful one)
  • Bermejo (reddish)
  • Berrendo (pronghorn, Mexico)
  • Bien Plantado (well set up, handsome)
  • Bienvenido VII (welcome)
  • Blanca (white mare)
  • Blanco (white)
  • Bocado (bit)
  • Bodeguero VII (winery keeper)
  • Boleadoras (the gaucho's throwing balls)
  • Bolero (Spanish dance, also a slow love song)
  • Bólido (fireball meteor, racing car)

B, continued

  • Bonachón (good natured soul)
  • Bonita (pretty)
  • Bóreas (north wind of Greek myth)
  • Borrasca (squall)
  • Bragado (pale between the hind legs)
  • Brasa (ember)
  • Bravo (fierce, spirited)
  • Bravura (bravery)
  • Brezo (heather)
  • Bribón (scoundrel, said fondly)
  • Brida (bridle)
  • Brillo (shine)
  • Brío (spirit, dash)

B, continued

  • Brioso (full of spirit)
  • Brisa (breeze)
  • Bronce (bronze)
  • Bronco (rough, untamed)
  • Brujo (sorcerer)
  • Bruma (sea mist)
  • Bucanero (buccaneer)
  • Bucéfalo (Alexander the Great's horse)
  • Buen Camino (good road, the pilgrims' greeting)
  • Buen Mozo (handsome lad)
  • Buena Estrella (lucky star)
  • Buena Suerte (good luck)
  • Bulería (fast, festive flamenco style)
  • Bullanguero (merrymaker)

C: 159 names

  • Cabalgata (mounted parade)
  • Caballada (herd of horses)
  • Caballerango (stable hand, Mexico)
  • Caballeriza (stable)
  • Caballero (knight, gentleman)
  • Caballista II (skilled horseman)
  • Caballito (little horse)
  • Caballo Blanco (white horse, after the Mexican song)
  • Caballo de Troya (Trojan horse)
  • Caballo Viejo (old horse, after the Venezuelan song)
  • Cabestro (halter rope)
  • Cabriola (capriole)
  • Cadencia (cadence)
  • Cadete (cadet)

C, continued

  • Cala (the reining test that opens a charreada)
  • Calesa (light open carriage)
  • Califa (caliph)
  • Calzado (white stockings)
  • Caminante (wayfarer)
  • Camino Real (royal road)
  • Campanero II (bell ringer)
  • Campeón (champion)
  • Campeona (champion, feminine)
  • Campero V (of the open country)
  • Campiña (open farmland)
  • Campo Abierto (open country)
  • Cañada (gully)
  • Cañada Real (royal drove road)

C, continued

  • Candela (flame, candle)
  • Canela (cinnamon)
  • Canelita (little cinnamon)
  • Canelo (cinnamon brown)
  • Cañón (canyon)
  • Cantaor (flamenco singer)
  • Cante (flamenco singing)
  • Cantuta (flower of the Andes)
  • Capitán (captain)
  • Capitana (flagship, lady captain)
  • Caporal (ranch foreman)
  • Capricho (caprice, whim)
  • Caprichoso (capricious)
  • Cárdeno (blue gray)
  • Careto (white faced)

C, continued

  • Caricia (caress)
  • Cariñito (little darling)
  • Cariñoso (affectionate)
  • Carrera (race)
  • Carretero VI (carter)
  • Cartuja (charterhouse behind the Carthusian horse line)
  • Cartujano XX (Carthusian, after the monastery line)
  • Cascada (waterfall)
  • Castaño (bay)
  • Castañuela (castanet)
  • Castellano X (Castilian)
  • Castilla (Castile)
  • Cástor (Castor, one of the twins)
  • Catrina (elegant lady, Mexico)

C, continued

  • Cazadora (huntress)
  • Cebrado (zebra striped legs)
  • Cebruno (mouse dun, Argentina)
  • Céfiro (zephyr)
  • Ceiba (kapok tree)
  • Ceibo (coral tree, flower of Argentina and Uruguay)
  • Celaje (tinted clouds at sunrise)
  • Cénit (zenith)
  • Cenizo (ash gray)
  • Centauro (centaur, the constellation Centaurus)
  • Centella (spark, flash of lightning)
  • Centinela (sentinel)
  • Centurión (centurion)
  • Cenzontle (mockingbird, from Nahuatl)
  • Cerrero (unbroken)

C, continued

  • Cervatillo (fawn)
  • Cervuno (deer colored)
  • César (Caesar)
  • Chacarera (Argentine folk dance)
  • Chagra (highland cowboy of Ecuador)
  • Chalán (rider and trainer of Paso horses, Peru)
  • Champán (champagne)
  • Chaparral (scrub oak thicket)
  • Chaparreras (chaps, Mexico)
  • Charango (small Andean lute)
  • Charra (Mexican horsewoman)
  • Charreada (Mexican rodeo)
  • Charro (Mexican horseman)
  • Chasqui (messenger of the Andes, from Quechua)

C, continued

  • Chiquitín (teeny one)
  • Chispa (spark)
  • Chispazo (shower of sparks)
  • Chubasco (heavy shower)
  • Chúcaro (untamed, South America)
  • Chulapa (Madrid girl in festival dress)
  • Ciclón (cyclone)
  • Cielito Lindo (pretty darling, after the Mexican song)
  • Cielo (sky)
  • Cielo Abierto (open sky)
  • Cielo Estrellado (starry sky)
  • Cierzo (cold north wind of Aragon)
  • Cima (peak)
  • Cimarrón (wild, gone feral)
  • Cincha (girth)

C, continued

  • Cisne (swan)
  • Clarín (bugle)
  • Claro de Luna (moonlight)
  • Clavel (carnation)
  • Clavelito (little carnation)
  • Clavileño (the wooden flying horse in Don Quixote)
  • Cobre (copper)
  • Cobrizo (coppery)
  • Cola de Seda (silk tail)
  • Colada (El Cid's other sword)
  • Coleadero (steer tailing event)
  • Coleo (steer tailing, sport of the Venezuelan plains)
  • Colorado (red, a red bay in Latin America)
  • Coloso (colossus)

C, continued

  • Comandante (commander)
  • Cometa (comet)
  • Comilón (big eater)
  • Compadre (godfather, close friend)
  • Compás (rhythm, beat)
  • Conde (count)
  • Condesa (countess)
  • Cóndor (condor, from Quechua)
  • Copihue (national flower of Chile)
  • Copla (folk verse)
  • Coraje (courage)
  • Corazón de León (lionheart)
  • Corazoncito (little heart)
  • Corcel (steed)
  • Córdoba (city of the royal stables)

C, continued

  • Cordobés IX (from Córdoba)
  • Cordobesa (woman of Córdoba)
  • Cordón (thin white stripe down the face)
  • Coronel (colonel)
  • Corral (corral)
  • Corralero (the Chilean rodeo horse)
  • Correcaminos (roadrunner)
  • Corredor (runner)
  • Corsario (privateer)
  • Cortijero IX (from the cortijo, an Andalusian farmstead)
  • Corveta (courbette)
  • Creciente (crescent, waxing moon)
  • Crepúsculo (twilight)
  • Crin (mane)

C, continued

  • Crin de Oro (golden mane)
  • Crines al Viento (mane in the wind)
  • Criollo (the tough native breed of South America)
  • Cristal (crystal)
  • Cruz del Sur (Southern Cross)
  • Cuaco (horse, Mexican slang)
  • Cuadra (stable)
  • Cuadrera (short match race, Argentina)
  • Cuatralbo (four white feet)
  • Cuatro Vientos (four winds)
  • Cueca (national dance of Chile)
  • Cuervo (raven)
  • Cumbia (Colombian dance)
  • Cumbre (summit)
  • Cuzco (the old Inca capital)

D: 30 names

  • Dama (lady)
  • Danzón (Cuban ballroom dance)
  • Dehesa (oak pasture of southwest Spain)
  • Denuedo (courage, old word)
  • Deseado VI (longed for)
  • Despacito (nice and slow)
  • Destello (flash, twinkle)
  • Diablillo (imp)
  • Diamante (diamond)
  • Dichoso XII (blessed, happy)
  • Diosa (goddess)
  • Doblón (doubloon)
  • Dócil (docile)
  • Doma (schooling, dressage)
  • Doma Vaquera (the stock horse riding of Spain)

D, continued

  • Domador (horse breaker)
  • Doñana (the great marsh park of Andalusia)
  • Doncella (maiden)
  • Dorada (golden mare)
  • Doradillo (golden red, River Plate)
  • Doradito (little golden one)
  • Dorado (golden)
  • Dosalbo (two white feet)
  • Ducado (ducat, duchy)
  • Duende (the spirit of flamenco, also an elf)
  • Duendecillo (little elf)
  • Dulcinea (Don Quixote's lady)
  • Duna (dune)
  • Duque (duke)
  • Duquesa (duchess)

E: 37 names

  • Ébano (ebony)
  • Ecijano II (from Écija)
  • Eclipse (eclipse)
  • El Dorado (the gilded one, the lost city of gold)
  • Elegido III (chosen one)
  • Embajador IX (ambassador)
  • Emir (emir)
  • Emisario V (emissary)
  • Emperador (emperor)
  • Emperatriz (empress)
  • Encina (holm oak)
  • Enganche (carriage turnout)

E, continued

  • Ensueño (daydream)
  • Eolo (Aeolus, keeper of the winds)
  • Ermitaño III (hermit)
  • Escaramuza (skirmish, also the women's riding team)
  • Escarcha (frost)
  • Escudero IV (squire)
  • Esmeralda (emerald)
  • Espada (sword)
  • Esperado IV (awaited)
  • Esperanza (hope)
  • Espiga (ear of wheat)
  • Espléndido II (splendid)

E, continued

  • Espliego (lavender)
  • Espuela (spur)
  • Espuma (foam)
  • Estampida (stampede)
  • Estancia (cattle ranch, Argentina and Uruguay)
  • Estela (trail of a comet or a ship)
  • Estrella (star)
  • Estrella Fugaz (shooting star)
  • Estrella Polar (North Star)
  • Estrellado (with a star on the forehead)
  • Estribo (stirrup)
  • Estruendo (thunderous roar)
  • Extremeño XII (from Extremadura)

F: 34 names

  • Fandango (lively Spanish dance)
  • Fantasía (fantasy)
  • Faraón (pharaoh)
  • Farolero IV (show-off)
  • Farruca (flamenco dance)
  • Fénix (phoenix)
  • Feria (fair)
  • Feria de Abril (the April Fair of Seville)
  • Feriante XI (fairgoer)
  • Fiel (faithful)
  • Fiel Compañero (faithful companion)

F, continued

  • Fiera (wild thing)
  • Firme (steady)
  • Flamenca (flamenco woman)
  • Flaquito (skinny one, said fondly)
  • Flecha (arrow)
  • Flete (fine, fast horse, River Plate)
  • Flor de Mayo (mayflower)
  • Floreador (trick roper)
  • Fogata (campfire)
  • Fogoso (fiery tempered)
  • Forajido (outlaw)

F, continued

  • Forastera (stranger from elsewhere)
  • Fortachón (strong fellow)
  • Fortuna (fortune)
  • Frontino (Ruggiero's horse in Orlando Furioso)
  • Fuego (fire)
  • Fuente (fountain)
  • Fuerte (strong)
  • Fuerza (strength)
  • Fugaz (fleeting)
  • Fugitivo (fugitive)
  • Fulgor (glow)
  • Furia (fury)

G: 48 names

  • Gacela (gazelle)
  • Gaditano VI (from Cádiz)
  • Galán (leading man, handsome suitor)
  • Galaxia (galaxy)
  • Galerna (sudden gale of the north coast)
  • Gallardo (dashing)
  • Galope (gallop)
  • Galope Tendido (full gallop)
  • Galopín (scamp)
  • Gamo (fallow deer)
  • Garbo (grace, poise)
  • Garboso (graceful, jaunty)

G, continued

  • Garrocha (long cattle pole)
  • Garrochista (rider who works cattle with a long pole)
  • Garúa (drizzle, South America)
  • Garza (heron)
  • Gateado (striped dun, River Plate)
  • Gato y Mancha (the Criollo pair of the long ride north)
  • Gaucho (horseman of the pampas)
  • Gavilán (sparrowhawk)
  • Gaviota (seagull)
  • General (general)
  • Generala (the general, feminine)
  • Generoso (generous)

G, continued

  • Gigante (giant)
  • Giralda (the bell tower of Seville)
  • Gladiador (gladiator)
  • Gloria (glory)
  • Glorioso X (glorious)
  • Golondrina (swallow)
  • Gracia (grace)
  • Graciosa (graceful, funny)
  • Gran Capitán (the Great Captain of Spanish history)
  • Granadino V (from Granada)
  • Granate (garnet)
  • Grandote (big fellow)

G, continued

  • Grandullón (big lad)
  • Granizo (hail)
  • Grullo (mouse gray dun, Mexico)
  • Guadalquivir (the great river of Andalusia)
  • Guajira (Cuban country song)
  • Guapa (good looking)
  • Guapetón (handsome fellow)
  • Güerita (little blonde, Mexico)
  • Güero (fair haired, Mexico)
  • Guerrera (warrior woman)
  • Guerrero (warrior)
  • Guitarra (guitar)

H: 30 names

  • Habanera (slow dance of Havana)
  • Hacendado (owner of a hacienda)
  • Hacienda (country estate)
  • Hada (fairy)
  • Halcón (falcon)
  • Halconero VIII (falconer)
  • Hato (cattle ranch, Venezuela)
  • Hechicera (enchantress)
  • Heraldo II (herald)
  • Hércules (Hercules)
  • Hermosa (beautiful)
  • Hermoso (handsome)
  • Héroe (hero)
  • Heroína (heroine)
  • Herradura (horseshoe)

H, continued

  • Herrero IV (blacksmith)
  • Hidalgo (gentleman of minor nobility)
  • Hielo (ice)
  • Hierro (iron)
  • Hipogrifo (hippogriff, half horse and half griffin)
  • Hoguera (bonfire)
  • Honrado (honest)
  • Horizonte (horizon)
  • Hornero (ovenbird, national bird of Argentina)
  • Huapango (Mexican folk dance and song)
  • Huaso (Chilean horseman)
  • Huerta (orchard garden)
  • Huizache (thorny acacia, from Nahuatl)
  • Huracán (hurricane)
  • Húsar II (hussar)

I: 14 names

  • Ícaro (Icarus)
  • Ilusión (hopeful dream)
  • Ilustre III (illustrious)
  • Ímpetu (rush, momentum)
  • Impetuoso (impetuous)
  • Impulso (drive, impulse)
  • Incitato (Caligula's horse)
  • Indómito (untamable)
  • Infanta (princess of Spain)
  • Infante (prince of Spain)
  • Infinito (infinite)
  • Insigne (distinguished)
  • Intrépido (fearless)
  • Isabelo (cream dun)

J: 27 names

  • Jaca (small riding horse)
  • Jacarandá (jacaranda)
  • Jade (jade)
  • Jaguar (jaguar)
  • Jaleo (shouts and clapping that cheer a dancer)
  • Jalisco (Mexican state of mariachi and charros)
  • Janto (Xanthus, immortal horse of Achilles)
  • Jáquima (headstall, the word behind hackamore)
  • Jara (rockrose)
  • Jarabe (Mexican courtship dance)
  • Jarana (revelry, also a small Veracruz guitar)
  • Jaripeo (rodeo riding, Mexico)
  • Jarocho (from Veracruz)

J, continued

  • Jerez (city of the horse fair and the royal riding school)
  • Jerezana (woman of Jerez)
  • Jerezano VII (from Jerez)
  • Jilguero (goldfinch)
  • Jinete (rider)
  • Jineteada (gaucho bronc riding)
  • Jornada (a day's ride)
  • Joropo (dance of the Venezuelan and Colombian plains)
  • Jota (dance of Aragon)
  • Joya (jewel)
  • Joyita (little jewel)
  • Juglar (minstrel)
  • Júpiter (Jupiter)
  • Justiciero XVIII (righter of wrongs)

L: 42 names

  • La Bamba (the Veracruz folk song)
  • La Paloma (the dove, after the old habanera)
  • Labrador III (farmer)
  • Laguna (lagoon)
  • Lancero XIII (lancer)
  • Lanza (lance)
  • Las Pléyades (the Pleiades)
  • Laúd (lute)
  • Laurel (laurel)
  • Lazador (roper)
  • Leal (loyal)
  • Lebrijano IV (man of Lebrija)
  • León (lion)
  • Levada (levade)

L, continued

  • Levante (east wind)
  • Leyenda (legend)
  • Libélula (dragonfly)
  • Libertad (freedom)
  • Libertador (liberator)
  • Liebre (hare)
  • Lienzo (the charro arena)
  • Ligerito (quick and light)
  • Ligero (light, quick)
  • Linda (lovely)
  • Llama (flame)
  • Llamarada (sudden blaze)
  • Llanero (plainsman of Venezuela and Colombia)
  • Llanura (plain)

L, continued

  • Lluvia (rain)
  • Lluvia de Estrellas (meteor shower)
  • Lobo (wolf)
  • Lobuno (wolf gray, Argentina)
  • Loma (low hill)
  • Lucera (mare with a white star on her forehead)
  • Lucerito (small bright star)
  • Lucero (bright star, a white star on the forehead)
  • Lucero del Alba (morning star)
  • Lumbre (firelight)
  • Luna (moon)
  • Luna Llena (full moon)
  • Lunar (beauty spot)
  • Luz (light)

M: 65 names

  • Madrina (bell mare, also godmother)
  • Madrugada (the small hours)
  • Maestro (master, teacher)
  • Magnífico VI (magnificent)
  • Maguey (agave plant)
  • Maja (belle of old Madrid)
  • Majestad (majesty)
  • Majestuoso (majestic)
  • Malacara (white blaze down the face, River Plate)
  • Malagueña (flamenco song from Málaga)
  • Malagueño XI (from Málaga)
  • Malambo (gaucho stamping dance)
  • Mañana (tomorrow, morning)

M, continued

  • Manantial (spring)
  • Mancha (spot, patch)
  • Manchego III (from La Mancha)
  • Manchitas (little spots)
  • Mangana (roping throw at the forelegs)
  • Manso (gentle, tame)
  • Mar de Plata (sea of silver)
  • Maravilla (marvel)
  • Marea (tide)
  • Marengo (Napoleon's gray)
  • Marfil (ivory)
  • Mariachi (Mexican folk band)
  • Marinera (Peruvian dance, also danced on horseback)

M, continued

  • Marinero XVI (sailor)
  • Mariposa (butterfly)
  • Mariscal (marshal)
  • Marisma (salt marsh)
  • Marismeño VIII (from the marshes)
  • Marqués (marquis)
  • Marquesa (marchioness)
  • Martinete (flamenco song of the forge)
  • Mayoral III (head herdsman)
  • Mecate (rope, Mexico, from Nahuatl)
  • Media Sangre (half bred)
  • Medianoche (midnight)
  • Melado (honey colored)

M, continued

  • Melodía (melody)
  • Menorca (island of the black Menorquín horses)
  • Mensajero XI (messenger)
  • Mesteño (stray, the word behind mustang)
  • Meteoro (meteor)
  • Mezcal (agave spirit, from Nahuatl)
  • Mezquite (mesquite, from Nahuatl)
  • Mi Jaca (my cob, after the old Spanish song)
  • Mi Orgullo (my pride)
  • Mi Rey (my king)
  • Milonga (River Plate dance and song)
  • Mito (myth)
  • Molinero X (miller)

M, continued

  • Monarca (monarch)
  • Montañés VI (mountain man)
  • Montero V (huntsman)
  • Montura (saddle)
  • Mora (blackberry)
  • Morena (dark haired one)
  • Morenita (dear dark one)
  • Morzillo (the black horse of Hernán Cortés)
  • Mosqueado (flea bitten gray)
  • Mosquero (fringed browband that keeps off flies)
  • Mosquetero VI (musketeer)
  • Mulhacén (highest peak of mainland Spain)
  • Musa (muse)

N: 20 names

  • Nácar (mother of pearl)
  • Ñandú (rhea, from Guaraní)
  • Naranjo (orange tree)
  • Navegante (navigator)
  • Neblina (mist)
  • Nevada (snowfall)
  • Nevado (snow flecked)
  • Niebla (fog)
  • Nieve (snow)
  • Ninfa (nymph)

N, continued

  • Noble (noble)
  • Nobleza (nobility)
  • Noche (night)
  • Noche Clara (clear night)
  • Nochebuena (Christmas Eve, also the poinsettia in Mexico)
  • Nocturno (nocturnal, nocturne)
  • Nómada (nomad)
  • Nopal (prickly pear cactus, from Nahuatl)
  • Norteño (northerner)
  • Novelero XV (lover of novelty)

O: 22 names

  • Oasis (oasis)
  • Ocaso (sunset)
  • Ojazos (big beautiful eyes)
  • Ojitos (little eyes)
  • Ojos de Cielo (sky eyes)
  • Olé (bravo)
  • Oleaje (swell of the sea)
  • Olivar (olive grove)
  • Olivarero II (olive grower)
  • Ombú (shade tree of the pampas, from Guaraní)
  • Ónix (onyx)

O, continued

  • Ópalo (opal)
  • Orelia (King Rodrigo's horse in Spanish legend)
  • Orgulloso (proud)
  • Orinoco (great river of Venezuela)
  • Orión (Orion)
  • Oro (gold)
  • Oro Viejo (old gold)
  • Osa Mayor (Great Bear)
  • Osado (daring)
  • Oscuro (dark)
  • Overo (overo pinto)

P: 87 names

  • Pago (home district, River Plate)
  • Paisano (fellow countryman)
  • Pajarito (little bird)
  • Paladín (paladin)
  • Palafrén (palfrey)
  • Palmas (hand claps)
  • Palomino (golden coat, pale mane)
  • Palomita (little dove)
  • Palomo (Simón Bolívar's white horse)
  • Pampa (the great grass plain, from Quechua)
  • Pampero (cold wind of the pampas)
  • Pandereta (tambourine)
  • Pangaré (pale muzzle and belly, River Plate)
  • Pantera (panther)

P, continued

  • Páramo (high moor)
  • Pardo (brownish gray)
  • Parejero (racing horse, River Plate)
  • Parrandero VI (reveler)
  • Pasaje (passage, the floating trot)
  • Paseíllo (the parade into the bullring)
  • Pasión (passion)
  • Pasito (little step)
  • Paso Español (Spanish walk)
  • Paso Fino (fine step, a smooth four beat gait)
  • Paso Firme (sure step)
  • Paso Llano (the even gait of the Peruvian Paso)
  • Pasodoble (two-step march of the bullring)
  • Pato (duck, also Argentina's sport on horseback)
  • Payador (gaucho minstrel)

P, continued

  • Paz (peace)
  • Peceño (pitch black)
  • Pecosita (little freckled one)
  • Pecoso (freckled)
  • Pegaso (Pegasus, the winged horse)
  • Pequeñín (wee one)
  • Perla (pearl, a pale dilute coat)
  • Perlita (little pearl)
  • Petenera (flamenco song style)
  • Piafé (piaffe)
  • Picadero (riding arena)
  • Picaflor (hummingbird, South America)
  • Picarón (big rascal)
  • Picazo (dark coat, white face and feet, Argentina)

P, continued

  • Piel Canela (cinnamon skin, after the bolero)
  • Pies Ligeros (light feet)
  • Pillín (little rascal)
  • Pingo (horse, River Plate)
  • Pinto (painted, spotted)
  • Pirueta (pirouette)
  • Plata (silver)
  • Platero (the little donkey of Platero y yo)
  • Plenilunio (full moon)
  • Poderío (might)
  • Poderoso (powerful)
  • Poeta (poet)
  • Pólux (Pollux, one of the twins)
  • Polvo de Estrellas (stardust)
  • Pólvora (gunpowder)

P, continued

  • Poniente (west wind)
  • Popocatépetl (smoking mountain, from Nahuatl)
  • Postinero V (swaggering, fond of show)
  • Potencia (power)
  • Potra (filly)
  • Potranca (young filly)
  • Potrero (horse pasture)
  • Potrilla (filly foal)
  • Potrillo (colt foal)
  • Potro (colt)
  • Pradera (prairie)
  • Prado (meadow)
  • Preciosa (gorgeous)
  • Predilecto VIII (favorite)

P, continued

  • Pregonero V (town crier)
  • Presto (quick, ready)
  • Prieto (dark coated, Mexico)
  • Prieto Azabache (jet black horse of a Mexican ballad)
  • Primoroso IX (exquisite)
  • Princesa (princess)
  • Princesita (little princess)
  • Príncipe (prince)
  • Príncipe Azul (Prince Charming, literally blue prince)
  • Principito (little prince)
  • Promesa (promise)
  • Puerta Grande (the great gate, a triumphant exit)
  • Pura Raza (pure breed, as in Pura Raza Española)
  • Pura Sangre (thoroughbred, literally pure blood)
  • Puro Arte (pure artistry)

Q: 4 names

  • Quebracho (hardwood tree, the axe breaker)
  • Quena (Andean flute)
  • Querencia (the home ground an animal returns to)
  • Quimera (chimera, impossible dream)

R: 65 names

  • Ráfaga (gust)
  • Ranchera (Mexican country song)
  • Ranchero (rancher)
  • Rancho (ranch)
  • Rápido (fast)
  • Rapsodia (rhapsody)
  • Raudo (swift, literary)
  • Rayito (little ray)
  • Rayo (lightning bolt)
  • Rayo de Luna (moonbeam)
  • Rayo de Sol (sunbeam)
  • Reata (rawhide rope)
  • Rebelde (rebel)

R, continued

  • Rebenque (short whip, River Plate)
  • Recado (gaucho saddle)
  • Recio (sturdy)
  • Recluta (recruit)
  • Redomón (half tamed, River Plate)
  • Regidor IV (alderman)
  • Reina (queen)
  • Reinita (little queen)
  • Rejoneador (bullfighter on horseback)
  • Rejoneo (bullfighting on horseback)
  • Relámpago (lightning)
  • Relincho (neigh)
  • Remolino (swirl, eddy)

R, continued

  • Remuda (string of spare horses)
  • Renegado (renegade)
  • Resplandor (radiance)
  • Retama (broom shrub)
  • Retinto (very dark chestnut)
  • Rey (king)
  • Rey Sol (Sun King)
  • Reyecito (little king)
  • Ribera (riverbank)
  • Ribereño II (from the riverbank)
  • Rienda (rein)
  • Rienda Suelta (free rein)
  • Rigel (the blue star Rigel)

R, continued

  • Río Bravo (wild river, Mexico's name for the Rio Grande)
  • Risco (cliff)
  • Risueño (smiling)
  • Rociera (pilgrim of El Rocío)
  • Rocín (workhorse, the word inside Rocinante)
  • Rocinante (Don Quixote's horse)
  • Rocío (dew)
  • Rodado (dappled)
  • Romance (old Spanish ballad)
  • Romería (country pilgrimage on horseback)
  • Romero VIII (pilgrim, also rosemary)
  • Ronda (clifftop town of Andalusia)
  • Rondeño III (from Ronda)

R, continued

  • Rosa de los Vientos (compass rose)
  • Rosillo (strawberry roan)
  • Rosita (little rose)
  • Ruano (roan)
  • Rubí (ruby)
  • Rubia (blonde)
  • Rubio (blond)
  • Rucia (light gray mare)
  • Rucio (light gray)
  • Rugido (roar)
  • Ruiseñor (nightingale)
  • Rumba (rumba)
  • Rumboso XXII (lavish, open handed)

S: 62 names

  • Sabana (savanna)
  • Sabino (pale red roan)
  • Sabio (wise one)
  • Sable (saber)
  • Saeta (dart, arrow)
  • Sagaz (shrewd)
  • Sagitario (Sagittarius, the archer)
  • Saguaro (giant cactus of Sonora)
  • Salero (wit and charm)
  • Salerosa (full of wit and charm)
  • Salta (jump, also a province of Argentina)
  • Salto (jump)

S, continued

  • Salvaje (wild)
  • Sangre Azul (blue blood)
  • Sanlúcar (the town of the beach horse races)
  • Sansón (Samson)
  • Sarape (striped blanket cloak, Mexico)
  • Sargento (sergeant)
  • Saturno (Saturn)
  • Sauce (willow)
  • Segador IX (reaper)
  • Seguidilla (old Castilian dance and verse)
  • Semental (stallion)
  • Señor (lord, sir)

S, continued

  • Señorío (lordly bearing)
  • Señorita (young lady)
  • Serenata (serenade)
  • Sereno (calm)
  • Serrano XIV (highlander)
  • Sevillana (dance of the Seville fair)
  • Sevillano II (from Seville)
  • Siempre (always)
  • Sierra (mountain range)
  • Siete Cabrillas (seven kid goats, the Pleiades)
  • Siete Leguas (seven leagues, Villa's horse in the song)
  • Sin Miedo (without fear)
  • Sin Par (peerless)

S, continued

  • Sin Rival (unrivaled)
  • Sinfonía (symphony)
  • Sirena (mermaid)
  • Sirio (Sirius, the brightest star)
  • Siroco (sirocco)
  • Soberano (sovereign)
  • Soberbio (superb, proud)
  • Sol (sun)
  • Sol y Sombra (sun and shade, the two sides of the bullring)
  • Solana (sunny slope)
  • Solano (easterly wind)
  • Soldado (soldier)

S, continued

  • Soleá (deep flamenco style)
  • Soledad (solitude)
  • Solitario (loner)
  • Solito (all by himself)
  • Sombra (shadow)
  • Sombrero (wide brimmed hat)
  • Soñador (dreamer)
  • Sosiego (calm, stillness)
  • Suavecito (nice and smooth)
  • Sudestada (southeast storm of the River Plate)
  • Sueño (dream)
  • Sultán (sultan)
  • Sultana (sultana)

T: 58 names

  • Tantito (a little bit, Mexico)
  • Tapatía (woman of Guadalajara)
  • Tapatío (from Guadalajara)
  • Tarde Dorada (golden afternoon)
  • Tempestad (tempest)
  • Temple (mettle)
  • Tempranito (bright and early)
  • Tenaz (tenacious)
  • Teniente (lieutenant)
  • Tequila (the spirit, and its town in Jalisco)
  • Terco (stubborn)
  • Tero (lapwing of the pampas)
  • Tesón (grit)
  • Tesorito (little treasure)

T, continued

  • Tesoro (treasure)
  • Tierra Adentro (deep inland)
  • Tigre (tiger)
  • Titán (titan)
  • Tizón (charred log)
  • Tizona (El Cid's sword)
  • Tobiano (a pinto pattern named in Argentina)
  • Tolvanera (dust storm, Mexico)
  • Tomillo (thyme)
  • Tonada (tune)
  • Topacio (topaz)
  • Torbellino (whirlwind)
  • Tordilla (gray mare)
  • Tordillo (dapple gray, Latin America)
  • Tordo (gray)

T, continued

  • Tordo Rodado (dapple gray)
  • Torero (bullfighter)
  • Tormenta (storm)
  • Tornado (Zorro's black horse)
  • Toro (bull)
  • Tostado (toasted, dark chestnut)
  • Tramontana (north wind)
  • Tranquera (ranch gate, Argentina and Uruguay)
  • Tranquilo (quiet)
  • Tres Marías (the three Marys, Orion's Belt)
  • Tresalbo (three white feet)
  • Trianero (from Triana, across the river in Seville)
  • Trigal (wheat field)
  • Trigueño (wheat colored)

T, continued

  • Trino (trill)
  • Triunfador (winner)
  • Trocha (a quick Colombian gait)
  • Tronío (grand style, an Andalusian word)
  • Tropero (drover)
  • Tropilla (string of horses that follows a bell mare)
  • Trotamundos (globetrotter)
  • Trote (trot)
  • Trotecito (little trot)
  • Trovador (troubadour)
  • Trueno (thunder)
  • Truhán (rogue)
  • Tunante (rascal)
  • Tupé (forelock)
  • Turpial (troupial, national bird of Venezuela)

U: 2 names

  • Unalbo (one white foot)
  • Unicornio (unicorn)

V: 36 names

  • Valedor (pal, Mexico)
  • Valerosa (courageous)
  • Valiente (brave)
  • Valle (valley)
  • Valor (valor)
  • Vámonos (let's go)
  • Vaquera (cowgirl)
  • Vaquero (cowboy)
  • Vega (the star Vega, also a fertile plain)
  • Velero (sailing ship, fast sailer)
  • Veloz (swift)
  • Venado (deer)

V, continued

  • Vencedor (victor)
  • Vendaval (gale)
  • Vengador (avenger)
  • Ventisca (blizzard)
  • Ventolera (sudden gust)
  • Venturoso V (fortunate)
  • Venus (the planet Venus)
  • Vereda (drover's path)
  • Vergel (lush garden)
  • Vértigo (dizzying speed)
  • Vía de la Plata (the Silver Way, old road from Seville)
  • Vía Láctea (Milky Way)

V, continued

  • Victoria (victory)
  • Vicuña (vicuna, from Quechua)
  • Viejito (dear old one)
  • Viejo Amigo (old friend)
  • Viento (wind)
  • Viento del Sur (south wind)
  • Vigía VII (lookout)
  • Vihuela (early guitar)
  • Viñedo (vineyard)
  • Volador (flyer)
  • Vuelo (flight)
  • Vuelta al Ruedo (lap of honor around the bullring)

Y: 5 names

  • Yaguareté (jaguar, from Guaraní)
  • Yegua (mare)
  • Yeguada (stud farm)
  • Yegüero VII (keeper of the mares)
  • Yegüita (little mare)

Z: 14 names

  • Zacate (grass, Mexico and Central America)
  • Zacatecas (silver city of Mexico)
  • Zafiro (sapphire)
  • Zahones (leather chaps of Andalusia)
  • Zaino (dark bay with no white)
  • Zamba (Argentine handkerchief dance)
  • Zambra (flamenco dance of Granada)
  • Zampoña (Andean panpipe)
  • Zancada (stride)
  • Zapateado (footwork dance)
  • Zar (czar)
  • Zarco (pale blue eyed)
  • Zonda (hot dry wind of the Andes, Argentina)
  • Zorro (fox)