Aragonese Word Names

I thought I would do a list each week of names inspired by words from endangered or extinct languages. Here is a list of Aragonese words that would make great names. These are hypothetical, not necessarily legitimate, but what a great way to keep a minority language alive by using one of its words as a name, especially if you have heritage from that culture.

Male

  • Aciero “steel”
  • Agüerro “winter”
  • Amariello “yellow”
  • Archent “silver”
  • Arizo “hedgehog”
  • Aviento “December; Advent”
  • Berilo “beryl”
  • Bosque “wood”
  • Castiello “castle”
  • Chaspre “jasper”
  • Chelo “ice”
  • Chinero “January”
  • Chopo “black poplar”
  • Cordero “lamb”
  • Esparver “buzzard”
  • Falcón “falcon”
  • Fraixin “ash tree”
  • Gai “roller bird”
  • Grillo “cricket”
  • Habierno “autumn”
  • Humo “smoke”
  • Lobo “wolf”
  • Nadal “Christmas”
  • Niedo “nest”
  • Ocián “ocean”
  • Onso “bear”
  • Oro “gold”
  • Pins “pine”
  • Polvo “dust”
  • Rayo “lightning”
  • Regalo “gift”
  • Riu “river”
  • Royo “red”
  • Sabuco “elderberry”
  • Segal “rye”
  • Teflas “clover”
  • Topacio “topaz”
  • Torcaz “wood pigeon”
  • Toro “bull”
  • Truen “thunder”
  • Verano “summer”
  • Viento “wind”

Female

  • Ababol “poppy”
  • Abella “bee”
  • Abet “evergreen”
  • Abillana “hazelnut”
  • Acerolla/Cerolla “rowanberry”
  • Alarba “winterfat”
  • Alga “seaweed”
  • Aliga “eagle”
  • Amatista “amethyst”
  • Anayón “blackberry”
  • Aneda “duck”
  • Antina/Ontina: name of a type of weed endemic to Aragon.
  • Arambre “copper”
  • Archila “clay”
  • Arena “sand”
  • Arizón/Erizón: name of a type of shrub found in Aragon.
  • Arna “beehive”
  • Avellana “hazelnut”
  • Bandera “flag”
  • Betlem “Bethlehem”
  • Betiquera: name of a type of clematis found in Aragon.
  • Boira “cloud”
  • Bolisa “flake; drop”
  • Brinzón: name of a type of shrub found in Aragon.
  • Buxalina “bearberry”
  • Campana “bell”
  • Cardelina “goldfinch”
  • Cardonera “holly”
  • Castanya “chestnut”
  • Cenisa “ash”
  • Ceresa “cherry”
  • Chelata “frost”
  • Chirasol “sunflower”
  • Chungueta “aphyllanthe”
  • Chunza “aphyllanthe”
  • Cuerva “crow”
  • Cuqueta “ladybug; ladybird”
  • Datil “date”
  • Duna “dune”
  • Esbruma “foam”
  • Estrela “star”
  • Garbadera “dogrose”
  • Garrabera “dogrose”
  • Gralleta “jackdaw”
  • Granat “garnet”
  • Grilla “cricket”
  • Hierba “grass”
  • Figa “fig”
  • Fosca “dark”
  • Fraga “strawberry”
  • Guicha “peavine”
  • Guisa “peavine”
  • Guixera “peavine”
  • Ilesia “church”
  • Lulo “berry”
  • Madera “timber”
  • Maitín “morning”
  • Marisma “marsh”
  • Mazana “apple”
  • Meyodía “noon”
  • Milaneta “red kite”
  • Mingrana “pomegranate”
  • Montanya “mountain”
  • Morau “purple”
  • Nacra “mother of pearl”
  • Navidat “Christmas”
  • Narancha “orange”
  • Nieu “snow”
  • Onda “wave”
  • Ovella “ewe”
  • Paixarela “butterfly”
  • Palomet “pigeon”
  • Penya “rock”
  • Petret “robin”
  • Piedra “stone”
  • Placha “beach”
  • Plevia “rain”
  • Prau “meadow”
  • Presiquera “peach”
  • Rabosa “fox”
  • Roca “rock”
  • Romer “rosemary”
  • Rosada “frost”
  • Rosella “redcurrant”
  • Rubí “ruby”
  • Sanmigalada “autumn”
  • Selva “forest”
  • Senera “serviceberry”
  • Sisella “dove”
  • Tierra “earth”
  • Tronada “storm”
  • Turquesa “turquoise”
  • Uembra “shadow”
  • Uga/Uwa “grape”
  • Vela “candle”
  • Viespra “wasp”
  • Zafir “sapphire”

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