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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