Catalan Names

Male Names
  • Martell (Latin) - From the god Mars [English speaking countries]

    Surname, variant spelling of Martel which is a pet form of Martin.

    It is also a Catalan surname, from the occupational name for a smith, or nickname for a forceful person, from martell ‘hammer’ (Late Latin martellus).

Female Names
  • Clara (Latin) - Clear; bright; famous [Catalan, English, French, Spanish and Swedish speaking countries]

    Clara is a town in Offaly, in the middle of Ireland. Famous Claras include American nurse Clara Barton (born Clarissa Barton) who organized the American Red Cross, and German pianist Clara Schumann, wife of the Romantic composer Robert Schumann.

  • Joana (Hebrew) - God is gracious [English speaking countries]
  • Monserrat (Latin) - Rough or jagged mountain [Catalan and English speaking countries]

    Place name referring to a range of Spanish mountains that was considered holy. The name Montserrat is used by the Catalans, and this is a derivative of that name.

  • Montserrat (Latin) - Rough or jagged mountain [Catalan and English speaking countries]

    Place name referring to a range of Spanish mountains that was considered holy. This name is heavily used by the Catalans.

Gender Neutral Names
  • Anna (Hebrew) - Grace; favour [Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Slovak and Armenian speaking countries]

    In a greater part of the world seen as a Latinate form of Hannah and used on females.

    On the Indian subcontinent it is considered masculine and derived from the Sanskrit, meaning 'grain'. There was also a king of East Anglia named Anna.

  • Jordi (Greek) - Earth worker [Catalan, Dutch, English and German speaking countries]

    Jordi can also be a nickname for names such as Jordan or Jordana.