The baby name Espinola is a Unisex name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /esˈpi.no.la/ (respelling: es-PEE-noh-lah).
Espinola is Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Espinola is a Unisex name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /esˈpi.no.la/ (respelling: es-PEE-noh-lah).
Espinola is Spanish in Origin.
Espinola (often written Espínola in Spanish) is a surname-turned-given name rooted in the Romance word family from Latin spina, “thorn; hawthorn; spine.” Through Italian Spinola (Genoese/Ligurian), the name entered Iberia; Spanish and Portuguese commonly added a supporting initial e-, yielding Spínola/Espínola. As a toponymic or descriptive surname it likely referred to someone living by thornbushes or to a “little thorn,” the -ola suffix marking a diminutive in Ligurian and medieval Italian.
The name gained prominence via the Genoese noble house Spinola - most famously Ambrogio Spinola in service of Habsburg Spain - and then spread across the Spanish and Portuguese worlds, now especially familiar in Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. As a given name, Espinola is a modern, gender-neutral choice following the trend of adopting surnames as first names. Variants and related forms include Spinola (Italian), Spínola (Portuguese/Spanish), de Spínola, and the similar but distinct Espíndola.
Espinola is a genuine rarity. We count just 15 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Espinola is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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