List of Spanish words of Germanic origin

This is a list of some Spanish words of Germanic origin.

The list includes words from Visigothic, Frankish, Langobardic, Middle Dutch, Middle High German, Middle Low German, Old English, Old High German, Old Norse, Old Swedish, English, and finally, words which come from Germanic with the specific source unknown.

Some of these words existed in Latin as loanwords from other languages. Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may also appear on a list of Spanish words from a different language. Some words contain non-Germanic elements (see béisbol in the Middle English section). Any form with an asterisk (*) is unattested and therefore hypothetical.

Alphabetical list

A

aguantar "to put up with" (< maybe It agguantare, from guanto "gauntlet" < Old Provençal < OFr guant < Frankish *want)
aguante "patience, tolerance"

B

bala "bullet" (< Fr balle < MFr < Northern It balla < Lombardic balla, palla < PGmc *ballô, cf. Eng ball, Ger Ball)
abalear "to shoot"

balear "to shoot"
balcón "balcony" (< It balcone < OIt balcone "scaffold" < Lombardic *balko, *balkon- "beam" , PGmc *balkô "beam", cf. Eng balk)
banco "bench; bank" (OFr bank < Germanic *banki)
banca "bench, seat"
banda "band, group" (< Fr bande < Old Provençal banda "regiment of troops" < WGmc *banda or maybe Gothic bandwō "flag, sign")
bandada "flock of birds, group of animals"

bandera "flag"
bando "edict, mandate" (< Fr ban < Frankish ban)
bando "faction, party, side" (< maybe Gothic bandwō "flag, sign")
bandido "outlaw, bandit"

bandolero "outlaw, bandit"
banquete "banquet" (< Fr banquet < It banchetto "light repast between meals", dim. of banco "bench" < Lombardic *bank, panch < PGmc *bankiz, cf. bench)
barón "baron" (< maybe Frankish *baro "free man")
bebé "baby" (< Fr bébé < maybe Eng baby)
bistec, bisté, biftec "steak" (< Eng beefsteak, from beef (< OFr buef "ox; beef", cf. Sp buey)+ steak (< ON steik, cf. Eng stick))
bigote "moustache" (< maybe German bei Gott, "by God")^[1])
bisonte "bison" (< Latin bison, bisōntis, of Germanic origin, cf Dutch wisent)
blanco "white" (< Germanic *blank)
bloque "block" (< Fr bloc < Dutch blok)
bloquear "to block"
bordar "to embroider" (< maybe Germanic *brŭzdan, cf English board, Dutch boord)
bordado "embroidery"
borde "edge" (< Fr bord < Frankish bord "side of the ship")
a bordo "on board"
botar "to bounce" (< Germanic *bōtan "to hit", cf Eng beat, Dutch boten)
bote "bounce"
bote "boat" (< OEng bāt)
bramar "to roar, bellow" (< maybe Gothic *bramôn)
bramido "roar, bellow"
brecha= "breach, opening"
brindis= "toast(with drinks)"
brida= "bridle"
brío= "spirit", "brio" (Celtic?)
brisa= "breeze" (Old Spanish briza from East Frisian brisen, to blow fresh and strong)
brocha= "broach"
brotar= "to sprout"
buganvill(i)a, bugambilia= "bougainvillea"
bulevar= "boulevard" (Middle Dutch "bolwerc", Dutch bolwerk, also from Dutch: English bulwark)
buque= "ship, vessel"
burgués= "bourgeoisie", "member of the middle class" (cf Dutch burg "fortified city", burger "civilian")
busca; buscar = "to search"

C

cancán= "can-can dance"
carpa "carp"
chocar "to crash, collide"
cinc "zinc"
club "club, association"
cobalto "cobalt"
comarca "region", specifically "comarcas of Spain", etc. (second element only)

E

equipar "to equip"
eslabón

F

filibustero "filibuster"
film "film"
filtro; filtrar "filter" (noun; verb)
flotar; flota; flotilla "float"
folclore "folklore" (from English folklore)
fornido "strong, robust"
fornir "provide"
forraje a type of vegetation
forrar "cover"
frambuesa "raspberry"
Franco "candid"
Franco "franc (currency)"
franqueo "postage"
frasco "bottle"
fresco "cool"
fútbol, futbol "association football, soccer"

G

gabardina "raincoat"
gaita "bagpipes" (especially Galician bagpipes)
gaje
galán
galante
galardón
galope
ganado
ganar = "win"
ganso; gansa
garaje = "garage"
garantía
garbo
gardenia
garrote
gavilán
gonzalez (gunðe-salaz) = war-hall / castle
grabar (to grab/to record)
gripe, gripa (flu)
gris (grey)
grosella
grupo (group)
guadaña
guagua (bus)
guante "glove" (< Cat guant< Frankish *want)
guantelete "gauntlet" (< Fr gantelet, dim. of gant "glove")
guarcanión
guarda "guard" (< Germanic *warda "a search with sight" < *wardôn "to pay attention")
aguardar "to wait for"

guardar "to save, guard"

guardia "the act of guarding"
guarir "to cure; to subsist; to recover" (< Germanic *warjan)
guarecer "to shelter, protect"

guarida "den, shelter for animals; shelter"
guarnición
guerra=war
guerrilla
gueto
guía= "a guide"
guiar
guillotina
guión
guirnalda
guisa
guisar
Guzmán=last name= guts/man= goodman
gunthair

H

hacha
halar, jalar
hato
heraldo
hola = hello (<Germanic, as the Latin has no cognate with hello . Germanic languages as hej Danish, hallå Swedish and hallo Frisian or Dutch do have similarities)

I

instalar

J

jabón (soap)
jardín (garden)

L

lastre
lata = can
líder "leader"
lieja = "liege"
lista
listón
lote
lotería = lottery, bingo

M

maleta = suitcase
Malta
maniquí
maquillaje
marcar
march
marchar
mariscal
marqués
marquesina
marta
mascota
masón
mástil

N

nórdico
Norman
norte

O

oeste= "west"
orgullo = pride

P

palco
papel Paper
paquete
placa

Q

quilla = "keel"

R

rachear = see rancho
rancho = "ranch" from French ranger, from Old French ranc, from Frankish *hring or some other Germanic source
raza= "race (lineage)" from Italian razza "race, lineage" from Langobard. raiza "line, race" (trans. from Latin 'linea sanguinis' "bloodline of descent"), akin to OHG reiza "line" ^[2]
raspar
ratón = mouse
refrescar
reno
retaguardia
rico(a) = good or rich
rifa
rifle
riqueza
robar = to rob
robo
rocín
ron
ropa = clothes
rorcual
rueca
rufián
rumba
ruso (but see Etymology of Rus)

S

sacar
sajón = Saxon
sala = living room, room (in general)
salón = salon, room (in general)
saxofón (first element only)
sopa = soup (it comes from Sanskrit suppa)
sud- /sur=south
sueco
suizo

T

tacha
tachuela
taco
tacón = heel
talar
tampón
tapa "top"
tapar
tapia
tapón
tarjeta "card", cognate with English "target"
teta
teutón
toalla = towel
toldo
tope
torio
trampa
tregua
trepar
trombón = trombone
trompa
trompo
tropa
trotar
tungsteno
tupé

U

ufano

V

vagón "wagon"
valquiria
vals
vanadio
vandalismo "vandalism" (second element only)
venda
vermut

W

wagneriano "Wagnerian"

Y

yate
yelmo = helmet
yodo

By origin

Franconian

Old Frankish evolved to Old Dutch between 500-800 AD. Around 1200 AD Old Dutch evolved to Middle Dutch. Around the 16th century, Modern Dutch evolved out of Middle Dutch.

Frankish

aguantar= to endure, bear, resist: from Italian agguantare "to retain, take hold of" (originally "to detain with gauntlets"), from a- + guanto "gauntlet", from Frankish (*)want (see guante below) + verbal suffix -are (suffix changed to -ar in Spanish).
alojar= to lodge, to house, to provide hospitality: from Catalan allotjar, from llotja from Old French loge, see lonja below.
borde= border, edge: from Old French bord "side of a ship, border, edge", from Frankish (*)bord "table", from Germanic (*)burd-.
bordar= to embroider: from Frankish (*)bruzdon (source of Old French brouder, brosder and French broder), from Germanic (*)bruzd- "point, needle", from the IE root (*)bhrs-dh-, from (*)bhrs-, from (*)bhar-, "point, nail."
bosque= forest, woods: from Catalan of Provençal of Old French bosc, from Germanic (*)busk- "brush, underbrush, thicket" (source of Old High German busc).
bosquejo= a sketch, outline, rough draft: from Spanish bosquejar "to sketch, to outline", probably from Catalan bosquejar from bosc, see bosque above.
destacar= to detach troops: from French détachar (influenced by Spanish atacar), from Old French destachier "to unattach", from des- "apart, away" + atachier, a variation of estachier, from estaca, from Frankish stakka, see estaca below in Germanic section.
destacar= to stand out, to emphasize: from Italian staccare "to separate", from Old French destacher, destachier, see destacar above.
estandarte= a military standard: from Old French estandart, probably from Frankish (*)standhard "standard that marks a meeting place", (implicit sense: "that which stands firmly"), from (*)standan "to stand", (from Germanic (*)standan, from the IE root (*)sta- "to stand" ) + (*)hard "hard, firm", see ardid below in Germanic section.
guante= glove, gauntlet: from Catalan guant "gauntlet", from Frankish (*)want "gauntlet."
lonja= market, building where merchants and sellers gather: from regional Catalan llonja (Modern Catalan llotja), from [[Old Frenchlogo "dwelling, shelter", from Frankish (*)laubja "covering, enclosure", from Germanic (*)laubja "shelter" (implicit sense "roof made of bark"), from the IE root (*)leup- "to peel."
oboe= an oboe: from French hautbois from haut (from Frankish *hauh "high" and Latin altus "high") + bois "wood", see bosque above.
ranchear, rancho= ranch, From French ranger, from Old French ranc, from Frankish *hring' or some other Germanic source (Old High German hring "circle, ring"), from Proto-Germanic *khrengaz "circle, ring". Shares the root with rank.

Middle Dutch

amarrar= to moor a boat, to tie, to fasten: from French amarrer, "to moor", from Middle Dutch aanmarren "to fasten", from aan "on" (from Germanic (*)ana, (*)anō, from the IE root (*)an-) + marren "to fasten, to moor a boat." See Modern Dutch aanmeren.
baluarte= bulwark: from Old French boloart "bulwark, rampart, terreplein converted to a boulevard", from Middle Dutch bolwerc "rampart". See Modern Dutch bolwerk.
bulevar: from French boulevard, from Middle Dutch: bolwerc "rampart". See Modern Dutch bolwerk.
maniquí= a mannequin, dummy, puppet: from French mannequin, from (probably via Catalan maniquí) Dutch, from Middle Dutch mannekijn "little man", from man "a man" (see alemán below in Germanic section) + the diminutive suffix -ken, -kin, -kijn, from West Germanic (*)-kin (cf. Modern German -chen) See Modern Dutch manneken (Belgium).
rumbo= direction, course, route, pomp, ostentation: from Old Spanish rumbo "each of the 32 points on a compass", from Middle Dutch rume "space, place, rhumb line, storeroom of a ship", from Germanic rūmaz "space, place", from the IE root (*)reu- "space, to open" . See Modern Dutch ruim.

Modern Dutch

babor= port side of a ship: from French babord "portside", from Dutch bakboord "left side of a ship", literally "back side of a ship" (from the fact that most ships were steered from the starboard side), from bak "back, behind", (from Germanic (*)bakam) + boord "board, side of a ship", see borde below (in Germanic section). Also see estribor' "starboard" below in the Germanic section
berbiquí= carpenter's brace: from regional French veberquin (French vilebrequin), from Dutch wimmelken, from wimmel "auger, drill, carpenter's brace" + -ken, a diminutive suffix, see maniquí below in Middle Dutch section.

Anglo-Frisian

Old English

arlequín= harlequin: from Italian arlecchino, from Old French Herlequin "mythic chief of a tribe", probably from Middle English Herle king, from Old English Herla cyning, Herla Kyning literally King Herla, a king of Germanic mythology identified with Odin/Woden. Cyning "king" is from Germanic (*)kunjan "family" (hence, by extension royal family), from the IE root (*)gen- "to birth, regenerate" .
bote= a small, uncovered boat: from Old French bot, from Middle English bot, boot, from Old English bāt, from Germanic (*)bait-, from the IE root (*)bheid- "to split" .
este= east: from French est, from Middle English est, from Old English ēast, from Germanic (*)aust-, from the IE root (*)awes-, aus "to shine" .
norte= north: from Old French nord, from Old English north, from Germanic (*)north-, from the IE root (*)nr-to "north", from (*)nr- "wiktionary:under, to the left"
oeste= west: from Middle English west, from Old English west, from Germanic (*)west-, from (*)wes-to-, from (*)wes-, from (*)wespero- "evening, dusk"
sud-= south (combining form): from Old French sud "south", from Old English sūth, from Germanic (*)sunthaz, from the IE root (*)sun-, swen-, variants of (*)sāwel- "sun"
sur= south: from French sud, from Old English sūth, see sud- above.

Modern English

bar
básquetbol= basketball
béisbol= baseball: from Modern English, from base (from Old French base, from Latin basis "base, pedestal", from Ancient Greek βασις basis, from βαινειν bainein "to go, to come", from the IE root ) + ball from Middle English bal, (from either Old Norse böllr OR Old English (*)beall ) both from Germanic (*)ball-, from the IE root (*)bhel- "to swell" .
bit
boxear= to box: from Modern English, from Middle English box
byte
chatear= chat (on the internet)
cheque= cheque/check
chequeo= checkup
choque= shock ^[3]
clic= click (on a mouse)
cliquear= to click (mouse)
club
dólar^[4]
cómic= comic, ultimately Greek borrowing (adj.)
escáner= scanner
escanear= to scan
eslógan= slogan
estándar= standard
esmoquin= tuxedo, from smoking ^[5]
fax
flash
fútbol= soccer
gay= English, from French
glamoroso= glamorous
hall
hockey
interfaz= interface
internet
jersey= (pullover, sweater)
líder= leader
link =(as in the Internet)
marketing
mitin= meeting
módem= modem
mouse (device)
náilon= nylon
píxel= pixel
pudin= pudding ^[6]
ranking/ranquin
rock = (as in music)
rosbif = roast beef ^[7]
sandwich
sexy/sexi
shampú or champú = shampoo
shock
software
startup
show
examen= test
telemarketing, know-how
turista= tourist
vagón= wagon
voleibol = volleyball
yanqui= yankee
yate= yacht

High German

Old High German

banca= bench: see banco= bench below
banco= bench: from Old High German banc "bench, board"
banco= bank: from French banque "bank", from Italian banca "bench, money changer's table", from Old High German banc, see banco= bench above
banqueta= backless bench, stool, sidewalk (Mexico): diminutive of banca, see banca above.

North-Germanic

Old Norse

bistec= steak, beefsteak: from English beefsteak, from beef (ultimately from Latin bōs, bovis "cow", from the IE root (*)gwou- "ox, bull, cow" ) + steak, from Middle English steyke, from Old Norse steik "piece of meat cooked on a spit", from Germanic (*)stik-, see estaca below in the Germanic section.

Old Swedish

carro - kärra

Other

Langobardic

palco= a balcony, balcony of a theater: from Italian palco, from Langobardic palko "scaffolding", from Germanic (*)balkōn "beam, crossbeam", see balcón below in Germanic section.

Visigothic

agasajar= to flatter: from agasajo (see agasajo below) + the verbal suffix -ar
agasajo= entertainment, kind reception, friendliness, flattery: from a- + Old Spanish gasajo "reception" from Visigothic gasalja "companion, comrade", from ga- with, together (from the IE root (*)kom ) + sal- "room, lodging" (see sala below in the Germanic section).
guardia= guard, bodyguard, protection: from Visigothic wardja "a guard", from Germanic wardaz, from the IE root (*)wor-to-, see guardar below in Germanic section.
guardián= guardian: from Visigothic wardjan accusative of wardja, see guardia above.
atacar= to attack: Old Italian attaccare "to fasten, join, unite, attack (implicit sense: to join in a battle)", changed from (*)estacar (by influence of a-, common verbal prefix) "to fasten, join", from Visigothic stakka "a stick, stake", from Germanic (*)stak-, see estaca in Germanic section.

Germanic of unidentified origin

abanderado= standard-bearer, also standard-bearing (adjective): from a- + bandera, (see bandera below) + -ado, from Latin -atus, noun suffix derived the adjective suffix -atus.
abandonar= to abandon: from Old French a bandon, from a + bandon "control" from ban "proclamation, jurisdiction, power", from Germanic (*)banwan, (*)bannan "to proclaim, speak publicly"
abordar= to board a ship, to approach, to undertake: from a- + bordo "side of a ship", variation of borde, see borde below
abotonar: to button: from a- + botón "button", see botón below
abrasar= to burn, to parch: from a- + brasa "a coal, ember" (see brasa below) + the verbal suffix -ar
aguardar= to wait, wait for: from a- + guardar, see guardar below.
alemán= of Germany (adjective), the German language: from Late Latin Alemanni, an ancient Germanic tribe, from Germanic (*)alamanniz (represented in Gothic alamans), from ala- "all" + mannis, plural of manna-/mannaz "man" (Gothic manna) from the IE root (*)man- "man"
ardid= trick, scheme, ruse: from Old Spanish ardid "risky undertaking in war", from Catalan ardit (noun) "risky undertaking, strategy", from ardit (adjective) "daring, bold", from a Germanic source represented in Old High German harti "daring, bold" and hart "hard", both from the IE root (*)kor-tu- .
arenque= herring: possibly via French hareng, from Germanic (compare Old High German hārinc).
arpa= a harp: from French: harpe, from Germanic (*)harpōn-.
arrimar= to approach: possibly from Old French arrimer, arimer "to arrange the cargo in the storeroom of a ship", from Germanic (*)rūmaz "room"
atrapar= to trap, to ensnare: from French attraper, from Old French a- + trape "trap", from Germanic (*)trep- (seen in the Old English træppe) from the IE root (*)dreb-, from (*)der- "to run."
bala= a bullet: Italian balla/palla, from Germanic (*)ball-, see béisbol above in Old English section.
balcón== a balcony: from Italian balcone, from Old Italian balcone "scaffold", from Germanic (*)balkōn "beam, crossbeam", from the IE root (*)bhelg- "beam, board, plank."
balón= a large ball: from Italian ballone, pallone, balla (see bala above) + -one, an augmentive suffix, related to and possibly the source of Spanish -ón (in balón). see here.
banda= ribbon, band, sash: from Old French bande "knot, fastening", from Germanic '*band-', from the IE root (*)bhondh-, from (*)bhendh-
banda= band, troop, musical group: from Germanic '*bandwa-', "standard, signal", also "group" (from the use of a military standard by some groups]]), from the IE root (*)bha- "to shine" (implicit sense "signal that shines").
bandera= banner: from Vulgar Latin (*)bandaria "banner", from Late Latin bandum "standard", from Germanic (*)bandwa, see banda= group below
bandido= bandit, gangster: from Italian bandito "bandit", from bandire "to band together", from Germanic '*banwan', see abandonar above
banquete= a banquet: rom Old French banquet, diminutive of banc "bench, long seat", of Germanic origin, of the same family as the Old High German banc, see banco= bench above in Old High German section.
bisonte== Bison bison: from Latin bisontem (accusative of bison) "wisent (Bison bonasus)", from Germanic (*)wisand-, wisunt- (Old High German wisant, wisunt).
blanco= white, white person, blank: from Vulgar Latin (*)blancus, from Germanic (*)blank- "to shine", from the IE root .
bloque= a block, a bloc: from French bloc, from Middle Dutch blok "trunk of a tree", from a Germanic source represented in the Old High German bloh.
bohemio= a bohemian, of Bohemia, vagabond, eccentric, Gitano, Gypsy: from bohemio/Bohemia (from the belief that the Gitanos came from Bohemia), from Latin bohemus, from Boihaemum, literally "place of the Boi/Boii (from Celtic, see bohemio here) + Latin -haemum "home", from Germanic (*)haima "home", from the IE root (*)koi-mo-, from (*)koi-, variant of (*)kei- "bed, couch; beloved, dear" .
bota= a boot: from or simply from the same source as French botte "boot", from Old French bote "boot", probably from the same source as Modern French pied bot "deformed foot" in which bot is from Germanic (*)būtaz, from the IE root (*)bhau- "to strike", see botar below.
botar= to throw, to bounce, to jump: from Old French boter, bouter "to open, to hit, to strike, to perforate", from Romance bottare "to strike, to push, to shove", from Germanic (*) buttan "to hit, to strike" from the IE root (*)bhau-
bote+ a bounce: see botar above
botón= button: from Old French boton, bouton "button", from boter, bouter "to open, perforate", see botar above
boya= a buoy: probably from Old French boie, from Germanic, possibly from Old High German bouhhan, from Germanic (*)baukna- "signal", from the IE root (*)bha- "to shine"
brasa= a coal, ember: from Old French brese "a coal" (Modern French braise), probably from Germanic (*)bres-, (*)bhres-, from the IE root (*)bhreu-
dibujar= to draw, represent with lines: older Spanish meanings include "to represent, to paint, to sculpt, to do wood carving", probably from Old French deboissier "to sculpt in wood", from de- + bois "wood", from Germanic (*)busk-, see bosque above.
estaca= a stake: from Germanic (*)stak-, from the IE root (*)steg- "pale, post pointed stick" .
estribor= starboard side of a ship: from Old French estribord "starboard", (Modern French tribord), from a Germanic source (confer Old English stēorbord). From Germanic (*)stiurjō "to steer", + Germanic (*)'burd-, see borde above
grupo= group: rom Italian gruppo, from a Germanic word represented by Old High German kropf "beak."
guardar= to guard, watch over, keep, observe (a custom): from Germanic (*)wardōn "to look after, take care of", from the IE root (*)wor-to-, "to watch", from (*)wor-, (*)wer- "to see, watch, perceive"
sala= a room: from Germanic sal- "room, house", from the IE root (*)sol- "hamlet, human settlement."
salón= main room of a house (see sala above) + -on, augmentive suffix.
trampa= a trap: possibly from Germanic, from the same derivation as trampolín (see below) and atrapar (see above).
trampolín= a trampoline: from Italian trampolino "trampoline" (implicit sense: game of agility on stilts), from trampoli, plural of a Germanic word (*)tramp- (such as German trampeln and Old High German trampen, both meaning "to tread, trample"), from the IE root (*)dreb-, from (*)der- "to run."
vanguardia= vanguard: from Old Spanish avanguardia, from Catalan avantguarda from avant "before, advance", (from Latin ab- + ante "before") + guarda "guard", from Germanic wardaz, see guardia above in Visigothic section.

Latin words of Germanic origin

bisonte (from L bisont-, bison from Gmc, akin to OHG wisant, aurochs)
filtro; filtrar= "filter; to filter" from ML filtrum felt from Gmc, akin to OE felt, felt
jabon= "soap" from Latin sapon-, sapo, soap from Gmc

Names

See: Rodriguez

Forenames

Adalberto
Adela
Adelaida
Adelia
Adelina
Adelita
Adolfito
Adolfo
Alberto
Alfonso
Alfredo
Alicia
Alita
Alonso
Álvaro
Amalia
Amelia
América
Américo= Italian Amerigo from Visigothic Amalric from amal "labour, work" + ric "kingdom, rule, domain"
Anselma
Anselmo
Armando
Astrid
Baldomero
Balduino
Baudelio
Bernardino
Bernardita
Bernardo
Berta
Blanca
Brunilda
Bruno
Carla
Carlito
Carlitos
Carlos
Carlota
Carolina
Claudomiro
Conrado
Cristóbal= from Latin Christopherus/Christophorus
Curro
Dalia
Eberardo
Edelmira
Edelmiro
Edgardo
Edmundo
Eduardo
Elodia
Eloísa
Elvira
Ema
Emelina
Enrique
Ernesta
Ernestina
Ernesto
Etelvina
Federico
Fernanda
Fernando
Fito
Fran
Francisca
Francisco
Geraldo
Gerardo
Gertrudis
Gervasio
Gilberto
Gisela
Godofredo
Gonzalo
Godino= of Visigothic origin, from Gaut 'Goth' or guþ 'god'.
Griselda
Gualterio
Guillermo
Guiomar
Gustavo
Herberto
Heriberto
Hermenegildo
Hernán
Hernando
Hilda
Hugo
Ida
Ildefonso
Imelda
Irma
Ivette
Jordán
Jordana
Lalo
Leonardo
Leopoldo
Lorena
Luis
Luisa
Luisina
Lupe
Lupita
Matilde
Nando
Nilda
Nora
Olegario
Olga
Olivia
Óscar
Osvaldo
Paca
Paco
Pancho
Paquita
Paquito
Roberto
Rodolfo
Rodrigo= from Germanic Hrodric/Hrēðrīc/Rørik/Hrœrekr (Roderick, Rodrick, Roderich; a compound of hrod 'renown' + ric 'power(ful)'), from the Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīk(i)az; it was borne by the last of the Visigoth kings and is one of the most important Spanish personal names of Germanic origin.[^[8]]
Rogelio
Ronaldo

Surnames

Álvarez= patronymic form of Álvaro
Enríquez= patronymic form of Enrique
Fernández= patronymic form of Fernando
García = patronymic form of Garces
Godínez= patronymic form of Godino
Gómez= patronymic form of Gome
González= patronymic form of Gonzalo
Guerrero= occupational name meaning warrior, from Germanic werra, modern German wirre (turmoil)
Gutiérrez= patronymic form of Gutierre
Guzmán= guts/man= goodman
Henríquez= patronymic form of Henrique
Hernández= patronymic form of Hernando
Rodríguez= patronymic form of Rodrigo
Ruiz= patronymic form of Ruy, variant of Rodrigo

References

Diez, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der romanischen Sprachen, "Razza."
Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española by Guido Gómez de Silva (ISBN 968-16-2812-8)
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

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