COADF Name Meanings

Luisa Santiago

In it's feminine form the name meaning is fame and war

Purisma del Carmen

Means "pure of song" in spanish. This is a spanish girls names

Angela Vicario

"Angel", means angel, messenger of god or attractive. "vicar" position in a christian church. Angels deliver messages from god but the message she delivered was unholy and led to Nasar's death.

Bayardo San Roman

"Bayardo" is a mythical bay horse from the epic poem " chansons de geste" "San" means saint, holy "Roman" means Rome

Victoria Guzman

"victory" or "victorious" in Latin being borne by the Roman Goddess of Victory. Guzman meaning "uncertain and disputed etymology in Spanish. Guzman meaning uncertain or disputed etymology in Spanish.

Margot

A nickname for Margaret. The name is derived from the Latin Margarita in which in Greek obtains the direct meaning "pearl". A historical figure with the name Margaret was Saint Margaret who was the patron of expectant mothers.

Maria Alejandrina Cervantes

Bitter in Hebrew, and has the correlation to the Virgin Mary (Bible). Spanish name meaning would be "defender of man". Cervantes is a common last name which in english translates as the "servant of the lord"

Santiago Nasar

Combines from the word "santo" and "iago." In spanish, santo refers to the saint and iago refers to James. Represents Saint James the Great, one of the Jesus' 12 apostles. Refers "Nazareth": the town where Jesus Christ was said to have lived.

Magdalena Oliver

Derives from the word, "Mary Magdalene," one of the followers of Jesus Christ. She is one of the holy women (although there is the conflicted theory that she once was a prostitute or the low class woman whom society rejects). One of the Charlemagne's retainer in the 11th century Song of Roland. But, oliver derives from the word, "olive," which symbolizes the purity and wisdom.

Divina Flor

Divine: Of or like a god Flower: Pure, representation of a young girl often of virginity and youth

Father Carmen Amador

Father within the name refers to this character being the priest in the town. In addition to this his first name Means "garden" in Spanish. It is also the Spanish form of Hebrew Carmel in which is the name of 2 different places in the bible: a mountain in Palestine where the prophet Elijah brought back the people's allegiance with God. 'lover (ie. of good)'. This name was extremely popular in the 16th century as having been borne by various saints.

Placido Linero

Feminine Italian form (Placido) of the Late Latin name Placidus. Means "quiet, calm, placid, tranquil". "People with this name tend to have a deep inner desire to inspire others in a higher cause, and to share their own strongly held values". Linero means "linen".

Ibrahim Nasar

Honest and righteous man based on the Qu'ran. In Islam is also is synonymous to Abraham in Hebrew . The character Abraham is known to be a prominent figure in the religion of Christianity , Judaism and Islam .

Cristo Bedoya

Meaning "bearing Christ" is short for Cristóbal, which in spanish is means christopher. Christopher means " he who holds Christ in his heart". Means is a habitational name coming from a small province in Santander province in Columbia

Luis Enrique

Meaning Fame and War Spanish form of the name 'Henry' meaning 'home' 'ruler' 'power' and therefore directly translated would mean 'powerful ruler of the home.

Clotilde Armenta

Means "Heroine" or "Renowned for for war". French form of the Germanic name Chlotichilda which was composed of the elements hlud "fame" and hild "battle". Saint Clotilde was the wife of the Frankish king Clovis, whom she converted to Christianity. "Herd" applied to cattle and horses.

Poncio Vicario

Means "Of the Sea" Name for an official who carried out duties on behalf of an office holder who acted or spoke for a civil officer who administers the law and dealt with minor offenses

Faustino Santos

Means Luck, from roman name Faustus Spanish for saint. Faust in a character in german mythology about a man who sells his soul for pleasure and knowledge

Prudencia Cotes

Prudence meaning good judgement. It is a medieval form of the latin Prudentia. Cotes in Old french meaning someone who lived on a slope or riverbank.

Pedro Vicario

Symbolizes a stone or a rock. It originates from the Peter. In the Bible, Peter was known to be Jesus' favorite disciple. He was the leader of the 12 other apostles but when Jesus was crucified, he denied Jesus three times before the rooster crowed

Leandro Pornoy

The mix of two latin names the first being Leo which is a lion and the second being andro which is the name for man. Last name has a jewish background

Don Rogelio de la Flor

Translates directly to the name 'Roger' which means 'famous spear'. Translates to 'of the flower'.

Xius

Translates to the Greek name Zeus. Zeus is also known as the Greek god which came from Dyeus, the Indo-European god whose name meant 'sky' or 'shine'. Zeus was regarded as the highest of all gods in Greek mythology, and ruled over all humankind from atop Mount Olympus. He had control over all weather (creating lightning with his thunderbolts out of anger, and thunder with the roar of his temper).

Don Lazaro Aponte

comes from Lazarus. In the Bible, there is a parable named "Lázarus and the rich man" in which Lázarus is depicted as a beggar who dies and is "carried to Abraham's bosom" The figurative meaning of being in one's bosom is to be in a position of closeness, to be highly regarded.