Niño de Leon Alcantara
Niño — given name (May 2021 #191), Spanish / Biblical, child or boy (Spanish).
de Leon — mother's maiden surname, Spanish, of León (a city/region in Spain) or of the lion (Spanish).
Alcantara — father's surname, Spanish / Arabic, the bridge (from Arabic al-qanṭarah via Spanish).
Niño is a spanish given name with de Leon (spanish) and Alcantara (spanish).
The name comes from the Spanish word 'niño' (child). In Hispanic and Filipino naming traditions, it is often bestowed in honor of the Santo Niño de Cebú, representing the Infant Jesus. It has been widely used throughout the Philippines since the Spanish colonial period.
7 syllables. Initials NLA.
Niño ends on a vowel and de Leon starts the next syllable. That break is ordinary.
Pairs well with concise one- or two-syllable first names to balance the four syllables of Alcantara.
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