Niño dela Cruz Alcantara
Niño — given name (May 2021 #191), Spanish / Biblical, child or boy (Spanish).
dela Cruz — mother's maiden surname, Spanish / Biblical, of the cross (Spanish).
Alcantara — father's surname, Spanish / Arabic, the bridge (from Arabic al-qanṭarah via Spanish).
Niño is a spanish given name with dela Cruz (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.
8 syllables. Initials NCA.
Niño ends on a vowel and dela Cruz 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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