Spanish speakers have colourful sounding nicknames of their cities and christian names. Take Nacho for example, which is short for Ignacio or Ignacious in English, or borinqueño for an inhabitant of Puerto Rico or a porteño from Buenos Aires. This page is dedicated to Spanish Slang- Spanish Nicknames of People and Cities .
Inhabitants of Spanish Speaking Cities
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porteño |
Buenos Aires |
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limeño |
Lima |
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paisa |
Medellin |
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cachaco- rolo |
Bogota |
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chilango |
Mexican |
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chicano |
Mexican American |
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gaditano |
Cadiz |
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madrileño |
Madrid |
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malagueño |
Malaga |
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borinqueño |
Puerto Rico |
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costeño |
Caribean Coast Colombia |
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quiteño |
Quito |
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pingo |
Bucaramanga |
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san mario |
Santa Marta |
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guatamalteco |
Guatemala |
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tico |
Costa Rica |
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Salmantino/a, Charro/a |
Salamanca |
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Leonés/Leonesa, legionense, legionés |
Leon, Spain |
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capitalino (formal), defeño (informal), |
Mexico City |
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josefino |
San Jose, Costa Rica |
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Salvadoran |
El Salvador |
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caraqueño |
Caracas |
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habanero |
Havana, Cuba |
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rosarino |
Rosario, Argentina |
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granaino |
Granada, Spain |
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Vallisoletano/a or Pucelano/a |
Vallodolid |
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Venezolano, Veneco/a |
Venezuela |
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Tapatío |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
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Spanish Nicknames
Spanish Name |
Nickname |
In English |
| Luís | Lucho | Louis |
| Gabriel | Gabo | Gabriel |
| Jesus | Chucho | Jesus |
| Ignacio | Nacho | Ignacious |
| Rodolfo | Fito | Rudolph |
| Antonio | Toño | Anthony |
| Jose | Chepe | Joseph |
| Vicente | Chente | Vincent |
| Fernando | Nando | Ferdinand |
| Agustin | Tin | Augustin |
| Maria | Maruja | Maria |
| Marcela | Chela | Marcela |
| Francisco | Pacho | Francis |
| Felipe | Pipe | Phillip |
| Alfonso | Pocho | Alfonse |
| Enrique | Kike | Henry |
| Guillermo | Memo | William |
| Esperanza | Lancha/ Pancha | Esperanza/ Hope |
| Patricia | Pato | Patricia |
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