Lautaro

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Lautaro

Say it: low-TAH-roh

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Meaning

Spanish rendering of the Mapuche name Leftraru, usually explained from Mapudungun lef 'swift' and trarü 'caracara hawk'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Celebrated in Ercilla's epic 'La Araucana' and taken up by independence-era patriots, it has become a popular boys' name in Argentina and Chile.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005per million babies of that sex
  • 80 babies given this name since 2002
  • At its height in 2005, about 1 in 133,100 boys
  • Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
  2. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

ArgentineAndean

Famous bearers

  • Lautaro, Mapuche war leader (died 1557)
  • Lautaro Martínez, Argentine footballer

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Where this comes from

  • Colonial records of the Americas
  • Well-known works of literature
  • National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.