Xiomara is a feminine Spanish given name, which is probably of

Guanche Guanche may refer to: *Guanches, the indigenous people of the Canary Islands *Guanche language, an extinct language, spoken by the Guanches until the 16th or 17th century *''Conus guanche ''Conus guanche'' is a species of sea snail, a marine ga ...

ancestry that can be compared with Guacimara or , which share the same suffixes. It is also less likely a variant of '' Guiomar'' and derived from the German name ''Wigmar'', which means "battle ready" or "battle famous" (also a homophone of the Guanche toponym

Güímar Güímar () is the name of a municipality, town and valley in the eastern part of the Spanish island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province). The municipality extends for 102.9 square kilometers from ...

) or derived from ''uuiu'' (cf. gwiw) which means ''worthy'' in Old Breton and ''marc'h'' (cf. marc'h) which means ''horse'' in

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally **Breton people **Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Gale ...

. In the United States it ranked 986th place in names for female newborns in 2010."Baby names"
U.S. Social Security Administration. Notable people with the name include: *

Xiomara Alfaro Xiomara Alfaro (May 11, 1930 – June 24, 2018) was a Cuban coloratura soprano. Her interpretation of Cuban composer and pianist Ernesto Lecuona Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (; August 7, 1895 – November 29, 1963) was a Cuban composer and pianist, ...

(1930–2018), Cuban singer *

Xiomara Blandino Xiomara Blandino (born September 10, 1984) is a Nicaraguan architect, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Nicaragua 2007. She participated in the Miss Universe 2007 contest representing Nicaragua. Pageantry Miss Unive ...

(born 1984), Nicaraguan model *

Xiomara Castro Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento (; born 30 September 1959), also known as Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is a Honduran politician and businesswoman who has served as the 39th president of Honduras since 2022. She is the country's first List of elected ...

(born 1959), Honduran president *

Xiomara De Oliver Xiomara De Oliver (born 1967) is a Canadian-born black artist. She is known for her paintings, which explore the concerns of Black women. She is based in Marina del Rey, California. Early life and education Xiomara De Oliver was born in 1967 in G ...

(born 1967), Canadian-born artist *

Xiomara Fortuna Xiomara Fortuna (born 1959, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican singer and composer. She is known for her deep voice and her work in the genres of world music, música raíz (a Dominican style combining rock, jazz and afro-Dominican ...

(born 1959), Dominican singer * Xiomara Getrouw (born 1994), Surinamese swimmer *

Xiomara Griffith Xiomara Yolanda Griffith Mahon (born September 13, 1969) is a female judoka from Venezuela. She competed for her native South American country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Griffith won a total of three medals at the Pa ...

(born 1969), Venezuelan judoka * Xiomara Larios (born 1958), Nicaraguan sprinter *

Xiomara Laugart Xiomara Laugart Sánchez is a Cuban singer currently based in New York City. Before emigrating to the United States, Laugart had an extensive career performing ''nueva trova'' music in Cuba and she has recorded over 17 albums. Early life Xiomara ...

(born 1960), Cuban singer * Xiomara Mass (born 1988), Puerto Rican oboist * Xiomara Molero (born 1971), Puerto Rican volleyball player and coach *

Xiomara Reyes Xiomara Reyes (born October 28, 1973, in Havana, Cuba) is a former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. After retiring from performing she was appointed the Head of School of The Washington Ballet School. Training and career Born in Cu ...

(born 1983), Cuban ballet dancer *

Xiomara Rivero Xiomara Rivero Azcuy (born 24 December 1968) is a retired track and field athlete from Cuba, who competed in the javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as pos ...

(born 1968), Cuban athlete * Xiomara Scott, Venezuelan nurse killed during the 2017 protests in Venezuela * Xiomara Vidal (born 1955), Cuban trovadora

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