Consuelo

Consuelo is a girl's and boy's baby name of Spanish origin, from the Spanish consuelo (consolation, comfort), from the Latin consolari, meaning 'consolation' or 'comfort' — a Marian title honoring Our Lady of Consolation (Nuestra Señora del Consuelo), invoked by those who suffer.

With nearly 17,000 recorded births, Consuelo is a profoundly Catholic Spanish name — invoking the Virgin Mary as the comforter of the sorrowful. Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry (née Silva-Gómez), the Salvadoran writer who was married to The Little Prince author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is the name's most romantically literary bearer. In the tradition of Spanish Marian names (Dolores, Mercedes, Pilar), Consuelo carries the particular comfort of the Virgin's consoling presence.