Meaning & Origin
A surname from Spanish.
Remedios is a girl's baby name of Spanish origin, from the Spanish remedios, meaning 'remedies, cures' — specifically referencing the Virgin Mary under the title Nuestra Señora de los Remedios (Our Lady of Remedies), a Marian devotion widespread in Spain and Latin America.
Remedios is a name of healing and divine intercession. Used across the Spanish-speaking world, it places a child under the protection of the Virgin Mary who heals and helps. Mexican artist Remedios Varo — the Surrealist painter — gave the name additional cultural resonance through her extraordinary life and work.