Consuelo is a female
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
meaning "solace" or "consolation" in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
(a reference to
Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...
, Nuestra Señora del Consuelo i.e.
Our Lady of Consolation
Our Lady of Consolation or ''Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted'' (Latin: ) is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It dates back to the second century and is one of her earliest Marian titles of honor. The title ''Comforter of the a ...
).
Notable people named Consuelo
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Baby Consuelo
Baby Consuelo (born Bernadete Dinorah de Carvalho Cidade July 18, 1952), known professionally as Baby do Brasil, is a Brazilian performer, singer and composer. Allmusic discography/ref>
Although she is known for her energetic performances and ...
, Brazilian performer and composer
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Consuelo Crespi
Consuelo Pauline O'Brien O'Connor Crespi (May 31, 1928 – October 18, 2010) was an American-born Italian countess who served the world of high fashion as a style-setting model and editor of Vogue (magazine) and ''Vogue Italia''. During the sam ...
(1928–2010), American-born Italian countess and editor of ''Italian Vogue''
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Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry
Consuelo, comtesse de Saint-Exupéry (née Suncín de Sandoval; 10 April 1901 – 28 May 1979), was a Salvadoran-French writer and artist, and was married to the French aristocrat, writer and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Early ...
(1901–1979), wife of novelist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Consuelo Hernández
Consuelo Hernández (born 1952) is a Colombian American poet, scholar, literary critic and associate professor of Latin American studies at American University since 1995.
She has received an "Antonio Machado" Award for the poem "Polifonía so ...
(born c. 1952), Colombian/American poet and writer
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Consuelo Mack, journalist
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Consuelo Moreno-López (1893–2004), a supercentenarian
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Consuelo Portela Audet (1885–1959), Cuban-born Spanish
cuplé
The cuplé was a popular risqué Spanish theatre song style in the late years of the 19th century. From 1893–1911 the songs were a feature of the "género ínfimo" (lowest type) cabaret theatre sung by solo female singers, or men in drag, and a ...
singer
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Consuelo Silva, Texas-born singer in the Mexican ranchera genre
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Consuelo Vanderbilt
Consuelo Vanderbilt-Balsan (formerly Consuelo Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; born Consuelo Vanderbilt; March 2, 1877 – December 6, 1964) was a socialite and a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family. Her first marriage ...
, Duchess of Marlborough (1877–1964), a member of the Vanderbilt family
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Consuelo Velázquez
Consuelo Velázquez Torres (August 21, 1916 in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco – January 22, 2005, Mexico City), also popularly known as Consuelito Velázquez, was a Mexican concert pianist and composer. She was the composer of famous Mexican ballads ...
(c. 1916 – 2005), Mexican songwriter
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Consuelo Yznaga, Duchess of Manchester (1858–1909)
Fictional characters
* Consuelo, mother of the protagonist in ''
Nahuel and the Magic Book
''Nahuel and the Magic Book'' ( es, Nahuel y el Libro Mágico) is a 2020 Chilean-Brazilian animated fantasy-adventure coming-of-age film produced by Carburadores, co-produced by Chilean Punkrobot Studios and Brazilian Levante Films and directed ...
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* Consuelo, member of the ensemble in ''
West Side Story
''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.
Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid-1 ...
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References
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Spanish feminine given names