Consuelo is a female given name meaning "solace" or "consolation" in Spanish (a reference to Mary, mother of Jesus, Nuestra Señora del Consuelo i.e. Our Lady of Consolation).
Notable people named Consuelo
edit- Baby Consuelo, Brazilian performer and composer
- Consuelo Crespi (1928–2010), American-born Italian countess and editor of Italian Vogue
- Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry (1901–1979), wife of novelist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Consuelo Hernández (born c. 1952), Colombian/American poet and writer
- Consuelo Mack, journalist
- Consuelo Moreno-López (1893–2004), a supercentenarian
- Consuelo Portela Audet (1885–1959), Cuban-born Spanish cuplé singer
- Consuelo Silva, Texas-born singer in the Mexican ranchera genre
- Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough (1877–1964), a member of the Vanderbilt family
- Consuelo Velázquez (c. 1916 – 2005), Mexican songwriter
- Consuelo Yznaga, Duchess of Manchester (1858–1909)[1]
Fictional characters
edit- Consuelo, mother of the protagonist in Nahuel and the Magic Book
- Consuelo, member of the ensemble in West Side Story
References
edit- ^ "Lord Mandeville's Wedding". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 July 2015.