The word Puerto Rican originates from the geographical name of Puerto Rica (formerly known as Por·to Rico) West Indies Island, East of Hispaniola. Puerto Rica is a self-governing commonwealth in union with the U.S. capital San Juan area 3440 square miles. Many Puerto Ricans immigrated to the USA and are also referred to as Hispanic ( a person of Latin American descent living in the U.S. especially one of Spanish, Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin ). Our list of Hispanic Baby name's is a combination from all four cultures.