In a traditional quinceañera court, the female attendants are called damas.
The Spanish word dama means “lady,” and damas commonly serve as the young women who accompany the quinceañera during the formal celebration. They may participate in the entrance procession, group photographs, choreographed dances, and the ceremonial presentation.
A court may also include male attendants called chambelanes, but the two terms are not interchangeable. The size and composition of a court vary considerably by family, region, budget, and religious or cultural tradition. Some celebrations have a full court, while others include only a few friends or no formal court at all.
The term damas is especially useful because it identifies the attendants’ role rather than the quinceañera herself. In English-language descriptions, they are often called “maids of honor” or “attendants,” although those translations do not always capture the exact Latin American ceremonial context.