What are the male members of a quinceañera’s court of honor often called?

The male members of a quinceañera’s court of honor are often called chambelanes.

Chambelán is a Spanish term commonly used for a male attendant in a quinceañera court; chambelanes is its plural. These attendants may participate in the entrance, formal photographs, and rehearsed dances. A court can also include damas, the female attendants.

The word is not used identically everywhere. In some Spanish-speaking communities, families use regional terms such as escorts or simply describe the participants as the court. The number of chambelanes is flexible, and some celebrations have no male attendants at all.

Quinceañera courts are often compared with wedding parties because they wear coordinated clothing and practice group dances. However, the celebration has a different purpose: it commemorates a fifteenth birthday and a cultural transition rather than a marriage. The court’s exact role is therefore determined by family tradition and the event’s design.