What is the celebrant of a quinceañera commonly called?

The celebrant of a quinceañera is commonly called the quinceañera.

The term comes from Spanish and is connected with quince, meaning 15. In ordinary usage, quinceañera can identify the young woman reaching her fifteenth birthday and can also refer to the event held in her honor. Context usually makes the meaning clear.

The celebration may include a church service, a formal entrance, a court of honor, a special dance, and a reception. Not every family includes all of these elements, and many modern celebrations combine inherited customs with personalized music, clothing, and decorations.

The word is sometimes mistakenly used only for the party or only for the person. Both uses appear in common English and Spanish-language descriptions, but the person being honored is specifically the quinceañera. A male version of the term, quinceañero, is also used for boys who celebrate a fifteenth birthday in related traditions.