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Afonso m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Alfonso. This was the name of the first king of Portugal, ruling in the 12th century.

Alberte 1 m Galician
Galician form of Albert.

Aleixo m Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Portuguese and Galician form of Alexius.

Alexandre m French, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Form of Alexander in several languages. This name was borne by the French author Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), who wrote The Three Musketeers.

Amadeu m Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Portuguese, Galician and Catalan form of Amadeus.

Amaro m Galician, Portuguese, Spanish
Meaning uncertain, perhaps related to Latin amarus "bitter", or maybe from the Visigothic name Amalric. This was the name of a legendary saint who was said to have sailed across the Atlantic to a paradise. He is especially popular in Galicia and Asturias in Spain.

André m French, Portuguese, Galician, German, Dutch
French, Portuguese and Galician form of Andreas (see Andrew).

Antón m Galician
Galician form of Antonius (see Anthony).

Anxo m Galician
Galician form of Angelus (see Angel).

Artur m Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German, Estonian, Swedish, Albanian, Armenian
Form of Arthur in several languages.

Bartolomeu m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Bartholomew. A notable bearer was the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias (1450-1500).

Bieito m Galician
Galician form of Benedict.

Brais m Galician
Galician form of Blaise.

Brandán m Galician
Galician form of Brendan.

Breixo m Galician
Galician form of Veríssimo.

Celso m Italian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese, Galician and Spanish form of Celsus.

Cibrán m Galician
Galician form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Domingos m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Dominicus (see Dominic).

Estevo m Galician
Galician form of Stephen.

Guillerme m Galician
Galician form of William.

Iago m Welsh, Galician, Portuguese
Welsh and Galician form of Iacobus (see James). This was the name of two early Welsh kings of Gwynedd. It is also the name of the villain in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603).

Lino 1 m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Linus.

Lois 2 m Galician
Galician form of Louis.

Manoel m Galician, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician form and Portuguese variant of Manuel.

Miguel m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Michael. A notable bearer of this name was Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), the Spanish novelist and poet who wrote Don Quixote.

Nicolau m Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Portuguese, Galician and Catalan form of Nicholas.

Paulo m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Paulus (see Paul).

Rodrigo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Galician form of Roderick, via the Latinized Gothic form Rudericus. A notable bearer was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as El Cid, an 11th-century Spanish military commander.

Roi 1 m Galician
Galician short form of Rodrigo.

Tomé m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Thomas.

Uxío m Galician
Galician form of Eugene.

Vítor m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Victor.

Xabier m Basque, Galician
Basque and Galician form of Xavier.

Xacobe m Galician
Galician form of Iacobus (see James).

Xaime m Galician
Galician form of Iacomus (see James).

Xan m Galician
Galician form of John.

Xesús m Galician
Galician form of Jesus, used as a personal name.

Xián m Galician
From Xulián, the Galician form of Julian.

Xiao m Galician
Variant of Xián.

Xoán m Galician
Galician form of John.

Xoel m Galician
Galician form of Joel.

Xosé m Galician
Galician form of Joseph.

Xulio m Galician
Galician form of Julius.

Xurxo m Galician
Galician form of George.

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