South American Submitted Names

South American names include those from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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Clau f Spanish
Spanish short form of Claudia.
Claudemir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Clodomiro or a combination of Cláudio (or even Claude) with a Portuguese given name that ends in -mir, such as Ademir and Almir 1.... [more]
Claudenia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese elaborated from Claudia.
Claudi f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Claudia and Claudio.
Claudiana f Late Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Late Roman feminine form of Claudianus. Claudiana was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Claudinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia.
Claudir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Claudemir. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking name Clotário.
Claustro f & m Spanish
Spanish form of Claustre. Rare masculine usage of this name is restricted to Latin America, particularly Mexico.
Clavo m Spanish (Latin American)
A variant of Clavio, the name is also identical to the Spanish noun for “nail.” Therefore, there is possibly a connotation of extraordinary steadfastness and solid reliability in times of trouble... [more]
Cleane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Cleanor.
Cléber m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese adoption of the surname Kleber.
Cleberson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Cléber and a name ending in -son, such as Anderson, Edson or Robson.
Clemêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Clementius.
Clemencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Clementius.
Clementa f Spanish, Dutch
Feminine form of Clement.
Cleóbulo m Spanish
Spanish form of Cleobulus.
Cleócrito m Spanish
Spanish form of Cleocritus.
Cleómenes m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Cleomenes.
Cleónico m Spanish
Spanish form of Kleonikos (see Kleonike).
Cleotilde f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Clotilde influenced by names beginning with the element Cleo-.
Clever m English (African), Spanish (Latin American)
From the English word clever.
Clístenes m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Cleisthenes.
Clitemnestra f Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Spanish and Portuguese form of Clytemnestra.
Clito m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Kleitos via its latinized form Clitus.
Clodoaldo m History (Ecclesiastical), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Clodoald.
Clodomira f Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Clodomiro, which is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the ancient Germanic name Chlodomer.... [more]
Clodomiro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Chlodomer.... [more]
Clodoveo m Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Hlodwig, via a Latinized form Clodovæus or Chlodoveus. This was borne by Clodoveo Carrión Mora (1883-1957), an Ecuadorian palaeontologist and naturalist.
Clóris f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Chloris.
Cloris f Spanish, Catalan (Rare)
Spanish and Catalan form of Chloris.
Cloro m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Chlorus.
Cloves m History, Portuguese
Possibly a Portuguese variant of Clovis.
Cneo m Spanish
Spanish form of Gnaeus.
Cneu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gnaeus.
Cobo m Spanish
Diminutive of Jacobo.
Codro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Codrus.
Coke m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge.
Colás m Spanish, Galician
Hypocoristic of Nicolás.
Colete f Portuguese (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Portuguese form and English and Dutch variant of Colette.
Columbia m & f Spanish, English, Italian
The name Colombia comes from the name of Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Cristóbal Colón). It was conceived by the revolutionary Francisco de Miranda as a reference to all the New World, but especially to those territories and colonies under Spanish and Portuguese rule... [more]
Commodiano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Commodianus.
Cómodo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Commodus.
Conce f Spanish
Diminutive of Concepcion.
Conchata f Spanish (Anglicized), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a form of Conchita. A notable bearer of this name was the American actress Conchata Ferrell (1943-2020).
Conchi f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Concepcion.
Coni f English, Spanish
Variant of Connie and diminutive of Consuelo.
Cónon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Konon via it's Latinized form Conon.
Conón m Spanish
Spanish form of Konon via it's Latinized form Conon.
Conso f Spanish
Diminutive of Consolacion.
Consolação f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Consuelo.
Constancia f Medieval Occitan, Medieval English, German (Bessarabian), Dutch (Antillean), Spanish, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Occitan and Spanish form and Bessarabian German variant of Constantia as well as an English Latinization of Constance.
Constanzo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Constantius, making it the masculine form of Constanza.
Consu f Spanish
Diminutive of Consuelo.
Contardo m Italian, Spanish
Italian, and Spanish form of Gunthard via it's Latinized form Cuntardus.
Conversión m & f Spanish (Rare)
Means "conversion" in Spanish, referring to the conversion of Saint Paul to Christianity.... [more]
Copreo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Copreus.
Coque m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge and Rogelio. It is also used as a pet name for Álvaro, from a wordplay on the word albaricoque (apricot).
Coraima f Spanish (Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Cora with influence from Roraima or Morayma... [more]
Corália f Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Coralie.
Coralia f Romanian (Rare), Spanish, Galician, Italian (Rare)
Romanian, Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Coralie.
Coray f & m Spanish
It means a goat that has been skinned in the milk of it's ancestors. Or It mean in or from hollow.
Corazón f Spanish
Means "heart" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Inmaculado Corazón de María meaning "Immaculate Heart of Mary".
Corbiniano m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Corbinianus (see Korbinian).
Cordo m Spanish
Spanish form of Cordus.
Cornificio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cornificius.
Coro f Spanish
Means "choir" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Coro and Nuestra Señora del Coro, meaning "The Virgin of the Choir" and "Our Lady of the Choir" respectively.... [more]
Coromoto f Spanish
Taken from the Venezuelan Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Coromoto, meaning "Our Lady of Coromoto," the name taken from the cacique (chief) of a local Indian tribe, known as the Cosmes, who, legend says, twice witnessed the Virgin Mary.... [more]
Coronada f Spanish
Means "crowned" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Coronada and Virgen de la Coronada, meaning "Our Lady of the Crowned" and "The Virgin of the Crowned", respectively... [more]
Coronita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Corona.
Corpus f & m Spanish, American (Hispanic, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Borrowed from Latin corpus meaning "body," more specifically referring, in this case, to the Body of Christ (Corpus Christi). This name, sometimes used with the full name Corpus Christi, is usually given to children born on or around the feast day of Corpus Christi.
Cortes f Spanish
From the titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Cortes and La Virgen de Cortes, meaning "Our Lady of Cortes" and "The Virgin of Cortes" respectively (coincides with the words meaning "cut; style, type" or "courts").... [more]
Cortéz m Spanish, English
Transferred use of the surname Cortéz.
Corvino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Corvinus.
Corvo m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Corvus. Corvo Attano is the name of the lead protagonist in Bethesda studio's popular video game 'Dishonored'.
Cosmia f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek (Latinized, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κοσμία (Kosmia), which meant "orderly, decent".
Cota f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria.
Coté f & m Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of José or sometimes Josefa. A famous bearer is Chilean-American television actress Coté de Pablo (1979-), whose birth name was María José.
Cotinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria.
Cova f Spanish
Diminutive of Covadonga.
Covi f Spanish
Diminutive of Covadonga.
Craso m Spanish
Spanish form of Crassus.
Crasso m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Crassus.
Crátilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Cratylus.
Crátipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kratippos via its latinized form Cratippus.
Cratipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Kratippos via its latinized form Cratippus.
Crato m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish form of Kraft. It also coincides with the name of the portuguese Village.
Cremilda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kriemhild.
Cremilde f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kriemhilde.
Crescencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Crescentius.
Cretão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Creton.
Cretón m Spanish
Spanish form of Kreton.
Creúsa f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Creusa.
Creusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian (Rare)
Latinized form of Greek Κρέουσα (Kreousa) meaning "princess", from κρέων (kreon) "king, royal" (compare Kreon). This was the name of the first wife of Aeneas, who was killed in the sack of Troy and then appeared to her husband as a ghost, encouraging him to move on without her and seek a new city.
Criaso m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Criasus.
Crimilda f Portuguese, Spanish, English (American)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Kriemhild.
Crío m Spanish
Spanish form of Crius (see Kreios).
Crio m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Crius (see Kreios).
Crisálida f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chrysalis. In Spanish-speaking Latin America, it is mainly used in Venezuela.
Crisanta f Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Chrysanthe.
Crises m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chryses.
Crisipo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chrysippos via its latinized form Chrysippus.
Crísley f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Christley.
Crisol f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Means "crucible" as well as "melting pot" in Spanish. This is borne by Venezuelan actress Crisol Carabal (1971-).
Crisóstoma f Spanish
Feminine form of Crisóstomo.
Crispiano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Crispian.
Crispim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Crispin.
Crispín m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Crispin.
Crispina f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Sicilian, Medieval Latin
Feminine form of Crispinus. A notable bearer was the 2nd-century Roman empress Bruttia Crispina, the wife of Emperor Commodus. This name was also borne by a 4th-century Christian martyr from North Africa.
Crispiniano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Crispinian.
Crispino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Crispin.
Crispo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Crispus.
Críspulo m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Archaic)
Spanish form of Crispulus. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish actor Críspulo Cabezas (b. 1981) and the Filipino lieutenant general Críspulo Aguinaldo (1863-1897).
Cristabel f Spanish
Spanish form of Christabel
Cristalina f Spanish (Rare)
Derived from Spanish cristalina, "crystalline".
Cristeta f Aragonese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a diminutive of Cristiana, a derivative of Latin christiana meaning "Christian (woman)". This was the name of a Spanish saint (from Talavera, Toledo) who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.
Cristiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Cristiana via French Christiane.
Cristianinho m Portuguese
Potruguese diminutive of Cristiano.
Cristiele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of Cristiane with a name that ends in -ele, such as Luciele or Mariele.
Cristiney m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian elaborated form of Christine.
Cristiniana f Brazilian
Elaborated form of Cristina.
Cristino m Italian, Catalan, Spanish
Italian, Catalan and Spanish form of Christinus.
Cristo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Christo.
Cristobalina f Spanish
Feminine form of Cristóbal.
Cristodoro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Christodorus.
Crístofer m Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Spanish form of Christopher reflecting English pronunciation.
Cristóforo m Spanish
Spanish form of Christopher.
Cristovam m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Christopher. A famous bearer of the name is Cristovam Buarque (1944-), politician and Brazilian senator.
Cromio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Chromius.
Crono m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cronus.
Cruces f Spanish
Plural form of Cruz, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de las Cruces and Nuestra Señora de las Cruces, meaning "The Virgin of the Crosses" and "Our Lady of the Crosses" respectively.... [more]
Crucificia f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish
Earliest known usage stemmed from the mid 4th century in Rome, following the rule of Constantine. The meaning of the name is "Crucifixion."
Crucita f Spanish
More common variant of Cruzita.
Crucito m & f Spanish (Rare)
Rare diminutive of Cruz.
Cruzana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Cruz, chiefly used in Colombia. It also coincides with a surname.
Cruzito m Spanish
Diminutive of Cruz.
Ctonia f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Chthonia.
Cuadrado m Spanish
Spanish form of Quadratus.
Cuca f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar, Refugio, Concepción and other feminine names, from the diminutive ending -uca... [more]
Cuco m Spanish
Diminutive of Cristóforo. This is also used as a strictly masculine diminutive of Refugio, as in the case of Mexican singer-songwriter José del Refugio "Cuco" Sánchez (1921-2001​)... [more]
Cueva Santa f Spanish (Rare)
Means "holy cave" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Cueva Santa and Nuestra Señora de la Cueva Santa, meaning "The Virgin of the Holy Cave" and "Our Lady of the Holy Cave" respectively.... [more]
Cuniberto m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Kunibert.
Cuquis f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria del Refugio.
Cuquita f Spanish
Diminutive of Cuca. In other words, this is a (strictly feminine) double diminutive of Refugio.
Curcio m Spanish
Spanish form of Curtius.
Curra f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Custodi f & m Spanish (Rare)
A diminutive of Custodio and Custodia or directly transferred from the Italian surname Custodi.
Cutberto m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Cuthbert.
Cutberto m Spanish, Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Cuthbert. This name is mostly used in Mexico.
Dã m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dan (1).
Dada f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana and Eduarda.
Dafnita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Dafne.
Dago m Spanish
Diminutive of Dagoberto.
Dagoberta f Spanish
Feminine form of Dagoberto.
Dai f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana.
Daira f Greek Mythology, Spanish (Latin American)
The name of an Okeanid Nymph of the town in Eleusis in Attika, Greece. It is derived from the element δαο (dao), meaning "the knowing one, teacher".
Daka m & f Madí
Meaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
Dali f Spanish, English
Diminutive of Dalia 1 and variant of Dolly.
Dalilo m Spanish
Spanish masculine form of Dalila.
Dalmacio m Spanish, Galician, Cebuano
Spanish and Galician form of Dalmatius.
Dalva f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese estrela d'alva, "morning star, Venus".
Dalvino m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Dalvin. Borrowed from English.
Damasceno m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Damaskenos via it's Latinized form Damascenus.
Damásio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Damasos.
Dámaso m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Damasus.
Dánae f Spanish
Spanish form of Danaë.
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