This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the categories include modern Portuguese.
Iara f TupiMeans
"lady of the water" in Tupi, from
y "water" and
îara "lady, mistress". In Brazilian folklore this is the name of a beautiful river nymph who would lure men into the water. She may have been based upon earlier Tupi legends.
Maiara f TupiFrom Tupi
maya arya meaning
"great-grandmother".