Brazilian Submitted Names

Brazilian names are used in the country of Brazil in South America.
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Pedrita f Brazilian (Rare)
Feminine diminutive form of Pedro.
Pedrito m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Pégaso m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pegasus.
Pelé m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Famous bearer of this name is Pelé (Born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento) and is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. ... [more]
Peleu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Peleus.
Penha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese penha "cliff, rock", usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Penha.
Penteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pentheus.
Pepê m Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Pepino m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Peppino.
Percília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Percilia, the name of a genus of perch-like fish native to Chile. It is a diminutive of Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (perke) "perch", cognate with περκνός (perknos) "dark-spotted".
Peregrino m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Peregrinus.
Peri m Portuguese (Brazilian), Tupi (?)
Possibly derived from Tupi piripiri, which refers to a type of reed. This is the name of the hero of José de Alencar's novel The Guarani (1857), a fictional member of the Goitacá people of Brazil... [more]
Periandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Periander.
Pêro m Medieval Portuguese, Portuguese (Archaic)
Medieval Portuguese form of Peter and variant of Pero.
Pérola f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese pérola "pearl".
Perséfone f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Persephone.
Perseu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Perseus.
Petala f Brazilian
Are constituent parts of the flower, located at its most protective whorl. They are normally membranous structures, broad, colorful and have many functions, among them the attraction of pollinators.
Petrónio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Petronius.
Peu m Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Piatã m New World Mythology, Tupi
Means "strong" in Tupi.
Piedade f Portuguese, Galician
Derived from Portuguese and Galician piedade "piety; pity, compassion".
Piedro m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Pietro and Pedro.
Piério m Portuguese
Portuguese form of PIERIUS.
Pipa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa and Felipa.
Pipia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Sofia.
Pipo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipe and Felipe.
Pirro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Albanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Albanian form of Pyrrhos.
Piteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pittheus.
Platão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Plato.
Plutão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pluto.
Plutarco m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Plutarch.
Poliana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Pollyanna. The name features prominently in the telenovela As Aventuras de Poliana (2018 - 2020), which is based on Eleanor H. Porter's classic children's novel Pollyanna (1913).
Políbio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Polybius.
Policarpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Polycarp.
Polidoro m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Polydorus.
Polieucto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian Portuguese and Spanish form of Polyeuctus (see Polyeuktos).
Pólux m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pollux.
Pompéia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Pompeius.
Ponciano m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pontian.
Pórcio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Porcius.
Porco m Portuguese
Meaning "pig" or "filthy" in Portuguese. Attack on Titan's Porco Galliard is a bearer of this name.
Porfírio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).
Posídon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Poseidon.
Potenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentiana. This was the name of a Spanish saint from the late 16th century.
Potenciano m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentianus. A notable bearer of this name was the Filipino musician Potenciano Gregorio (1880-1939).
Potino m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Potheinos via its latinized form Pothinus.
Potira f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Potyra.
Potyra f Tupi (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Derived from Old Tupi potyra "flower".
Praxedes f & m History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Derived from Greek πρᾶξῐς (praxis), meaning "action, work, success". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint.
Prazeres f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese prazeres, the plural form of prazer "pleasure", this name is used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ("Our Lady of Pleasures")... [more]
Preciosa f Filipino, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman (?)
Means "precious" in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the Iberian peninsula, from Latin pretiōsa "precious, of great value".
Preta f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Means "black" in portuguese. This name is borne by the Brazilian actress and singer Preta Maria Gadelha Gil Moreira, mostly known as Preta Gil.
Príamo m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Priam.
Prisciliano m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Priscillian.
Proclo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Proklos via Proclus.
Procópio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Procopius.
Prócoro m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Prochoros via it's Latinized form Prochorus.
Prometeu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Prometheus.
Protásia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Protasia.
Protásio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Protasius. Known bearers of this name include the Brazilian physician and politician Protásio Antônio Alves (1859-1933) and Protásio Garcia Leal (1858-1943), who was one of the three founders of the Brazilian city of Três Lagoas.
Proteu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Proteus.
Protógenes m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Protogenes.
Prudência f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Prudentia.
Prudêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Prudentius.
Prudente m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Prudens. In Italy, this name is also encountered as a variant of Prudenzio, which is the main Italian form of Prudentius.... [more]
Ptolemeu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Ptolemaios via Ptolemaeus.
Públio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Publius.
Pudenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pudentiana.
Pudenciano m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pudentianus.
Pudente m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pudens.
Pudentila f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pudentilla.
Pupillo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pupillus.
Pureza f Portuguese
It means "purity". Originally used as "Maria da Pureza", in honour of Nossa Senhora da Pureza (Our Lady of Purity).
Pytuna m & f Tupi, Guarani
Means "night" in Tupi-Guarani.
Quadrado m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quadratus.
Quelly f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Kelly.
Quênia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
From Quênia, the Brazilian Portuguese name for the African country of Kenya.
Quévin m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kevin.
Quiara f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form (phonetic rendering) of Chiara.
Quieto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Quietus.
Quincas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Joaquim.
Quíncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quintius.
Quintiano m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese form of Quintianus and Spanish variant of Quinciano.
Quintila f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintilla. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintilo.
Quintília f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Quintilia. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintílio.
Quintiliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).
Quintílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quintilius.
Quintilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintillus.
Quinzinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Joaquim.
Quiônia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Chionia.
Rábano m Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Raban via it's Latinized form Rabanus.
Radamanto m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Rhadamanthos.
Radolfo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Ráðúlfr.
Raela f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix -la or else a variant of Rayla.
Rafaella f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Rafael and Latin American and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Rafaela.
Rafe m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rafael.
Raí m Portuguese (Brazilian)
A famous bearer is Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira, commonly known as just Raí, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Raica f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Raissa influenced by Jessica.... [more]
Raíra f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a feminine form of Raí.
Ramessés m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Rameses.
Ramires m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ramirus (see Ramiro).
Ramone f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant of Ramona (Also, compare names like Adriene and Marciane).
Ramoni f & m Brazilian
Form of Ramon/Ramone and Ramona. More often used as a feminine name.
Ramos m & f Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").
Randolfo m Portuguese, Italian, Spanish
Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish form of Randolf.
Raniel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Rhyming variant of Haniel.
Ranilda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Ragnhild (compare Raginhild) and variant of Renilda.
Raoni m Brazilian (Rare, Archaic)
Indigenous name from Brazil. Raoni means "master, great warrior". It was the name of a Brazilian native leader.
Raqueli f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Raquel.
Raquelo m Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Raquel.
Ravel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Ravel.
Rayla f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown, possibly a rhyming variant of Layla.
Raysa f Ukrainian, Russian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Ukrainian form, Russian variant transcription and Portuguese and Spanish variant of Raisa 1.
Rayson m English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
An invented name. A combination of the name element ray and Jason/Cason. Also concedes with the surname Rayson.
Recesvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Recceswinth.
Regiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Regina.
Regis m Provençal, Niçard, English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Niçard form of Régis as well as an English and Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Régis in its Anglicized form... [more]
Reinalda f Dutch (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch feminine form of Reinald as well as the Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Reinaldo. Also compare Reynalda.
Reis m & f Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan cognate of Reyes.
Relia f Romanian (Rare), Portuguese
Romanian short form of Aurelia and Portuguese diminutive of Aurélia.
Relva f Portuguese
Relva is a literal name in Portuguese. It refers to the grassy grass; Set of creeping herbs that gather a piece of land; Place covered by these herbs;
Remismundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Remismund.
Renan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a Brazilian Portuguese form of Ronan.
Renatinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Renata.
Renatinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Renato.
Renê m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of René.
Rennya f Indonesian (Rare), Indian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly an extremely rare variant transcription of Ranya.
Reo f Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Rhoeo.
Requiário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Rechiar.
Requimundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Richimund.
Restituta f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Restitutus. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian martyr from Roman Africa.
Restituto m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Restitutus. Known bearers of this name include the Argentine soccer player Restituto Brito (born c. 1929) and Restituto del Valle (1865-1930), a Spanish poet and Augustinian cleric.
Réver m Portuguese (Brazilian)
This is the name of Brazilian footballer Réver Humberto Alves Araújo. He is simply known as Réver.
Reyla f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Combination of Rey and the suffix la.
Rhuan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ruan, wich is a variant of Juan 1.
Riana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Rihanna.
Rianny f Brazilian
Feminine form of Rian or a phonetic variant of Rianne.
Ribamar m Brazilian
Brazilian name that means "sea bank" as it results from the Portuguese words: "riba" meaning "bank" or "margin"; and "mar", which means "sea".
Ricardinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Richardo m Portuguese (?)
Possibly an elaboration of Richard.
Rielly m & f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Reilly. In Brazil, it's used as a short form of names ending in -rielly, especially Gabrielly.
Rilary f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Rhyming variant of Hilary.
Rique m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Henrique.
Riquelle f Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant form of Richelle. Alternatively, in some cases, usage of this name can be inspired by the French surname Riquelle (also Riquel), which was derived from the male personal name Rickel, a short form of Germanic names containing the element ric "power, rule".
Riquinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Henrique.
Ritinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Rita.
Rivaldinho m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Rivaldo. A famous bearer is the Brazilian soccer player Rivaldo Vítor Mosca Ferreira Júnior (1995-), who is usually called simply Rivaldinho; he is the son of the soccer star Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (who is commonly known only by his first name).
Robércio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
From Roberto combined with the suffix -cio, from names that end in that pattern, e.g. Maurício.
Robério m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Rogério, influenced by Roberto.
Robertha f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Variant of Roberta. A notable bearer was Robertha Watt (1899-1993), a second-class survivor of the Titanic disaster.
Roberval m Portuguese (Brazilian)
From Roberto combined with the suffix -val, from names that either begin or end with this pattern like Valdecir and Durval.
Robim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Robin.
Robinho m Portuguese
Diminutive form of Roberto, Robson, etc.
Roboão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Rehoboam.
Robson m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Robson. Known bearers of this name are English actor Robson Green (b. 1964) and Brazilian football player Robson "Robinho" de Souza (b... [more]
Rocio f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese cognate of Rocío.
Rodas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rodolfo.
Roderico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Roderic.
Rogaciano m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rogatianus. A notable bearer of this name was the Brazilian journalist and poet Rogaciano Bezerra Leite (1920-1969).
Rogata f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic), Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Rogatus. This name was borne by several obscure martyrs and saints.
Rogéria f Portuguese
Feminine form of Rogério
Romarinho m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Romário, as it contains the Portuguese masculine diminutive suffix -inho.
Romário m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Ramiro, though it may also be a combination of Rosa 1 (or other names starting with Ro-) with Mario... [more]
Romênia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a variant of România or directly derived from Romênia, the Brazilian Portuguese name for the European country of Romania.
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