Brazilian Submitted Names

Brazilian names are used in the country of Brazil in South America.
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Tião m Portuguese
Diminutive of Sebastião.
Tibério m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tiberius.
Tibiriçá m Brazilian
Tibiriçá means "watchman of the land" in Tupi. He was the leader of the Tupiniquim prior to the Portuguese colonization of Brazil.
Tiça f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patrícia.
Ticha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patrícia.
Ticia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Letícia.
Ticiana f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Titiana.
Ticiano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tiziano.
Tideu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Tydeus.
Timandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Timander.
Timeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Timaeus.
Tinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Roberto.
Tininha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Cristina.
Tiradentes m Portuguese (Brazilian)
tira (strip) + dentes (teeth)
Tirso m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Thyrsus. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and monk Tirso de Molina (1579-1648) and the Spanish prince Tirso Panagiurishtski of Bulgaria (b... [more]
Tirteu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tyrtaios via Tyrtaeus.
Tisâmeno m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tisamenos via Tisamenus.
Tisbé f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Thisbe.
Tisifone f Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Tisiphone.
Titanita f Brazilian
Titanite, spheno or sphene is a mineral, titanium and calcium nesosilicate, CaTiSiO5. Traces of iron and aluminum impurities are present.
Tixa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patrícia.
Tó m Portuguese
Diminutive of António.
Tói m Portuguese
Diminutive of António.
Tojó m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed name António Jorge, formed by combining Tó and Jó.
Tóli m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed name António Luís.
Tomané m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed name António Manuel, formed by combining Tó and Mané.
Tomásia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Thomas.
Tomázia f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Hungarian
Portuguese feminine form of Tomás and Hungarian feminine form of Tamás.
Tomezinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Tomé.
Tomi m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed name António Maria, formed by combining Tó and Mi.
Tóne m Portuguese
Diminutive of Antonio.
Tonecas m Portuguese
Diminutive of António.
Tonel m Portuguese
Diminutive of the double names António Manuel or António Leonel.
Tonhão m Portuguese
Diminutive of Antonio.
Tonho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Antonio.
Tonica f Portuguese
Diminutive of Antónia, a shortening of Antonica.
Tonico m Portuguese
Diminutive of Antonio.
Toninha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Antónia.
Topê m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed name António Pedro.
Torcato m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Torquatus and variant of Torquato.
Torquato m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Torquatus. This name was borne by Italian author Torquato Tasso.
Toxeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Toxeus.
Tozé m Portuguese
Portuguese short form of the double first name António José.
Trajano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Trajan 1.
Tranquilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Tranquillus.
Trasíbulo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Thrasybulus.
Trasímaco m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Thrasymachus.
Trezena m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Troezen.
Trífon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tryphon.
Trófimo m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Trophimus.
Troian m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname.
Troiano m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form Trojanus.
Tudinha f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive form of Gertrudes.
Tulipa f Portuguese
From Portuguese tulipa "tulip".
Tupã m Tupi
Known as the supreme god in Guarani mythology.
Turíbio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Turibius (see Toribio). A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian classical guitarist and composer Turíbio Santos (b. 1943).
Turismundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Thorismund.
Turpiliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Turpilianus.
Tusnelda f Latvian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Latvian, Spanish and (Brazilian) Portuguese form of Thusnelda.
Tuto m Portuguese
Diminutive of Augusto.
Tutu m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese short form of "Artur"
Tyago m Portuguese
Variant of Tiago.
Uaná f Tupi
Means "firefly" in Tupi.
Ubaldina f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, and Italian diminutive of Ubalda.
Ubaldo m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Galician, Portuguese and Italian form of Hugbald.
Ubiratã m Tupi
Means "strong spear" in Tupi, from übü'ra á'tã.
Ulrico m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
Spanish, Portuguese, Galician and Italian form of Ulrich.
Umbelina f Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Portuguese and Italian form of Ombeline.
Universino m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese universo meaning "universe". This name, along with its feminine form Universina, first appeared in the 19th century.
Uriele f & m Brazilian (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Italain form of Uriel as well as a Brazilian feminine form.
Ursino m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Ursinus.
Ursulina f German (Swiss, Rare), Romansh, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Latin
Diminutive or extended form of Ursula, as -ina is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix (from Latin -īna meaning "belonging to"). This essentially makes the name a double diminutive of Ursa... [more]
Uyara f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Uiara.
Uzias m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Uzziah.
Vadinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Vadó m Catalan, Portuguese
Diminutive of Salvador and Osvaldo.
Vágner m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant spelling of Vagner. Known Brazilian bearers of this name include the soccer player Vágner Love (b. 1984) and Vágner Benazzi (b... [more]
Vagner m Danish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Vagner.... [more]
Valdecir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Valdemir, replaced by the suffix -cir, taken from names ending with that pattern, e.g. Moacir.
Valdelice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of Valda and Alice.
Valdemiro m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Waldemar. Also compare Valdomiro. A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian evangelical pastor Valdemiro Santiago (b... [more]
Valdice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Likely an elaboration of Valda.
Valdinete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form to names beginning in *Vald-* like Valdemar.
Valdinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Valdir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "son of Valdemar" or "little Valdemar". The -ir indicates that it's a diminutive form.
Valdisnei m Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the film producer Walt Disney (1901-1966)
Valdivino m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Equivalent to English Baldwin.
Valdo m Italian, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Galician and Portuguese short form of masculine names that start with Vald- (such as Valdemaro and Valdemiro) or end in -valdo (such as Osvaldo)... [more]
Valdomiro m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Waldomar. Also compare Valdemiro. Known bearers of this name include the Brazilian former soccer player Valdomiro Vaz Franco (b... [more]
Valentiniano m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Valentinian.
Valmir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Walmir.
Vander m American, Brazilian
Probably a contraction of the two words van der "from the" occurring as part of Dutch surnames like Van Der Waal promoted to a given name.
Vanderley m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
From a Brazilian surname, itself derived from the Dutch surname Van Der Leij. One bearer of this name is Brazilian professional footballer or soccer player Vanderley Dias Marinho (1987-), also known as Derley.... [more]
Vaneska f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Vanessa influenced by names having the pattern -ska, such as Dubraska or Ninoska.
Vani f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a diminutive of Giovana or Ivana.
Vânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Vanja.
Vanilia f Various, Portuguese (Brazilian, ?), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare, ?)
Perhaps from Greek βανίλια (vanilia) meaning "vanilla" or Italian vaniglia meaning "vanilla".
Vanilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a truncated form of Ivanilson or Evanilson.
Vanusa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, it could be derived from the Latin word vannus, which refers to a winnowing basket. Alternatively it may be a diminutive of Vânia.
Varínio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Varinius.
Vário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Varius.
Varo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Varus.
Varrão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Varro.
Vasti f Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Biblical Dutch, Afrikaans, Biblical Spanish, Biblical Italian, Biblical Finnish
Finnish, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Vashti and Dutch variant of Wasti.
Vavá m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Venancia f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Venantia.
Venceslau m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician, Lengadocian, Provençal
Portuguese, Galician, Languedocian and Provençal form of Wenceslaus.
Veralicia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a contraction of Vera 1 and Alicia. It is mainly used in El Salvador.
Veridiana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare), Italian, Venetian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese, Venetian and Spanish form of Viridiana as well as an Italian variant of this name. Blessed Veridiana was a Benedictine virgin and recluse... [more]
Verinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Vera 1.
Verison m Brazilian
Comes from latin Veritas which means Truth
Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.
Vero m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Verus.
Veroca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Vera 1.
Verusca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Vera 1.
Vespasio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Vespasius.
Vianney m & f French, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the surname of Jean-Marie Vianney (1786-1859), a French saint. His surname was allegedly derived from the given name Vivien 1 (see Vianney)... [more]
Vicência f Portuguese
Feminine form of Vincent.
Victória f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Victoria.
Vidonia f Portuguese
Vidonia is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning "vine branch"
Vieirinha m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of the surname Vieira. A famous bearer is Portuguese soccer player Adelino André Vieira de Freitas (1986-), who is better known as Vieirinha.
Vilana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese borrowing of Villana.
Vinfrido m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Winfred and Italian variant of Vinfredo.
Vini m & f English, Brazilian
Short form of Vincent, Vincenzina, Vinicius or other names containing the element vin.
Viniciano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Vinicianus.
Vinício m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Vinicius (see Vinicio).
Virtude f Portuguese
Singular form of Virtudes.
Vitaliana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Vitaliano.
Vitige m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Witiges.
Vitinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Victor.
Vitor m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese variant of Victor.
Vítor Hugo m Portuguese
Combination of Vítor and Hugo
Vitorina f Asturian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Vítor and Portuguese diminutive of Vitória.
Vitório m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Victorius. A notable bearer of this name was Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, a Portuguese prime minister in 1835.
Vivaldo m Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably related to the Germanic name Wigbald.
Viviam f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Vivian.
Viviene f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Vivien 2/Vivienne and Viviana/Vivian as well as a rare English variant.
Vulstano m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Wulfstan.
Wagner m Brazilian
Transferred from the German surname Wagner.
Walace m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Wallace.
Waldir m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Walter, more commonly used in Brazil
Walewska f Brazilian
Transferred use of the Polish surname Walewska.
Wanderlei m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Wanderley. A known bearer is Brazilian-born former mixed martial artist Wanderlei Silva (1976-).
Wellington m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Wellington.
Welton m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Welton.
Weslei m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Wesley.
Weslley m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian borrowing of Wesley.
Williana f Brazilian, Caribbean
Possibly the feminine variation of Willian.
Wilmary f Spanish (Caribbean), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of names beginning with Wil-, like William or Wilfredo, and Mary... [more]
Wilsa f Brazilian, Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Cognate of Willa. Possibly also used as a feminine form of Wilson.
Witerico m Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Witeric.
Wolfgango m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese adoption of Wolfgang.
Wylla f & m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
In the United States, this name is a variant spelling of the feminine name Willa.... [more]
Wylliam m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
In the English-speaking world, this is an archaic spelling of William, which is sometimes understandably perceived as a modern spelling of the name, due to the current trend of spelling traditional names differently.... [more]
Xanda f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alexandra.
Xando m Portuguese
Variant of Xande.
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