Portuguese (Brazilian) Submitted Names

These names are a subset of Portuguese names used more often in Brazil. See also about Portuguese names.
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Greice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Grace.
Grizetta f Irish (Rare, Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a Northern Irish variant of Griselda. A Grizetta Gowdy Knox (born circa 1800) died in County Down, Northern Ireland in 1866.... [more]
Guida f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese short form of Margarida as well as a feminine form of Guido.
Guilberto m Medieval Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Wilbert as well as the medieval Italian form of that name. The modern Italian form is Vilberto.... [more]
Gylmar m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gilmar (see Gildemar).... [more]
Helam m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Mormon
Derived from Hebrew חֵילָם (Helam), which is the name of a biblical town where king David and his army fought and won a battle against the army of the Syrian king Hadadezer... [more]
Hercílio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Hercílio Pedro da Luz was a Brazilian politician who was the Governor of Santa Catarina.
Herlis m & f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Invented name, maybe inspired by Herbert and the popular suffix -lis.
Hernâni m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Presumably a Portuguese variant of Hernán.
Heva f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eva.
Homero m Galician (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Homer.
Iana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a variant of Ana.
Ícaro m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ikaros (see Icarus).
Idalice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a contraction of Ida and Alice.
Idalina f English (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian (Rare)
Combination of Ida with the popular suffix -lina.
Idalma f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Idalia, probably influenced by the word alma "soul".
Igo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Igor.
Ilaide f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a combination of any given name starting with I- (such as Ileana) with Adelaide.... [more]
Ilca f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Ilka.
Ildeu m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Male variation of Hilda
Ilza f Polish, Sorbian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Polish and Sorbian form of Ilse and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Ilsa.
Inabela f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a combination of Inês with Isabela.
Inara f English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Popular Culture
The name of a leading female character from the TV show Firefly and Serenity movie created by Joss Whedon.... [more]
Indio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
Most likely a variant of Indigo or a Latinized masculine form of India.... [more]
Ioná f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Yonah.
Iraides f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Canarian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Portuguese form of Iraida, as well as a Spanish variant.
Iran m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from place name Iran.
Ireneu m Catalan, Corsican, Sicilian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Galician
Catalan, Corsican, Sicilian, Galician and Portuguese form of Ireneus.
Irineu m Portuguese (Brazilian), Catalan (Rare), Romanian
Romanian form and Brazilian Portuguese and Catalan variant of Ireneu.
Ironaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of a name starting with I- with Ronaldo.
Isamar f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of Isabel María and Isabel Maria. (Also see Isa 2, Mar, Marisa.) This name briefly spiked in popularity for American girls in 1990 after it was used for the character Isamar Medina on the Venezuelan telenovela La revancha (1989).
Iseli f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a contraction of Isabeli or otherwise a variant of Isabela. Also see Isela, Isel.
Iseu m Catalan (?), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Catalan and Portuguese form of Isaios via Isaeus.
Isilda f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name is usually treated as a variant of Isolda (compare Ishild).
Ismara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a feminine form of Ismar or a contraction of Isamara.
Israelle f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminization of Israel using the French feminine diminutive suffix -elle modelled on Danielle and Gabrielle.
Ivani f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ivan, mostly feminine but also used for men. It peaked in popularity in Brazil in the 1960's.
Ivanilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Ivanildo and the suffix -son.
Ivanir f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine variant and masculine form of Ivani.
Izilda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Isilda. This was borne by Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro (1897-1911), a Portuguese girl who died aged 13; she is known to Brazilian Catholics as "Menina Izildinha", and is venerated as a Brazilian folk saint.
Izolina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Lithuanian (Rare)
Portuguese variant and Lithuanian form of Isolina.
Jacaré m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Means "alligator" or "cayman" in Portuguese.
Jacia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Either an elaboration of Jaci 2 or a contraction of Jaciara.
Jacir m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine form and variant of Jacira.
Jáder m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine form of Jade.
Jadiel m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Yadiel.
Jaele f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Italian (Rare), Theatre
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Jael and Italian variant of Giaele. Debora e Jaele (1922) is an opera in three acts composed by Ildebrando Pizzetti who also wrote the libretto... [more]
Jaiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Chaiane, which itself is a variant form of Cheiene.
Jailson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Ailson.
Jailton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Aílton.
Jakelyne f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Jacqueline. A famous bearer is Brazilian beauty pageant titleholder Jakelyne Oliveira (Miss Brasil 2013).
Jamile f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jamila. It is strictly feminine in Brazil and unisex in the United States.
Janete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Janet and Janette.
Janiel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Yaniel (in the Spanish Caribbean) and the Portuguese form of Yaniel (in Brazil). A known bearer of this name is Janiel Simon (b... [more]
Janiele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Janelle.
Jardel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the French surname Jardel. In Rio Grande do Sul the name Jardel is common due to the reference to the player Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro, known only as Jardel, who was an idol of Grêmio Futebol Clube in the 1990s.
Jeanderson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Likely a combination of Jean 1 and Anderson.
Jeanete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Jeannette.
Jeferson m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Portuguese, Spanish and Filipino adoption of Jefferson.
Jeison m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Jason, reflecting the English pronunciation.... [more]
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