Portuguese Submitted Names

Portuguese names are used in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking areas. See also about Portuguese names.
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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.
Cristo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Christo.
Cristodoro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Christodorus.
Cristovam m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Christopher. A famous bearer of the name is Cristovam Buarque (1944-), politician and Brazilian senator.
Cuniberto m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Kunibert.
Cutberto m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Cuthbert.
Dã m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dan (1).
Dada f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana and Eduarda.
Dai f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana.
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.
Dânae f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Danaë.
Dandan m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniel and Daniela.
Dandinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana and Daniela.
Danizinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniela.
Danúbio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Transferred use of the name of Rio Danúbio.
Dardano m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Dardanos.
Dário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dario.
Darli f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived as a variant Darling (Compare Darlene).
Dativa f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical), Eastern African, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Dativus. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian martyr from North Africa. It is mostly used in Eastern Africa (mainly in Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda).
Dativo m Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino
Masculine form of Dativa.
Dávila f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Davila.
Déa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Latin dea "goddess". This is also a diminutive of Andréa and Dorotéia.
Debinha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
A hypocoristic form of Debora.... [more]
Décimo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Decimus.
Décio m Portuguese, Italian, Spanish
Corrupted form of Décimo, variant of Decimus.
Dédalo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Daedalus.
Dedé m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese (Brazilian) diminutive of Anderson. A famous bearer is Brazilian footballer Anderson Vital da Silva who is known as Dedé. He plays as a centre back or sweeper for Cruzeiro and the Brazilian national football team.
Dedéia f Portuguese
Portuguese hypocoristic form of Andréia.
Deise f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Daisy.
Deivid m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of David, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Deivison m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of the surname Davison.
Dejanira f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Polish, Portuguese
Variant transcription of Deianira. This was the form used for the main belt asteroid 157 Dejanira (discovered in 1875 by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly).
Delfim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Delphinus.
Delícia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese delícia "delight, pleasure".
Demarato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Demaratus.
Demócrito m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Democritus.
Demófilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Demophilos via Demophilus.
Dener m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a contracted form of Denver.
Denílson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Denilson.... [more]
Deodoro m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Teodoro influenced by deus, Portuguese word for "god".
Deolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Teolinda. This name was especially popular in Portugal and Brazil, having started rising in popularity in Brazil in the 1810s and Portugal in the 1880s... [more]
Deraldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
The meaning of this name is not wholly certain; it may be a combination of two existing, separate names. What name the first part of Deraldo could have come from, I don't know - but the second part could be either from the name Aldo or it could come from a Germanic name with the element wald "rule"... [more]
Dercy f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Darcy or a diminutive of Dolores. A famous bearer was Brazilian actress Dercy Gonçalves (1907-2008), whose given name was Dolores.
Deusana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Latin deus meaning "god, deity". Latin deus and dīvus "divine" are descended from Proto-Indo-European deiwos, from the same root as Dyēus, the reconstructed chief god of the Proto-Indo-European pantheon... [more]
Déxipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.
Diadumeniano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Diadumenian.
Diani f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Diane or a variant of Diany.
Dianie f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Diane or Diany.
Diany f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Diane, reflecting their pronunciation.
Dico m Portuguese
Diminutive of Eurico and Frederico.
Dida f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lídia.
Didica f Portuguese
Diminutive of Adriana.
Diga m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo.
Digna f Dutch, German (Archaic), Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Polish
Derived from Latin dignum "dignified, worthy."
Digo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo and Rodrigo.
Diguinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rodrigo.
Diguino m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo.
Dilce f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a variant of Dilza.
Dileta f Lithuanian, Portuguese
Lithuanian and Portuguese form of the Italian Diletta
Dilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a form of Delma. This name is borne by Brazilian president-elect Dilma Rousseff.
Dinair f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaboration of Dina.
Dinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia.
Dinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudio.
Dinisia f Portuguese
Feminine form of Dinis.
Dinorá f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Dinora, mostly found in Brazil.
Dinorah f English, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Theatre
Possibly derived from Aramaic dinur (also denur) meaning "of fire", derived from di "of" and nur "fire, light". Because of the similarity with the Hebrew word din "trial, judgement", this name is sometimes seen as a more elaborate form of the name Dinah... [more]
Diocleciano m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Diocletian.
Dioguinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo.
Dioguito m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo.
Diomar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Combination of dio (from Dionisio and Dionisia) and the suffix -mar, present in names such as Leomar and Gladimar... [more]
Dionésio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Dionysius primarily used in Brazil.
Dionisodoro m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of Dionysodoros.
Dirce f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Latinized form of Greek Δίρκη (Dirkê), which is of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from Greek δι- (di-) "two, twofold, in two" and ῥήγνυμι (rhêgnumi) "to break asunder, rend, shatter"... [more]
Disnomia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Dysnomia.
Djódi m Portuguese
Diminutive of Jorge.
Djonatan m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Version of Jônatas, based on the English form Jonathan
Doglas m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Douglas.
Domécio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dometius.
Domiciano m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Domitian.
Domingas f Portuguese
Feminine form of Domingos.
Donatilia f Louisiana Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Louisiana Spanish form of Donatilla as well as a Brazilian Portuguese elaborated form.
Donizetti m Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the surname of an Italian composer Donizetti, which means "descended from Donizo" in Italian, Donizo being an Italian Christian monk.... [more]
Doraci f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Dora and Juraci.
Doralice f Literature, Theatre, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Name used by the poets Boiardo and Ariosto in their Orlando poems (1495 and 1532), where it belongs to a Saracen princess. Boiardo perhaps intended it to mean "gift of the dawn" from Greek δῶρον (doron) "gift" and λύκη (lyke) "dawn", or he may have formed it from a contraction of Dora and Alice.
Doraline f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Dora combining it with the productive name suffix -line or else a combination of Dora and Line.
Dorinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names containing -dor-, such as Teodoro and Heliodoro.... [more]
Dorival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably derived from the French surname D'orival (see Orival).... [more]
Doroteo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Dorotheos.
Dorval m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant or shortened form of Dorival.... [more]
Dorvina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a contracted form of Dorvalina.
Dositeu m Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Catalan, Galician and Portuguese form of Dositheos.
Dourival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Dorival, seemingly influenced by the Portuguese word for gold, ouro.
Drácula m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Asturian
Spanish, Galician, Portuguese and Asturian form of Dracula.
Drica f Portuguese, Galician
Hypocoristic of Adriana.
Drico m Portuguese
Diminutive of Frederico.
Dulcinia f Portuguese (Rare)
Most likely an elaborated form of Dulce
Dunstão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dunstan
Durval m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant or shortened form of Durival (compare Dorval). Compared to Durival, this name is more commonly used.... [more]
Durvalina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Durvalino, mainly used in Brazil and the Azores.
Éaco m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Aiakos via its latinized form Aeacus.
Ealdo m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Evaldo, mostly found in Brazil.
Edcarlos m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Edwin, Edmar, Edison or another name starting with Ed and Carlos.
Edel m & f Galician, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of names starting with Edel-, such as Edelmiro (for males) and Edelmira (for females).... [more]
Edela f East Frisian (Archaic), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of names containing the East Frisian name element ethel-, a cognate of Old High German adal-.
Edeltrudes f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Edeltrudis, which is the latinized form of Edeltrud, a variant form of the feminine Germanic name Adaltrud. Also compare the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð, which is a cognate of Adaltrud.... [more]
Éder m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Eder 2.
Éderson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Éder and -son, influenced by names like Gílson, Anderson or Joelson.
Edielson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Edilson.
Edilene f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Adelina.
Edilson m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a variant of Edison inspired by the name element adal, meaning "noble".
Edinho m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Edson or Edison as well as other names beginning with the same sound.
Édipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Oedipus.... [more]
Edir f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a combination of the elements Ed- (like in Edmar) and -ir (like in Ademir or Lucelir).
Edivânia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Edwin.
Edmar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Combination of the elements ed (from Eduardo, Edgardo, etc.) and mar (cf. Neymar, Diomar).
Edmara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Strictly feminine form of Edmar.
Edmílson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese variant of Edmilson. José Edmílson Gomes de Moraes, known simply as Edmílson, is a retired Brazilian footballer.
Ednaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Edvaldo, possibly influenced by Ronaldo.
Ednalva f Portuguese (Brazilian)
The origin of Ednalva is uncertain, but it is believed that it comes from a union of two other names; Edna, from Hebrew and meaning “pleasure” and Dalva, a variation of Alba 2, feminine of Albus, which comes from Latin meaning “bright, white”.
Edno m Portuguese
Portuguese masculine form of Edna.
Edson m English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Edson.
Eduíno m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Edwin.
Efísio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ephesius.
Egas m Medieval Portuguese, Portuguese (African)
Medieval Portuguese name, probably of Visigothic origin. It is likely from Proto-Germanic *agjō meaning "blade" (compare Ago and Egon).
Egeu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Aegeus.
Eithel m Antillean Creole (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Also compare the similar-looking name Eitel.
Elcana m Portuguese, Biblical Portuguese, Biblical Spanish, Spanish, Romanian
Portuguese and Romanian form of Elkanah and Spanish variant of Elcaná.
Elci f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Apparently a Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Elsie, or else a variant of Erci.
Elem f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a short form of Suelem.
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