Portuguese Submitted Names

Portuguese names are used in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking areas. See also about Portuguese names.
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Evely f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Evelyn.
Everaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Everald.
Everson m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Everson.
Everton m Portuguese (Brazilian), Jamaican Patois, English
Transferred use of the surname Everton.
Evódio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Evodius.
Fabi f & m Various, Portuguese
Portuguese masculine short form of Fabio and Fabiano.... [more]
Fabiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Fabiana. Fabiane Tesche Niclotti (1984 – 2016) was a Brazilian model.
Fabião m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Fabian.
Fabico m Portuguese
Diminutive of Fábio or Fabiano.
Fabiele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Most likely a combination of Fábia with a name ending in -ele, such as Manuele or Micaele or else a variant of Fabíola.
Fabriciana f Late Roman, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Fabricianus. In modern times, this name is used primarily in Brazil.
Fabriciano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Fabricianus.
Fael m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Rafael.
Fanúrio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Phanourios via its latinized form Phanurius.
Febrônia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Febronia.
Fedra f Greek, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Sicilian, Slovene, Spanish, Ukrainian, Theatre
Modern Greek form of Phaidra (see Phaedra) as well as the standard form in various other languages.... [more]
Fefa f & m Portuguese
Diminutive of Fernando and Fernanda.
Felismina f Portuguese
Possibly a diminutive of Felicissima.
Ferécides m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pherecydes.
Fermino m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Firmino.
Festo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Festus.
Fezinha f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive form of Fernanda.
Fiambre f & m Portuguese (African)
Europe and Africa. Isnt more used.
Fifi f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa.
Filadelfia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Philadelphia.
Filandro m Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Philander.
Fili m Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipe.
Filipinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa.
Fillipe m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Filipe.
Fillippe m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Filipe.
Filó f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filomena.
Filolau m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Philolaus.
Filomela f Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, Spanish
Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, and Spanish form of Philomel.
Filonila f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Philonilla.
Filósofo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Philosophos via Philosophus it is also the word for philosopher in Spanish and Portuguese.
Filoteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Philotheos via its latinized form Philotheus.
Fineu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Phineus.
Firmo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Portuguese and Spanish form of Firmus and Italian variant of Fermo.
Flamínia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Flaminia.
Flégon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Phlegon.
Florazinha f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Flora
Florença f Portuguese (Brazilian), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan and obsolescent Portuguese form of Florentia.
Floresta f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Floresta. It may also occasionally be given in reference to Dionísia Gonçalves Pinto (1810-1885), better known as Nísia Floresta Brasileira Augusta or simply Nísia Floresta, a Brazilian educator, translator, writer, poet, philosopher, and feminist.
Floriberto m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Floribert.
Flórida f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Florida.
Flórido m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Floridus.
Florimundo m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Florimund. Also compare Florimond.
Floripes f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Folklore
Derived from Portuguese and Spanish flor "flower".
Florisbela f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Portuguese flor "flower" and bela "pretty, beautiful".
Focas m Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan Spanish and Portuguese form of Phokas (see Phocas).
Fócio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Photios via Photius.
Foco m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Phokos via its latinized form Phocus.
Formoso m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Formosus.
Foroneu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Phoroneus.
Fotino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Φωτεινός (Photeinos) and Φωτίνος (Photinos) via their latinized form Photinus.
Francescoli m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Francescoli, named in honour of former Uruguayan football player Enzo Francescoli (1961-).
Franclim m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Franklin.
Frankllyn m English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Franklin, most often used in Brazil.
Fré m & f Dutch, Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Frederico as well as a Dutch variant spelling of Free. It is also used as a short form of Frédéric and Frédérique in both the Netherlands and Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium).
Fredinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names containing -fred-, such as Frederico, Alfredo and Godofredo.
Fridolina f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romansh
Feminine form of Fridolin. This name is borne by Swedish soccer player Fridolina Rolfö (b. 1993).
Fritigerno m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Fritigern.
Frodoberto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Frodobert.
Frontão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Fronto.
Frontino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Frontinus.
Frumário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Frumar.
Frutuoso m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Fructuosus.
Fufu m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Fulgéncio
Fulberto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Fulbert.
Fulgéncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Fulgentius (see Fulgencio).
Gal f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria da Graça. This was borne by the Brazilian singer Gal Costa (1945-2022), whose birth name was Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos.
Galactorio m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Galactorius.
Galileu m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Galileo.
Ganímedes m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ganymede.
Garcia m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Garsea.
Garrincha m Portuguese (Brazilian)
An invented name, derived from Portuguese carriça meaning "wren", referring to the small brown songbird. It was borne by the Brazilian soccer player Manuel Francisco dos Santos (1933-1983), who was better known as Mané Garrincha or simply Garrincha; he was given this nickname by his sister because of his small appearance.
Gastão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gaston. Known bearers of this name include the Brazilian prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (1881-1918), the Brazilian prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (1913-2007) and the Hungarian-Brazilian scientist Gastão Rosenfeld (1912-1990).
Gaudência f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gaudentia.
Gaudêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gaudentius.
Gegê m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of masculine given names that start with Ge-.
Geísa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Gisela.
Gemima f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian form of Jemima, as well as an English variant.
Gemo m Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Gema.
Genádio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gennadios via Latinized Gennadius
Genésio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Genesius.
Genilda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contraction of Geni and Ilda as well as a feminine form of Genilson.
Genilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a combination of Geni with the suffix -son and a corruption of Genésio.
Geninha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Eugenia.
Geninho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Eugenio.
Gentil m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
French form of Gentilis, which is also used (albeit rarely) in Belgium and the Netherlands.... [more]
Gentila f Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Medieval Italian variant of Gentile, Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Gentilis and Romani cognate of Gentilla.
Geovane m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant form of Giovane. A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian soccer player Geovane Diniz Silva (b. 1989), who is also known as Geovane Maranhão.
Geracina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown, possibly a Portuguese feminine form of Gerasimos.
Gerlane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Gerland.
Germânico m Portuguese
Portuguese form of the name Germanicus.
Gérson m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gershon.
Gerson m Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Judeo-Provençal
Catalan and Judeo-Provençal form of Gershon and African and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Gérson.
Getúlia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Getulia.
Getúlio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Getulius. A bearer of this name was Getúlio Vargas (1882-1954), former president of Brazil.
Geyse f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Geise. This name is borne by Geyse da Silva Ferreira (*1998), a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Barcelona and the Brazil women's national team.
Gi f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese unisex nickname for names beginning with "Gi-"
Giane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Most likely a Brazilian adoption of Gianna.
Gildemar m Germanic, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
Gilmar m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Gildemar.
Gílson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of the surname Gilson.
Gilvan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Geovan, influenced by Gildo.
Gína f Portuguese (European)
Portuguese Form of Gina.
Giovana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Italian (Archaic), American (Hispanic)
Portuguese and Hispanic variant of Giovanna as well an Archaic Italian from, making it the Archaic feminine form of Giovani.
Giovane m Italian (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Archaic Italian variant of Giovanni and Brazilian Portuguese form of Giovanni. Known bearers of this name include the Brazilian retired soccer player Giovane Élber (b... [more]
Giovani m Italian (Archaic), English, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Archaic Italian and English variant of Giovanni as well as the Spanish and Portuguese form of Giovanni.... [more]
Giselda f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselhild. Bearers of this name include Italian actresses Giselda Castrini (b. 1945) and Giselda Volodi (b... [more]
Gislaine f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ghislaine. This name was rarely used during the 18th century. A famous bearer is Gislaine Ferreira, brazilian model and journalist.
Gismar m Germanic, German, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]
Givanildo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
This is real name of Brazilian professional footballer Hulk (Givanildo Vieira de Sousa).
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